A judge has rejected an appeal filed by a former longtime Alabama sheriff who was found guilty of stealing from a jail safe that was used to hold inmates’ money.
Former Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely has lost an appeal to have his theft and ethics conviction and sentence overturned. Circuit Judge Tim Jolley dismissed Blakely’s post-trial appeal in an
Teresa Darwin Phillips, 43, of Sylvania, a former candidate for DeKalb County district judge, recently entered guilty pleas to nine felony offenses, including theft of property, theft by deception and