PHOTO: Summer McWhorter, DeKalb and Cherokee's newest Assistant District Attorney, with Judge Shaunathan Bell and District Attorney Mike O'Dell. (Contributed Photo) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On January 1, 2018,…
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District Attorney gives life saving opioid antidote to Sheriff's Offices
PHOTO: Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver and deputies with Naloxone; an antidote to be used if first responders encounter a life-threatening dose of opioids. The DeKalb County Sheriff's will also soon be…
Centre meth dealer sentenced to 97 months in prison
PHOTO: Christopher Shane Hanson, age 36 of Centre was sentenced to 97 months in prison after being found in possession of a large amount of Methamphetamine (Cherokee County Sheriff's Office). By Staff Reports…
BREAKING: Blansit pleads guilty to 2015 murder of his mother
PHOTO: 24-year-old Tyler Ryan Blansit of Mentone being escorted from the DeKalb County Courthouse this morning. Blansit plead guilty to the 2015 murder of his mother. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch)…
Another Indictment comes down in 2015 Henagar murder; third arrest in case
PHOTO: Jason Lee Loudermilk, 31 of Sylvania, was arrested yesterday regarding the 2015 murder of Kenneth Dewayne Shaw. Loudermilk is the third person arrested regarding the case since it occurred. (DeKalb…
Cherokee County Sheriff and District Attorney close 2013 Cold Case after suspect commits suicide
PHOTO: Recently, the District Attorney's Office and the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office were able to close a "cold case" after the suspect committed suicide. (File Photo) By Staff Reports CENTRE, Ala. — According…
UPDATE: District Attorney's office investigating Lookout Mountain homicide
PHOTO: Law Enforcement discovered Alberto Pablo Felipe, 36 of Fort Payne, deceased after a domestic situation reported on County Road 232 turned violent last week. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By…
Cherokee Co. Sheriff releases additional details on fugitive suicide
PHOTO: On Wednesday, a standoff ended in Cherokee County with a fugitive from Tennessee committing suicide. (Cherokee County Sheriff's Office) By Staff Reports CENTRE, Ala. — According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff…