An armed standoff in Grant ended after a man was found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound that later proved fatal, according to Marshall County Sheriff Phil Sims.
Deputies responded with Grant police to a domestic violence call at an address on Wooten Road in Grant Monday, according to Assistant Chief Deputy Steve Guthrie. When they got to the residence, they were met by a female who told then she ran from the home after an altercation with a man inside, Guthrie said in a press release.
Law enforcement officers were told the man was intoxicated, armed and still inside the residence. Deputies tried to contact him through the doorway, Guthrie said, in hopes that he would come out, but they got no response.
Marshall County jail inmates come to the rescue of stabbed corrections officer
A Marshall County corrections officer is recovering Monday after being stabbed several times by an inmate.
Posted: May 3, 2021 7:01 PM
Posted By: Bridget Divers
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A Marshall County corrections officer is recovering Monday after being stabbed several times by an inmate.
Marshall County corrections officer Melissa Woodall was removing inmate Emily Sledge from a holding cell to use the restroom Saturday morning when Sledge attacked her.
Corrections Officer Melissa Woodall is recovering after being stabbed by an inmate. Inmate has to be escorted through the cubicle where the correction officers work to get to the main jail for the women s block and in doing so when corrections officer Woodall opened the door, inmate Sledge began attacking her, said Marshall County Sheriff Phil Sims.
Marshall Co. Sheriff s Office buys new baseball-shaped camera for safer, secure look at crime scenes
The camera is baseball-sized, so law enforcement officers can easily throw it into an area they want to go in or need to see into before entering.
Posted: Apr 22, 2021 4:48 PM
Updated: Apr 22, 2021 7:20 PM
Posted By: Sophia Borrelli
The Marshall County Sheriff s Office is getting new technology it says will keep deputies safer in situations like hostage negotiations and active shooter scenarios.
They are the first sheriff s office in the state to invest in it.
Here s how the Bounce Imaging Tactical Explorer works. The camera is baseball-sized, so law enforcement officers can easily throw it into an area they want to go or need to see into before entering.
Association for County Commissions of Alabama calls for prison reform
As the Alabama state lawmakers are expected to discuss prison reform, we re taking a look at the 2015 Prison Reform Act s impacts on county sheriff s offices and jails.
Posted: Feb 2, 2021 5:57 PM
Updated: Feb 2, 2021 10:49 PM
Posted By: Sierra Phillips
As the Alabama state lawmakers are expected to discuss prison reform, we re taking a look at the 2015 Prison Reform Act s impacts on county sheriff s offices and jails. I don t think it was realized when the bill was passed, what kind of financial impact it would have on the counties, said Marshall County Sheriff Phil Sims.