NORTHEAST ALABAMA-- DeKalb County Revenue Commissioner, Tyler Wilks is warning citizens about a scam that is circulating in other counties, regarding delinquent property taxes. Wilks received the following information from a…
Category: Crime
Justice for Amberly
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- Today, March 24, 2022, Christopher Wayne Madison appeared in DeKalb County Circuit Court and accepted a plea agreement of life without the possibility…
Narcotics seized in Kilpatrick after Postal Inspectors locate suspicious package
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: March 18, 2022 From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Narcotics Unit, ALEA Region F…
Half Pound of Meth, 191 Marijuana Plants, and Marijuana Oil Seized near Kilpatrick
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: March 16, 2022 From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Two subjects are facing charges after the DeKalb…
Sylvania Man Arrested on Child Pornography
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: March 11, 2021 From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. On Wednesday, March 10th, Matthew Austin Scott (27 of…
Stolen Gun Reported out of Florida, Recovered During a Traffic Stop
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: March 11, 2022 From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — In the month of February, a firearm that had…
Fort Payne Teacher arrested for allegedly soliciting a Prostitute
For Immediate Release Date: March 12, 2022 From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A Fort Payne Teacher has been charged for allegedly soliciting…
Former Jailer Sentenced on Felony Assault
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.--Adam Jackson, a former Jailer for DeKalb County Corrections Center, pleaded guilty last week to felony assault. Jackson was one of three jailers who…