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Former Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy Indicted for Homicide
Monday, September 15, 2008 (1029 reads)

The Grand Jury indicted Alvin Dortch, 47, for reckless homicide and several other charges related to a June incident in which a driver of a pick-up truck was found dead following a crash on an I-240 exit ramp.

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D.A. Will Seek Death Penalty for Man Charged with Killing Girlfriend, Dismembering Body
Friday, September 12, 2008 (1088 reads)

The D.A.'s Office has filed notification to seek the death penalty for James Hawkins, 31, who has been indicted for first degree murder, filing a false report and abuse of a corpse. Hawkins is accused of murdering his live-in girlfriend Charlene Gaither last February and dismembering the body.

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Convicted Felon Guilty of Kidnapping and Robbing Couple Faces Life in Prison
Friday, September 12, 2008 (904 reads)

A jury found Johnny Tate, 52, guilty on all charges for the July 2007 crime in which he forced a man into his home at gunpoint, then tied up the man and his wife and ransacked the home. Tate faces mandatory life without parole as a repeat violent offender.

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D.A. Will Seek Death Penalty for Man Indicted for Shooting, Killing Girlfriend
Friday, September 12, 2008 (989 reads)

The D.A.'s Office has filed notification to seek the death penalty for Tucson Biggs, 31, who has been indicted for the first degree murder of Angela Baker last December. The medical examiner's report revealed that Baker had been shot nine times in the chest and back.

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Former Shelby County Sheriff's Employee Pleads Guilty to Sex Offenses
Thursday, September 11, 2008 (963 reads)

Wayne Logan, 61, a former civilian employee in the Sheriff's Office pleaded guilty to attempted rape and attempted rape of a child. A judge sentenced Logan to eight years in prison and he is not eligible for probation.

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