HENRY COUNTY: 1:13 PM Henry County 911 dispatched Abbeville Fire-Rescue, Screamer Volunteer Fire, and Henry County Sheriff to Henry County Road 93 near Judson Baptist Church to a deer hunter which has galled from the deer stand.
Henry County 911 has auto launched Survival Flight. A decision is being made on where to land the aircraft.
Emergency units to include Henry County Sheriff Eric Blankenship are on the scene.
Reports are the deer hunter fell from the tree stand and possibly has neck injuries.
HENRY COUNTY: 00:44 AM In the early morning hours this morning Henry County 911 dispatched Headland Fire-Rescue, Henry County Sheriff Deputies and ALEA – Troopers to a single vehicle accident on Henry County Road 99 and Henry County Road 165. Persons reporting to Henry County 911 reported a single vehicle, overturned and one person injured.
On arrival of emergency units, to include Henry County Sheriff Eric Blankenship, the single accident had claimed one life. The vehicle was occupied by the one person, who had been ejected from the vehicle.
Henry County Coroner Derek Wright was then dispatched to the scene by Henry County 911.
Henry County Coroner Derek Wright has identifed the person who lost their life as 33 year old Christopher Layne Barron.
The accident was about one mile from Tumbleton.
ALEA – Troopers in charge of the accident investigation. A single vehicle accident, and only occupant loss their life. No seatbelt was worn.
PIKE – COFFEE – DALE: 11:17 PM ALEA – Trooper is in pursuit of a vehicle, southbound, from Pike County. Coming into Dale County at 90 Miles per hour. Traffic light.
WASP ( Wiregrass Aviation Support Program ) air unit is in the air responding to report from the air. Will follow chase. Might outrun ground units but hard to outrun from the air view.
11:21 PM Two miles out of Dale County at speeds of 96 miles per hour coming from Brundidge area. Southbound on Highway 231.
THIS DUDE JUST HIT THE WRONG COUNTY – DALE COUNTY
SHERIFF BYNUM AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS DO NOT PLAY
11:22 PM Chase coming up on Highway 123 on Highway 231. Dale County Sheriff unit staging at Highway 231 and 51. Dale County Sheriff Deputy has spike strips.
11:24 PM Passing mile marker 56.
11:25 PM Just passed County 51 on Highway 231. Subject missed spikes. Still southbound on Highway 231.
11:26 PM Speeds of 100 miles per hour.
11:27 PM Passing County Road 11. Vehicle turning on Dale County 11, left off Highway 231.
11:28 PM Dale County Sheriff Deputy has permission to pit if can get into position.
11:29 PM Approaching Dale County Road 36, vehicle turned left on Dale County Road 36. Headed back towards Highway 231. Speeds at 75 miles per hour.
11:30 PM On Highway 231 approaching Roy Parker. Speeds 94 – 96 miles per hour.
11:31 PM Approaching Highway 27, turning right on 27 which goes towards Enterprise.
11:32 PM Successful pit and attempting to box vehicle in.
11:32 PM Vehicle is back southbound.
11:34 PM On Highway 27, vehicle has wrecked and rolled over. Suspect is reported to have struck several law enforcement vehicles. ALEA – Troopers, Dale County Sheriff Deputies and Ozark Police units on the scene.
TOLD YOU – SHERIFF BYNUM AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS DO NOT PLAY
AND COMBINED WITH ALEA – TROOPERS AND WASP
OH WELL !!!
11:36 PM Ozark-Dale County 911 has rolled EMS. A Dale County Sheriff Deputy vehicle out of service due to damages when struck by suspect vehicle.
11:38 PM Suspect in custody. Suspect was driving a black Ford F-150. At this time it is unknown why suspect was eluding law enforcement but whatever the reason the suspect has another felony, and could have three felonies, one from ALEA – Trooper, Dale County Sheriff Deputies, and Ozark Police, to include damge to law enforcement which could be additional felonies.
11:44 PM WASP has now returned to routine patrol in the air.
11:47 PM Ozark EMS is on the scene.
ALEA – Communications and Ozark – Dale County 911 did a great job.
A jury returned a guilty verdict Friday morning against James Robert Suggs, convicting him of raping a 95-year-old woman in Cottonwood who suffered from dementia.
Houston County Sheriff’s deputies charged Suggs with two counts of rape in early 2025 after investigators received information about the alleged assault.
According to testimony presented during a pretrial hearing, Suggs took the elderly woman fishing and later transported her back to her Cottonwood residence using a golf cart. Investigator Brandon Barnes, a sergeant with the Houston County Sheriff’s Office, testified that Suggs sexually assaulted the victim while she was on the golf cart.
Barnes further stated that Suggs removed the woman’s diaper during the assault.
Suggs, 53, is scheduled to be sentenced next month following the completion of a presentence investigation.
DOTHAN: 08:44 AM Dothan 911 dispatched a structure fire at 907 Walnut Street in Dothan. Reports to Dothan 911 smoke visible from roof, can hear popping inside the residence, and roof caving in. Reports are a two story residential structure.
Multiple Dothan Fire Engine Companies, Pilcher Ambulance and Dothan Police are responding.
