DOTHAN: Dothan Police Patrol Division responded to a residence, early Saturday morning, where a dead body was laying on the ground. In arrival Dothan Police were able to quickly determine this was a murder case.
Dothan Police Criminal Investigators and Crime Scene Investigators responded. The first issue was to identify the deceased. And then identify the murder suspect.
The deceased was identified quickly. The victim was 27 year old Rickie Tyrrell Temmis of Dothan. The victim had just buried his mother this past Thursday. She died from natural causes.
Then started the “who done it” investigation.
Dothan Police Criminal Investigators have worked around the clock. This morning an arrest was made of a 14 year old juvenile murder suspect. A 14 year old can be charged with murder and can be transferred to be tried as an adult. There is a process and the at the juvenile judge’s discretion the case can be transferred to District and Circuit Court and tried as an adult.
At this time Dothan Police can not identify the juvenile.
GREAT JOB to all involved. In 5 days the body identified, suspect identified and in custody.
