An Enterprise woman has been arrested on child pornography charges following the execution of a search warrant earlier this week.
According to the Enterprise Police Department, members of the department’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) carried out a search warrant Tuesday at a residence in the 100 block of Palisades Drive in Enterprise.
During the operation, officers arrested Lisa Marie Ellis, 36, charging her with Possession of Child Pornography.
Authorities also arrested Dale Bernard McGarry, 61, at the residence and charged him with Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Both Ellis and McGarry were transported to the Dale County Jail following their arrests.
Police say CID detectives are continuing the investigation in coordination with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Additional charges on both individuals are pending, according to police.
No further details have been released at this time.
A man was shot early this morning in the Lakewood subdivision, prompting a large law enforcement response and an active search for a suspect.
Authorities were called around 1:30 a.m. to the 2100 block of Saddlewood Trail in the Lakewood neighborhood, located off South Park outside Ross Clark Circle in Dothan, following reports of a firearm assault at a residence.
According to initial information, a male victim was shot in the left arm and was experiencing uncontrolled bleeding. At approximately 1:50 a.m., he was transported to a local hospital under a trauma alert. His current condition has not yet been released.
Multiple units from the Dothan Police Department and the Houston County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and established a perimeter in and around the neighborhood. Officers were observed actively searching the area for a suspect who reportedly fled out of the back door of the home.
The suspect was described as wearing dark clothing.
Crime scene tape has been placed around the residence as investigators continue to gather evidence. The circumstances leading up to the shooting remain unclear at this time.
No additional details have been released. This remains an active and ongoing investigation.
Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the murder conviction of Teddy Donnell Cozart, 22, of Andalusia.
Cozart was convicted of murder in the Covington County Circuit Court on December 17, 2024, and sentenced to life imprisonment. He later sought to have his conviction reversed on appeal.
According to evidence presented at trial, on the night of October 19, 2022, an Andalusia police officer responded to a report of shots fired at a local apartment complex. Officers found the victim, Treyvous Cobbins, unresponsive inside a parked Dodge Charger. Cobbins was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound to the head.
Investigators later determined that Cobbins had been involved in a separate murder case in nearby Conecuh County and was expected to serve as an essential witness in that case before he was killed.
The case was prosecuted by the office of Walt Merrell, which secured a guilty verdict. During the appeals process, the Attorney General’s Criminal Appeals Division argued for the conviction to be upheld.
On Friday, January 30, 2026, the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals issued its decision affirming Cozart’s conviction.
Marshall commended Assistant Attorney General John J. Davis for his work on the case and thanked District Attorney Walt Merrell and his staff for their assistance in defending the conviction.
A Bonifay man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly pointing a gun at motorists traveling along Highway 331.
According to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, 33-year-old Blackie Alvarez was quickly located by deputies along with officers from the Office of the City Marshal and the DeFuniak Springs Police Department.
Authorities said when officers found Alvarez, he exited his vehicle, removed a firearm from his waistband, and placed it on top of the vehicle. Deputies also reported he was in possession of two metal knuckles.
Victims told deputies they were traveling north on Highway 331 when Alvarez, driving a white Ford Explorer, began speeding and honking at them. Reports state he then stopped his vehicle in front of theirs, exited, and pointed a firearm at them.
Alvarez was arrested and charged with:
Two felony counts of false imprisonment
Two felony counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
One felony count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Two counts of unlawful carry of a concealed weapon
Driving without a license
Authorities also confirmed Alvarez had an active warrant in Bay County for failure to pay child support.
Authorities have issued a Missing & Endangered Person Alert for James Richard Hawes, who was reported missing on February 9, 2026.
Hawes is described as a 74-year-old white male, standing 6’2” tall and weighing approximately 250 pounds. He has red hair and blue eyes.
He was last known to be driving a maroon 2014 Ford F-150 bearing Alabama license plate 26A1C51.
Hawes was reported missing from Hartford, Alabama.
Anyone who sees James Richard Hawes or the listed vehicle is urged to call 911 immediately and provide authorities with as much information as possible, including location and direction of travel.
More information will be shared as it becomes available.
TAYLOR: 7:31 PM Former Taylor Police Officer Tim Miller has been hired back as a Police Officer in Taylor.
According to reports, Acting Taylor Police Chief Jimmy Hill hired Tim Miller as a Taylor Police Officer. RSN had noticed the newest Taylor Police vehicle, a pick up truck, went missing recently. We have learned it is assigned to now Taylor Police Officer Tim Miller.
The past Taylor City Council meeting there was zero discussion in the open Taylor City Council Meeting. There were no executive sessions, but then the hiring of the officer would not have been an executive session issue. The issue discussed in the Administrative Meeting was employing a Police Chief for Taylor. The Administrative Meeting is after the reguslar meeting and Taylor Mayor Robert Lamb was upset when the council did not vote to hire anyone. However the council could not vote because the Adminstrative Meeting is following the regular meeting. The matter of hiring a police chief was placed on the agenda for February 17 regular Taylor City Council Meeting.
There is an issue that Taylor Mayor Robert Lamb did not follow the policy and procedures of the Taylor Personnel Manual. Which sitting council members stated that they had never read until last week. There is also issues the Taylor City Council has never voted to affirm the firing of James Brazier as Taylor Police Chief. Taylor’s incoming Mayor had made statements that his first action was going to be to terminate James Brazier as Taylor Police Chief. Robert Lamb took the oath of office at 8:00 AM and he terminated Brazier at 8:45 AM. Braizer appealed to the Taylor City Council but stated at the next meeting he wanted his attorney present and the appeal was continued.
According to the Personnel Rules and Regulations in full force and affect for the City of Taylor, at the time of Mayor Robert Lamb’s actions, written terminations papers should have been given to Chief Brazier. And they were not. In addition, how can someone fight termination when they were not told exactly why they were being terminated.
Taylor Officer Tim Miller was present for Robert Lamb’s Oath of Office. According to sources Miller made the statement that he was there to watch James Brazier be terminated. And in fact, Tim Miller did not leave Taylor City Hall complext until about 10:30 AM when Brazier was termiated at 8:45 AM.
Officer Tim Miller has worked for Dothan Police, Ashford Police, Jackson County Florida Sheriff’s Department, then Taylor Police Department. When James Brazier came on as Police Chief it was not long before Officer Tim Miller resigned and went to Columbia Police Department. Now Miller resigned as Police Officer in Columbia and has returned to Taylor as Police Officer. And Miller was assigned the patrol vehicle that was assigned to Chief Brazier upon his recent return to Taylor.
Now the sitting members of the Taylor City Council have found the Personnel Manual and should know the rules and regulations.
Prior to leaving office as Mayor, Billy Snell, who did not seek re-election as Mayor, and the then sitting members of Taylor City Council placed $ 5 million dollars in the bank. Hopefully it will be spent on projects ofr the citzens and not legal expenses and paying out to parties discriminated against.
