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Senate Judiciary Committee passes bill to prohibit youthful offender status for capital murder charges

Despite concerns about unintended consequences for accessories, lawmakers advanced legislation Wednesday that limits judicial discretion for teen suspects.
March 19, 2026

Appeals court upholds Lowndes County capital murder conviction

Attorney General Steve Marshall said this week that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction of Deandra Marquis Lee on capital murder during a robbery. Lee, 24, is from Montgomery and was convicted in Lowndes County Circuit Court in October 2018 for the 2012 murders of 9-year-old twins Jordan and Taylor Dejerinett and … Continued
September 10, 2020

Ex-boyfriend charged in slaying of Montgomery Police Detective

Montgomery Police Department Detective Tanisha Pughsley died early Monday from a gunshot wound. “Our entire community today mourns the death of one of our own, Tanisha Pughsley,” Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said in a statement on Monday. “Detective Pughsley answered the call to serve, defend and protect our city,” Reed wrote. “We stand today with … Continued
July 9, 2020

Man set to be executed Thursday for murders he did not commit

An Alabama man convicted in the 2004 shooting deaths of three police officers he did not kill is set to be executed this afternoon.  Nathaniel Woods, 44, was convicted in 2005 of capital murder in the shooting deaths of three Birmingham police officers Carlos Owen, Harley A. Chisholm III and Charles R. Bennett. Woods was … Continued
March 5, 2020

State mourns loss of Huntsville officer Billy Clardy III

Friday, Huntsville Police Officer Billy Clardy III was shot and killed in the line of duty. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) expressed her grief at the loss of yet another Alabama law enforcement officer killed defending the public safety of the people of Alabama. Officer Clardy was part of a STAC team operation that set … Continued
December 9, 2019

State executes Michael Brandon Samra

Thursday, the State of Alabama executed Michael Brandon Samra for participating in the 1997 quadruple murder of Randy Duke, Dedra Mims Hunt and her six and seven-year-old daughters, Chelisa and Chelsea. Following the execution, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) released a statement: “For more than 20 years, the loved ones of Randy, Dedra and her … Continued
May 17, 2019

George Martin to be retried

Thursday Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that the Alabama Supreme Court has reversed lower court decisions that had dismissed the indictment of former state trooper George Martin to be retried for the 1995 capital murder of his wife in Mobile County. Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the indictment will be reinstated and … Continued
September 5, 2018

State executes Michael Wayne Eggers

Thursday, the state of Alabama executed Michael Wayne Eggers for the 2000 murder of Bennie Francis Murray. After being notified that Mr. Eggers’ sentence had been carried out, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commented on the execution. “Mr. Eggers was convicted of brutally beating and then murdering Mrs. Francis Murray, who was simply trying to help … Continued
March 16, 2018