Birmingham man pleads guilty for fraud on fallen Huntsville Police Officerâs memorial fund Fraud suspect (Source: JEFFERSON COUNTY JAIL) By WBRC Staff | February 19, 2021 at 5:03 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 5:03 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Birmingham man pleaded guilty to fraud on the memorial fund set up to provide aid to the family of fallen Huntsville Police officer Billy Clardy.
Devonte Lemond Hammonds, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of access device fraud and one count of wire fraud.
Prosecutors said in December 2019, Hammonds devised a scheme to fraudulently obtain money from the Billy Clardy Memorial Fund. Clardy was a Huntsville Police officer killed in the line of duty in 2019.
Nonprofit pays off mortgage of Officer Billy Clardy IIIâs home
Nonprofit pays off officer s home By Nolan Crane | December 28, 2020 at 6:15 PM CST - Updated December 28 at 6:36 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Itâs been one year since Huntsville STAC Agent Billy Clardy III the third was shot and killed in the line of duty.
This month, a nonprofit organization based in New York is offering some financial relief for Clardyâs family.
Huntsville police officer Billy Clardy III was shot and killed on December 6th, 2019. The news of his death spread across the country and generosity poured in.
An organization that takes care of families of heroes known as Tunnel 2 Towers just paid off the Clardyâs home this week.