
Morgan Hightower
Investigative Reporter and News Anchor at WBRC-TV (Birmingham, AL)
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1 week ago |
wbrc.com | Morgan Hightower
WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A Walker County Sheriff’s deputy accused of using excessive force during the 2023 arrest of Tony Mitchell and misleading a federal grand jury about the circumstances of that arrest has asked a federal judge to dismiss one of the charges against him. James “Matt” Handley was indicted in February on deprivation of rights and witness tampering.
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3 weeks ago |
wsfa.com | Morgan Hightower
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.
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wbrc.com | Morgan Hightower
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.
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wbrc.com | Morgan Hightower
Tuscaloosa, Ala. (WBRC) - A woman sexually assaulted in a parking garage restroom in downtown Tuscaloosa told investigators she was in a stall when a man broke in, physically assaulted her and “demanded sex,” according to court records. Wynton Rice, 28, is charged with rape, sodomy, and assault. Rice is currently on probation for prior convictions of disarming a law enforcement officer, assault, and robbery, and is being held with no bond until a probation revocation hearing scheduled for July.
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3 weeks ago |
kktv.com | Morgan Hightower |Jordan Gartner
LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - A commercial truck driver charged with murder is accused of causing eight crashes spanning miles during rush hour traffic on Interstate 65. According to an Alabama uniform traffic crash report, John McAdams admitted to state troopers to drinking an “unknown amount of tequila” before the crashes that spanned about 28 miles on the interstate. Authorities said the crashes occurred on May 6.
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