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July 2026

Life Sentence Ordered Following Drug Trafficking Arrest

Marcus Duval Dozier, 44, of Dothan, officially entered a guilty plea to cocaine trafficking charges today in court.  Assistant Houston County District Attorney Kristen Shields announced that as…

Criminal Law
July 2026

Alabama’s Attorney General is Trying to Fast Track the Death Penalty

In the 2014 Legislative session, Attorney General Luther Strange is trying to speed up the execution process, citing long delays for the families of victims.  House Bill 216…

Criminal Law
July 2026

Man Convicted in Graduation Party Shooting

Kamaluddeen Raheem Russaw, 22, has been convicted by a Houston County jury on two attempted murder charges for his involvement in a shooting that took place at a…

Criminal Law
July 2026

Dothan Man Charged with Attempted Murder

Kahlif Miguel Cooper, 33, was arrested in Dothan and charged with attempted murder after assaulting a man with a baseball bat in an incident that took place in…

Criminal Law
July 2026

Dothan Police Officer Charged for Sexual Relationship with Student

Lanice Clifton Bonds, a Dothan Police Department resource officer, has been charged with having an inappropriate relationship with a high school student. Bonds, 37, was arrested on September…

Criminal Law
July 2026

Dothan Man Charged with Theft in False Dog Training Scheme

Houston County Sherriff’s Lieutenant, Bill Rafferty, confirms that five felony criminal charges of theft have been filed against David Andrew Bynum for allegedly not performing services agreed to…

Criminal Law
July 2026

Man Charged in Dothan Nightclub Shootings

Anthony Deionte Bell, 19, was arrested on October 9th and faces criminal charges of attempted murder and 2nd degree assault after allegedly shooting a man in the stomach…

Criminal Law
July 2026

Arrests Made in Meth Trafficking Probe

Sherriff’s Captain Antonio Gonzalez reports that an ongoing meth trafficking investigation has resulted in the arrests of four people for allegedly trafficking methamphetamines.  Houston County Sheriff’s investigators reportedly…

Criminal Law
July 2026

Convicted Drug Trafficker Faces New Charges

Dothan Police Sergeant Andy Martin announced on Tuesday that Julia Yvette Williams, 32, had been arrested and charged with felony trafficking of cocaine and felony unlawful possession of…

Criminal Law
July 2026

Dothan Man Indicted in Scheme to Defraud Military Sub Contractor

Authorities have accused Stanley P. Phillips, 47, of fraudulently trying to steer $600,000 of a lucrative military contract to a business that could not fulfill the terms of…

Criminal Law
July 2026

Dothan Woman Charged with Felony Theft

Rena Hill Parsons has been arrested and charged with felony first-degree theft of property according to Dothan Police lieutenant Will Benny.  Parsons, who was out on bail for…

Criminal Law
July 2026

The Purpose of Bonds in Criminal Cases

Many times clients are confused about the purpose of a bond in a criminal law case.  A bond amount is set by the court in each case and it…