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Lee County District Attorney Jessica Ventiere/Source: Lee County District Attorney’s Office
Governor Kay Ivey has appointed Lee County District Attorney Pro Tem Jessica Ventiere as the new district attorney for the county.
Prior to her appointment, Ventiere served as Chief Assistant District Attorney for Lee County and the Second Judicial Circuit, which serves Butler, Crenshaw, and Lowndes County.
Ventiere was named District Attorney Pro Tem in November 2020 after former district attorney Brandon Hughes was suspended over allegations of using his office for personal gain and perjury. Hughes plead guilty to two felonies in June 2021.
District Attorney Ventiere will serve the remainder of the term vacated by Brandon Hughes.
Man convicted of murder in 2018 Opelika mobile home park shooting Marquerious Canada was arrested for the murder of Antonio Drisker. By Jessie Gibson | April 13, 2021 at 2:19 PM EDT - Updated April 13 at 3:24 PM
OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - A man has been found guilty of the 2018 murder of an Opelika man.
According to the Lee County District Attorneyâs Office, Marquerious Laquez Canada was found guilty of the murder of 36-year-old Antonio Drisker.
On July 26, 2018, police responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Windsor Mobile Home Park just after 9:30 p.m. CST. Upon arrival, 36-year-old Antonio Drisker of Opelika was found with no signs of life. He appeared to have suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
Smiths Station bar shooting suspect arrested in Las Vegas
Smiths Station bar shooting suspect arrested in Las Vegas By Alex Jones | February 17, 2021 at 8:52 AM EST - Updated February 17 at 11:46 PM
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (WTVM) - The suspect in a shooting at Del Ranch bar in Smiths Station that left two injured the day after Christmas has been arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada.
20-year-old Alex Omari Rutledge of Phenix City was taken into custody by authorities in Clark County, Nevada on Feb. 11. They reported to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office that Rutledge was in custody in Las Vegas.
An arrest warrant issued for Rutledge on Dec. 30 will see him charged with assault after being extradited to Alabama.
The Lee County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that Kendrick Hill is sentenced to 45 years in prison after being found guilty of first-degree kidnapping.