HOLMES COUNTY; On December 19, 2024, deputies from the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, executed a search warrant at a residence on Sherwood Drive in an effort to locate wanted fugitive Rodney Broxton.
Upon arrival, deputies made contact with Megan Ashman-Reading, who had been previously advised that Broxton was a wanted fugitive and warned that aiding him in any way would result in her arrest. Reading denied that Broxton was present in the residence.
During the execution of the search warrant, insulation was found on the floor beneath an attic access point. While retrieving an attic camera, deputies heard Broxton fall through the ceiling in an adjacent bedroom. Broxton was subsequently captured on the attic camera and surrendered without further incident.
As a result of the investigation, Megan Ashman-Reading was placed under arrest and charged with Accessory After the Fact for her role in attempting to conceal Broxton’s location.
Both Broxton and Reading were transported to the Holmes County Jail.
Sheriff Tate commends the teamwork and coordination between HCSO and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force that led to this successful apprehension.
NOTE: JUVENILES DON’T HAVE PUBLIC RECORDS, JUDGE LORI COLLIER INGRAM & JUDGE BUTCH BINFORD HANDLE ALL JUVENILE CASES: HOUSTON COUNTY: CV-Circuit-Civil: 38-CV-2024-000118.00 Michael L Jackson Vs City of Dothan Alabama (Workman’s Comp) with Judge John Steensland 38-CV-2024-900610.00 Renasant Bank Vs Delon Jonson (Equity Non- Damage) with Judge Butch Binford DV-District-Civil: 38-DV-2024-901349.00 McClimans Orthodontics Inc Vs Jazzilyn Walker (Misc DV Case) $7098.50 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-DV-2024-901350.00 Gulfco of Alabama LLC DBA Tower Loan of Dothan Vs Chelsea Childs (Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) $6199.85 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-DV-2024-901351.00 Discover Bank Vs Angela Hallford(Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) $6152.68 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-DV-2024-901352.00 Bobby Monday Vs Gina Taylor (Unlawful Detainer) $2700.00 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-DV-2024-901353.00 Ford Motor Credit Company LLC Vs Edward Earl Goodway Jr (Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) $16862.42 Judge Lori Collier Ingram SM-Small Claims: 38-SM-2024-903109.00 William Horace Odum Vs Bennie Barnes (Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) $897.96 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903710.00 Southern Bone & Joint Vs Patrick King (Misc SM Case) $636.65 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903711.00 Midland Credit Management Inc Vs Antonio Robinson (Account Collection) $1326.11 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903712.00 Dothan Surgery Center LLC Vs Bethany Kirkland (Misc SM Case) $884.66 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903713.00 LVNV Funding LLC Vs Christopher Senn (Account Collection) $825.41 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903714.00 Citi Bank Vs Devon Willimas (Misc SM Case) $2305.18 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903715.00 Mary Williams Vs Nija Thompson (Misc SM Case) $4000.00 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram38-SM-2024-903716.00 Ronald M Smith Vs Tony Johnson (Misc SM Case) $2000.00 with Judge 38-SM-2024-903717.00 Gulfco of Alabama LLC DBA Tower Loan of Dothan Vs Kolbey Flores (Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) $2730.58 with Judge Lori Coller Ingram
38-SM-2024-903718.00 Lillian Strong Vs Johnny Key (Misc SM Case) $1500.00 with Judge Benjamin Lewis CC-Circuit-Criminal: Judge Steensland had 62 cases ranging from Sorna Violation, Possess Marijuana 2 nd , Trafficking, Porn Possess Material Minors and Distrib Harmful Mate- Minor. DC -District-Criminal: Judge Lewis had 18 cases ranging from Sorna Violation. Rape 1 st , Sodomy 1 st , Resisting Arrest and Incest. Henry County: CV-Circuit-Civil: 37-CV-2024-900367.00 First Bank Vs Amanda L Price (Contract/EJMNT/SEOZU) with Judge Todd Derrick SM-Small Claims: 37-SM-2024-900305.00 Midland Credit Management Inc Vs Chaswick Culver (Account Collection) $1804.41 with Judge James Peterson 37-SM-2024-900306.00 Gulfco of Alabama DBA Tower Loan of Dothan Vs Joseph Halstead (Contract/EJMNT/SEOZU) $284405 with Judge James Peterson TR-Traffic: Judge Peterson had 3 cases for Speeding X 2, Driving W/Revoke.
A Dothan woman and her attorney held a press release with more information on the viral video showing Dothan Police Department officers repeatedly hitting the woman while restrained.
