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A Marengo County man is behind bars facing multiple drug charges.
Linden Police Chief Robert Alston says 35 year old Jessie Phillips Jr. of Jefferson is charged with trafficking cocaine possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.
Phillips was arrested in Linden Wednesday after an officer spotted a marijuana blunt in his car then searched his vehicle.
Marijuana powder and crack cocaine pills and more than $4500 dollars in cash were found.
Phillips is being held in the Marengo County Detention Center without bond.
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From the West Alabama Newsroom–
A four year old child is shot Monday in Demopolis while sitting in a car at a public housing complex. Police Chief Rex Flowers says 25 year old Earl Monroe, Jr. of Linden is facing multiple charges in the shooting.
He says Monroe fired shots at a vehicle at Hilltop Circle while the child was sitting in the backseat.
The child was hit in the shoulder. He’s now in stable condition at a Birmingham hospital.
Monroe is charged with attempted murder assault as well as two counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle in the shooting.
Man arrested after 4-year-old shot in Demopolis Samuel Earl Monroe Jr. is accused of shooting a 4-year-old in Demopolis. (Source: Demopolis Police Department) By WSFA Staff | January 26, 2021 at 8:04 PM CST - Updated January 26 at 8:25 PM
DEMOPOLIS, Ala. (WSFA) - Demopolis police have arrested a suspect in connection to the shooting of a child.
Police say the shooting happened Monday in the area of Hilltop Circle. Officers say they confirmed that shots were fired at a vehicle, striking a 4-year-old boy who was in the back seat. The child was struck in the shoulder.
The child was taken to Whitfield Memorial Hospital and later transported to Children’s Hospital in Birmingham. He is currently listed in stable condition, according to police.
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From the West Alabama Newsroom–
Three Marengo County men are behind bars tonight charged with trying to kill a Pine Hill police officer.
Twenty-two year old Calvin Ferguson, Jr. 22 year old Joseph Dennis and 22 year old Jeremiah Dennis all of Dixons Mills have been arrested and charged with the attempted murder of a police officer.
Pine Hill Police Chief Nikisha Gailes says the arrests stem from an incident on New Year’s night that started as a routine traffic stop.
“Once the car came to a complete stop, Officer See exited his vehicle and as he was approaching their vehicle, the vehicle sped off at a high rate of speed,” said Gailes.