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Mar. 16, 2025

Ala. Sheriff's Deputy Fatally Shoots Dispatcher Girlfriend Before Turning Gun on Himself

Alexis White.Photo:Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Two Alabama sheriff’s office employees were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide, according to a release from theCullman County Sheriff’s Office. WEAR reported that the violent incident happened early Thursday morning. The sheriff’s office said White and Booth had been dating. Before the shooting, the pair had been in an argument that “seemingly escalated.” Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?

Mar. 16, 2025

Ala. Special Ed Teacher Allegedly Sexually Abused Student, Husband Files for Divorce 2 Days Later

Photo: Madison County Sheriff’s Dept. A former special education teacher in Alabama is accused of sending nude photos to students and having sex with one of them. On Friday, 22-year-old Lyndsey Sherrod Bates was indicted on a felony charge of engaging in a sex act with a student younger than 19 and misdemeanor counts of distributing obscene material to a student and having sexual contact with a student,WAFF,WHNTandAL.comreport. On March 29, Bates resigned from Madison County High School, writing in her resignation letter that she wished to work in a “different area of education,” AL.

Mar. 16, 2025

Ala. Special Ed Teacher Who Had Sex With Student Avoids Jail

Photo: Madison County Sheriff’s Dept.A former special education teacher in Alabama has pleaded guilty to five criminal charges, and will serve probation for the next three years.Lyndsey Sherrod Bates was arrested in May 2019 for allegedly sending nude photographs of herself to two students and having sex with one of them. According to officials, Bates allegedly had sex with the 17-year-old male student in February and allegedly sent the photos to the second student in March.

Mar. 16, 2025

Ala. State Worker Investigating Dog Attack Is Mauled to Death, Owner Charged with Manslaughter

Brandy Dowdy.Photo: Franklin County Sheriff’s Office An Alabama woman is facing manslaughter charges after her dogs attacked and killed a public health employee investigating a previous dog attack, say authorities. That evening, deputies were called to the area about a suspicious vehicle on Crumpton Road outside of Red Bay, near the Mississippi state line. In the frenzy, some of the dogs had to be “euthanized immediately,” the sheriff’s office said.

Mar. 16, 2025

Ala. Student Government Clarifies 'Disruptive Behavior' Warning for Trump's College Football Visit

The student government at the University of Alabama had to clarify a warning one of their officials sent out ahead of PresidentDonald Trump‘s visit to the campus this weekend. According to theWashington Post, Jason Rothfarb, the vice president of student affairs for Alabama’s Student Government Association, warned those who will be sitting in block seating in the student section against any “disruptive behavior” at Alabama’s game against Louisiana State University this Saturday.