Video taken on the scene shows a woman, later identified as April Franklin, being straddled by an officer while the officer punches her repeatedly. In the video other officers are shown attempting to put handcuffs on her.
The incident happened early Sunday morning after midnight in the parking lot of the Elks Lodge on East Burdeshaw Street. It’s currently unclear why officers were called there.
Dustin Fowler, Franklin’s attorney, said DPD needs to release the body camera footage of the incident.
“We are disturbed by this, and the city is yet to reach out,” Fowler said. “(My clients) were arrested on charges they believe are false.”
Fowler said the city was “doing nothing but sitting on their hands” by not releasing the body camera footage.
“There will be a reckoning on this,” he said.
Steve Etheredge, another lawyer working on the case, said, “What you see in the video is a police officer totally out of control. (They) exhibited conduct that could not be explained, excused or tolerated in the city of Dothan or any other city.”
The lawyers also called for the officer involved to be suspended.
Dothan Police released a statement as soon as the press conference was over;
A new club is bringing country tunes for the Wiregrass enjoy.
The Grand Opening for Jeff Golden’s new Country Music Nightclub was this past Saturday night. The new club is called JG’s Golden Country Showroom. Golden performs classic country, Golden oldies, original, and dance music.
Business hours for the rest of 2024 are as follows: Friday and Saturday the club opens at 7pm and Jeff’s show is from 8-11pm. Cover charge is $7.00. Beer and mixed drinks are available for purchase for anyone 21 and older. Inside is smoke-free; there is an area for smoking outside.
New Year’s Eve reservations go on sale this Friday night. Free finger food and party favors will be available and Jeff will perform until Midnight. $15 per person or $25 per couple.
For reservations, call 334-618-4399.
JG’s Golden Country Showroom is located on the circle near Eye Center South at 2855 Ross Clark Circle, Suite 104, Dothan AL.
Dothan Utilities will hold an electrical outage in the Downtown area to energize a new electrical feed for the Dothan Opera House.
On Sunday, November 22 from 7 a.m. to around 11 a.m., the area represented in the map will be out of electricity. Traffic lights int he area will also be affected; namely those at the intersections of Main Street and Saint Andrews Street, and Main Street and Foster Street.
Please plan accordingly and plan alternate routes if needed.
NOTE: JUVENILES DON’T HAVE PUBLIC RECORDS JUDGE LORI COLLIER INGRAM & JUDGE BUTCH BINFORD HANDLE ALL JUVENILE CASES: HOUSTON COUNTY: CV-Circuit-Civil: 38-CV-2024-900607.00 Lonnie Walls Vs Agustin Caz Choc (Negligence Motor Vehicle) with Judge Christopher Richardson 38-CV-2024-900608.00 Joshua Phillips Vs Norene Caulk Boyd (Negligence Motor Vehicle) with Judge John Steensland 38-CV-2024-900609.00 Dominque Brandy Cordelle Vs James Thomas Glass (Negligence Motor Vehicle) with Judge Kevin Moulton DV-District-Criminal: 38-DV-2024-901342.00 Avadian Credit Union FKA Alabama Telco Vs Deneliah Brown (Account Collection) $11638.89 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-DV-2024-901343.00 Soc Dothan Holdings LLC Vs Latecia Ward Jackson (Unlawful Detainer) $2200.00 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-DV-2024-901344.00 ALFA Mutual Company Vs Zoe S Fletcher (Auto Damages) $14497.50 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-DV-2024-901345.00 Soc Dothan Holdings LLC Vs Robert D Sams Jr (Unlawful Detainer) $2300.78 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-DV-2024-901346.00 Wire Grass Orthodontic Specialists LLC Vs Chantel Floyd (Misc DV Case) $8855.87 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-DV-2024-901347.00 Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs Christy L Hicks (Account Collection) $6429.96 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-DV-2024-901348.00 Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs James Champion (Account Collection) $6054.25 with Judge Benjamin Lewis SM-Small Claims: 38-SM-2024-903672.00 Crown Asset Management LLC Assignee of Santander Consumer USA Inc Vs Gracie Chancey (Account Collection) $2900.14 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903673.00 Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs Kayie Vinson (Account Collection) $1042.68 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903674.00 Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs Cynthia Keyton (Account Collection) $732.71 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903675.00 Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs Shan Kizziah (Account Collection) $3047.31 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903676.00 Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs Thelma Pullin (Account Collection) $2662.73 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903677.00 Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs Joe Butler (Account Collection) $1777.99 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-SM-2024-903678.00 All In Federal Credit Union Vs Jon D Stroud (Account Collection) $1206.77 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903679.00 All South Urgent Care Inc Vs Avis Thornton (Misc SM Case) $372.07 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903680.00 All South Urgent Care Inc Vs Jamie Weston (Misc SM Case) $229.50 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903681.00 LVNV Funding LLC Vs Barbara Nolin (Account Collection) $1287.24 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903682.00 Delbert Bradley Vs J & H Tree Service (Misc SM Case) $3000.00 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903683.00 Capital One Vs Keisha C Schermerhorn (Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) $5715.19 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903684.00 Southern Sleep Clinics LLC Vs Joy Molls (Misc SM Case) $735.68 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-9036685.00 Southeastern Oral-Maxillofacial and Facial Cosmeti Vs Michelle Griffin (Misc SM Case) $678.04 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903686.00 Anesthesia Consultants Vs Aaron T Cook (Account Collection) $1224.60 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903687.00 Republic Finance LLC Vs Brandy N Jones (Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) $5085.90 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903688.00 Avadian Credit Union Vs Craige Florence (Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) $3425.41 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903689.00 Pulmonary Associates P.A Vs Tracey Powers-Dicapua (Misc SM Case) $571.02 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903690.00 Southeast Health FKA Southeast Alabama Medical Center Vs Thomas Goerge Floyd (Account Collection) $268.55 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903691.00 LVNV Funding LLC Vs Willaim A Strength (Account Collection) $1640.09 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903692.00 Warehouse Home Furnishings Vs Laurie Balthazar (Misc SM Case) $1960.46 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903693.00 Southeast Health FKA Southeast Alabama Medical Center Vs Erika Nicole Stovall (Account Collection) $2242.67 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903694.00 Warehouse Home Furnishings Vs Alyssa Howell (Misc SM Case) $2426.84 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903695.00 Warehouse Home Furnishings Vs Suzanne Hinson (Misc SM Case) $2534.71 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903696.00 Warehouse Home Furnishings Vs Hosea Jackson (Misc SM Case) $1072.69 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903697.00 Southeast Health FKA Southeast Alabama Medical Center Vs Cassie Michaela Meadows AKA Shirah Cassie (Account Collection) $312.50 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram
38-SM-2024-903698.00 Southern Bone & Joint Vs Gregory Harris (Misc SM Case) $986.31 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903699.00 Dothan Therapy Associates Inc Vs Amy Money (Misc SM Case) $637.24 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903700.00 Southern Bone & Joint Vs Irene Osewe (Misc SM Case) $473.77 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903701.00 Gulfco of Alabama LLC DBA Tower Loan of Dothan Vs Teresa M Howard (Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) $3115.01 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903702.00Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs William Peters (Account Collection) $2170.84 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903703.00Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs Brittney Bennett (Account Collection) $2073.56 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903704.00Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs Patty Sealy (Account Collection) $3899.37 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903705.00Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Vs Rasha Caffee (Account Collection) $1425.32 with Judge Benjamin Lewis 38-SM-2024-903706.00 Synchrony Bank Vs Tamika C Burns (Account Collection) $5752.41 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903707.00 LVNV Funding LLC Vs Jana Calhoon (Account Collection) $617.17 with Judge Lori Collier Ingram 38-SM-2024-903708.00 Credit Corp Solutions Inc Cs Christie Pope (Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) $1211.40 with Judge Benjamin Lewis CC-Circuit-Criminal: Judge Moulton had 1 case for Possess/Receipt Cont. Judge Derrick had 86 cases ranging from Possess/Receipt Cont, Sorna Violation, Theft of Property 3 rd , Identity Theft and Robbery 1 st . Judge Steensland had 40 cases ranging from Resisting Arrest, Robbery 1 st , Retail Theft, Assault 2 nd and Child Endangerment. DC-District-Criminal: Judge Lewis has 11 cases for Theft of Property 1 st . Burglary 3 rd , Use/Possess Drug Par, Retail Theft 3 rd and NWNI-Toyota of Dothan. TR-Traffic: Judge Lewis had 1 case for Speeding. Henry County: SM-Small Claims: 37-SM-2024-900303.00 LVNV Funding LLC Vs Jessica Thompson (Account Collection) $1396.96 with Judge James Peterson 37-SM-2024-90304.00 Troy Capital LLC Vs Shonquella Reynolds (Contract/EJMNT/SEIZU) $3035.99 with Judge James Peterson DC-District-Criminal: Judge Peterson had 9 cases for Hunt by Bait, Possess Marijuana 2nd X 3, Paraphernal Misdem X 2 . Public Intoxication, Child Endangerment X 2. TR-Traffic:
