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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A federal judge has ruled that a man charged with bringing 11 molotov cocktails and other weapons to Washington on the day of the U.S. Capitol riot should remain jailed until his trial. The judge on Monday denied release for 71-year-old Lonnie Coffman of Falkville, Alabama. The judge wrote that Coffman is a Vietnam veteran who had driven around the area a month prior, kept lists of officials and tried to find Republican Sen. Ted Cruz to discuss election fraud. The federal judge also cited Coffman’s training at a Texas militia camp in the decision to deny him release.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) â A Vietnam veteran charged with bringing 11 molotov cocktails and other weapons to Washington on the day of the U.S. Capitol riot had driven around the area a month prior, kept lists of officials and tried to find Republican Sen. Ted Cruz to discuss election fraud, a judge wrote in a court document.
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on Monday ordered that 71-year-old Lonnie Coffman of Falkville, Alabama, should remain jailed until his trial on firearms charges. The federal judge cited Coffmanâs training at a Texas militia camp, his large stockpile of weaponry and actions, before and during the Jan. 6 insurrection, in the decision to deny him release.
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FBI violent crime task force plays major role in Morgan County investigations
The task force helps everything from smaller police departments to larger agencies around north Alabama
The FBI violent crime task force plays a huge role in Morgan County investigations By Madison Scarpino | May 14, 2021 at 5:55 PM CDT - Updated May 14 at 5:56 PM
MORGAN CO., Ala. (WAFF) - The District Attorney, Sheriff’s Office and smaller police departments around Morgan County have teamed up with the FBI. The task force helps everything from smaller police departments to larger agencies around north Alabama.
”There’s a lot of technical, computerized tools that are so vital now in helping us solve crimes. It’s kind of ironic, they joined just shortly before the Valhermoso Springs septuple murder case, which was a huge benefit to us,” said Anderson.