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Here are a few of the criminal law stories that have recently occurred around the state of Alabama:

- The mother of a 16-year-old Birmingham murder suspect says she does not plan to make any excuses for her son's behavior. This past Thursday, Jordan Johnson was charged with the shooting death of his friend, 14-year-old high school freshman, Reynold "Ray Ray" Bonner III. Johnson's mother states that she had tried to raise her son in a safe, but strict household, but he had left two years earlier. According to Birmingham police, the two friends were attempting to rob a man outside of a convenience two days before Christmas when that man pulled out a gun and shot Bonner. Under the federal murder statute, Johnson can be criminally charged if they are "participating in a felony crime that results in death, whether or not that person actually pulled the trigger." Both families are also looking for the man who drove the teens to the robbery site to be prosecuted as well.

- A major federal drug and money-laundering probe in southeast Alabama took 21 suspects into custody this past Friday. Middle District of Alabama U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin Sr. said the long-term federal investigation led to the seizure of heroin and multiple kilograms of meth along with numerous guns and a vehicle that was outfitted with a device to conceal narcotics. Five individuals face federal charges following two federal grand jury indictments charging them with a variety of drug trafficking crimes including conspiracy, distribution, and possession of meth and heroin. The other sixteen were arrested on state charges of criminal conspiracy to commit a controlled substance crime.

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Here are a few of the criminal law stories that occurred around the state of Alabama this past week:

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• - Lauderdale County police have charged a 23-year-old Florence man with extortion after it was discovered he had allegedly faked his own kidnapping – saying he had also been beaten and bound- to get $1000 from his grandmother. Preston Kelley told his grandmother if she did not send the money through a Walmart money gram, he would be killed. The grandmother immediately went to the police, who later unraveled Kelley’s scheme.
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• - Another teenage suspect have been charged in the drive-by shooting death of a Wenonah High School senior that occurred on February 3rd. Dequerius Tyrell Fair was allegedly in the same stolen vehicle with Monsure Davis (charged with capital murder in the death of Juzahris Webb) and Sha Quon Edwards (charged with first-degree theft of property). Davis and Fair are each being held on a $250,000 bond.
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• - The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office announced drug trafficking charges against a 31-year-old Talladega man on Friday after a controlled delivery – (in which an undercover officer posed as as person delivering the shipment to the suspect – resulted in a traffic stop and seizure of four pounds of marijuana (valued at $19,200). The suspect, Michael Allen White, is being held at the St. Clair County Jail on a $1 million bond.
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Here are a few of the criminal law stories that occurred around the state of Alabama this past week:

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• - The West Alabama Task Force had been conducting a two-month investigation on Coker resident Thomas Bradley Walker, who they suspected of illegal drug trafficking. Last Friday, Walker led police on an early morning chase as he tried to get rid of evidence. Police eventually seized a large amount of methamphetamine ICE, a stole AR-15 and an undisclosed amount of cash. Walker faces multiple possession and trafficking charges and is being held on $529,000 bond.
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• - An 18-year-old male, Monsure Davis, has been charged with capital murder for the shooting death of a Wenonah High School student, allegedly because of a disagreement over a girl. The shots that killed the victim came from a stolen car driven by Davis and another suspect, who has been charged with first-degree theft of property but not in connection with the victim’s death. Davis is being held on a $250,000 bond.

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Here are a few of the criminal law stories that occurred around the state of Alabama this past week:

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• - A woman was held up at gunpoint in the Mountain Brook/Birmingham Whole Foods parking lot around 3 p.m. this past Monday afternoon. Though there were no injuries, police are concerned with this being the second Mountain Brook robbery in three days.
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• - Police have arrested another suspect allegedly connected to the shooting death of two Huntsville teens. No additional information has been released, but police expect to make more arrests during the investigation.
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• -Two men have been arrested and charged with trafficking meth in Etowah County. Authorities who searched the suspects' vehicle found approximately 43 grams of meth, a bag of marijuana, suboxone strips, a glass pipe with residue, a .38 caliber revolver and a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun.

Here are a few of the criminal law stories that occurred around the state of Alabama this past week:

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• - In the early hours of Saturday morning, a Dothan man was fatally shot multiple times outside of a local nightclub. The 29-year-old male suspect turned himself into the authorities. Police have described the incident as "an execution."
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• - A 48-hour manhunt for a Cherokee County double murder and kidnapping is finally over. Police believe the suspect, Jeffrey Alan Wilcox, was the son-in-law of one of the victims.
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• - The Alabama State Fire Marshall's Office recently launched an investigation against Collins Chapel Force Chief Shawn Carlisle. Authorities arrested Carlisle last Thursday, and charged him with the theft of thousands of dollars from the fire station's bank account between 2013 and 2016.

Here are a few of the criminal law stories that occurred around the state of Alabama this past week:

• - A 35-year-old Blount County woman is charged with attempted murder after shooting her husband's arm with a shotgun (which eventually led to amputation of the limb) as well as second-degree assault for biting one of the arresting officers. She is awaiting a mentally evaluation and is being held without bond at the Blount County Jail.
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• - Cullman police arrested a convicted felon during the investigation of an underground drug operation. The 33-year-old man had in his possession a loaded Romania AK-47, a .40 caliber Sig Sauer handgun, 34 grams of meth, 1.2 grams of marijuana and several pieces of drug paraphernalia.
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• - Two men have been charged in the shooting death of a 15-year-old Birmingham male. Though the family do not believe the teen was connected to the shooters, police are investigating the case as a retaliation shooting.

Here are a few of the criminal law stories that occurred around the state of Alabama this past week:

• - A Birmingham teenager has been charged in the April 30th shooting death of Ronald Earl Brown, 55. An arrested affidavit for the teen alleges that his motive was robbery of money and/or drugs.
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• - Three Alabama men and one Arizona man have been arrested for drug trafficking charges after police seized 23 pounds of meth. The suspects  are charged with conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine in Jefferson County and throughout north Alabama between January 2014 and May 2016.
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• - On Saturday, Jefferson County police seized 50 illegal gambling machines in Mulga after receiving an anonymous tip. The Lucky D Arcade was found to be operating without a business license.

Here are a few of the criminal law stories that occurred around the state of Alabama this past few weeks:

• - Judge Jacob A. Walker denied the motion of Mike Hubbard's defense to delay his trial until August. Jury selection is expected to begin May 16th and the Alabama Speaker's trial is slated to begin May 24th.
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• - A Shelby County man made a terrorist threat after an incident at Birmingham's Briarwood Presbyterian Church on Sunday, May 8th. Police issued a warrant for the man's arrest on May 9th and apprehended him without incident on May 11th. He is currently being held on a $10,000 bond at the Jefferson County Jail.
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• - A 17-year-old teen was arrested for the shooting death of a 21-year-old at a Tuscaloosa apartment complex early Wednesday morning. According to police, the incident most likely occurred after a drug transaction involving counterfeit money.