Alabama Student Spotted Walking to Get to High School Graduation in Viral Photo Gets New Car

For the past school year, Corey Patrick has gotten up at 4:30 a.m. each morning to catch a local bus to get to Tarrant High School, in Alabama, on time.Earlier this month, he began the journey from his Birmingham home as usual — but this time, in his graduation gown.“Even when he would get out of school he couldn’t get from that side of town until 5:19 when the bus runs back over there.

Alabama Students Charged with Animal Cruelty After Allegedly Beating Duck with Baseball Bat

Photo: Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Dept (2) Two college athletes were arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty after allegedly beating a duck with a baseball bat at an Alabama school, according to reports. A coach heard a disturbance, discovering the duck. The animal was taken to a local veterinarian, however, the animal’s injuries were too severe and it had to be euthanized, according to AL.com. Police arrested Grant on May 31 after an investigation, the Alexander City Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE.

Alabama Sunday School Teacher Convicted of Raping Child in 1972 Facing New Sex Abuse Charge

Leon Albert Prince.Photo: Elmore County Sheriffs Office An Alabama man who unsuccessfully sought a pardon in 2020 for a decades-old rape conviction is facing disturbing new allegations, PEOPLE learned. Leon Albert Prince, a 77-year-old former Sunday school teacher who was convicted of raping a 7-year-old girl in 1972, was indicted last month on one count of sex abuse of a child under the age of 12, a spokeswoman for the Elmore County District Attorney’s Office confirmed.

Alabama Teacher Told Student She Wanted to Take His Virginity, Reports to Jail

A former Alabama teacher convicted of sex crimes against three students who’d once taken classes with her reported to jail on Monday to begin serving her sentence, PEOPLE confirms. Ashley Parkins Pruitt, a teacher and coach at Locust Fork High School and then at Appalachian High School, pleaded guilty in 2017 to two counts of performing a sex act with a student or deviant sexual intercourse with a student and two counts of distribution of pornography to a minor, according to a release from Pamela L.

Alabama Teen Charged With Murdering 5 Family Members, Including 6-Month-Old Stepbrother

Photo: LinkedIn; Huntsville City Schools The alleged shooter’s father, John Sisk, 38, and his stepmother, Mary Sisk, 35, were both killed in Monday’s violence, authorities announced late Tuesday. The teen has been charged as a juvenile with five counts of murder. Because of his age, police have not disclosed his name. Limestone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Stephen Young told reporters Tuesday the boy could end up being tried as an adult, a decision that will be made at some future point.