08:48 AM Dothan Fire Engine Company 10 ( West Main ) has arrived, smoke coming from second floor, making an offensive attack, second in fire engine company connect to water supply.
08:50 AM Dothan Fire Truck 1 ( Central ) has arrived, second in.
08:51 AM Dothan Fire Battalion Chief Trawick arrived.
08:51 AM Fire appears to be on first floor. Making an attack at this time. Engine 9 ( Technology ) connecting to water supply.
08:52 AM Dothan Fire Engine 5 ( Eastside ) at fire hydrant at Walnut and Wheat and bringing water supply in.
08:53 AM Dothan Fire Engine Company 9 ( Technology ) has arrived on the scene. They are on deck – which means outside prepared to enter if interrior crew gets into trouble and ready to swap out with interrior if needed to.
08:55 AM Water on fire.
09:00 AM Fire is knocked down. Still in offensive mode. Ventilation has started.
09:17 AM Red Cross has been requested to respond to help residents.
THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SEVERAL CALLS THAT WERE GOING ON IN SAME TIME FRAME
DOTHAN: 8:59 PM Dothan 911 dispatched a structure fire in the 200 block of Campbellton Highway, ACROSS from Hunt’s Restaurant. Dothan 911 reported smoke and flames visible. Multiple Dothan Fire Engine Companies, Pilcher Ambulance and Dothan Police dispatched.
THIS IS NOT HUNT’S – THIS IS NOT HUNT’S
9:02 PM Dothan Fire Engine 2 ( Lakewood ) arrived on the scene followed by Dothan Fire Egine 1 ( Central ). Reported an abandoned house where homeless people stayed, smoke and flames visible. A working structure fire.
9:05 PM Dothan Fire Engine 10 ( West Main Street ), Dothan Fire Truck 1 ( Central ) arrived on the scene.
9:06 PM Dothan Fire Battalion Chief 2, Braswell, arrived on the scene.
9:08 PM Fire on all sides, partial roof collapse. Dothan Fire Battalion Chief announced defensive fire. Fireamn are hampered on back side search due to brush on the back side.
9:09 PM Dothan Fire Rehab truck has arrived on the scene. Dothan Fire Truck 1 reports fully involved.
9:10 PM Fire hydrant water established 3 minutes ago.
NOTE: 8:41 PM Dothan Fire Engine Company 4 ( Southside ) was on a medical emergency when call dispatched.
9:11 PM The Safety Officer reports need a collapse zone. Walls are beginning to sway. Floor is collapsing. Tape is being set up for collapse zone. Dothan Fire Battalion Chief Braswell makes sure everyone on the scene is aware to maintain a collapse zone. The front has already collapsed.
ANYONE WITH SCENE PICTURES TEXT RICKEY 334-790-1729.
9:15 PM Dothan 911 ask for fireman update. Dothan Fire Department as been on scene for 10 minutes. Dothan Fire Battalon Chief Braswell said accountability for all fireman on the scene and this is a defensive attack only operation.
9:20 PM In a unrelated to this fire, Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Fire Engine Company 5 ( Eastside ) to the 200 block of South Park. A single residential structure with a smoke odor. Dothan Fire Engine Company 5 reports nothing visiible.
9:21 PM Dothan Fire Safety advised the west end blazing back up. Still have fire involvement, can not penetrate, and working on it.
9:22 PM A third line being pulled from Engine 2 to hit the front of the structure.
9:22 PM Houston County 911 is dispatching Gordon Volunteer Fire, Pansey Volunteer Fire and Ashford Volunteer Fire to reports of a structure fire at 279 Leslie Street in Gordon. Unrelated to this fire. Ashford Rescue also dispatched. Smoke odor and chemical smell.
9:28 PM Safety reports a interrior wall has just fell.
9:29 PM Outside temperature is 36 degrees according to Time and Temperature, 334-794-8441.
9:32 PM Dothan Fire Engine 5 ( Eastside ) is back in service from 200 block of South Park.
9:33 PM Gordon Fire Chief Justin McCallister is on the scene on Leslie Street in Gordon.
9:34 PM Gordon Fire Chief Justin McCallister advised everyone to downgrade response. Ashford Volunteer Fire and Pansey Volunteer Fire can return to service. Have Ashford Fire Chief Jimmy Posey continue. No Houston County Sheriff Deputy needed on the scene at Leslie Street in Gordon.
9:37 PM Ashford Rescue is back in service and cancelled response to Leslie Street in Gordon.
9:39 PM Engine 2 is doing air bottle swap.
9:41 PM In an unrelated Dothan Fire Engine Company 6 ( Napier Field Road ) on a medical emergency on Woodcliff.
9:42 PM Ashford Fire Chief Jimmy Posey has arrived on the scene on Leslie Street in Gordon.
9:43 PM DALE COUNTY – Coroner John Cawley and Deputy Coroner David Grubbs have arrived at Coroner’s Office after a call where a person has been deceased for several days and was just found after a welfare check. Time of call was 8:05 PM
9:47 PM Unless something happens ending coverage of this fire.
