Ricky Chu Ortiz is WANTED by A-Advantage Bonding and The Houston County Sheriff Dept. I have made contact with Mr. Ortiz (last week), he called his lawyer Monday and lost service and tried calling back. Mr. Ortiz could be in the Dothan or Ozark area. For any tips or information on Mr. Ortiz whereabouts please contact Brandon Brock at 334-333-9350
Lt. Scott Owens said officers responded around 2 a.m. on Feb. 11 to the 2100 block of Saddlewood Trail, where they found a man with non-life-threatening injuries. The victim told police he encountered someone inside his home and was shot while trying to get the person to leave. The suspect fled the scene.
Within two hours, officers located and questioned a person of interest, but his alibi was verified and he was cleared.
Police say the suspect appeared to be someone known to the victim. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with surveillance footage between midnight and 2 a.m. is asked to contact Dothan Police at 334-615-3632 or submit video through the department’s online evidence portal.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A special agent assigned to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s SWAT Team was hospitalized after being struck by gunfire in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday evening, ALEA is confirming.
Heavy police presence on Long Leaf Drive in Montgomery near the Montgomery Regional Airport. At least a dozen units from the Montgomery Police Department, Montgomery Fire and Rescue, Montgomery County Sheriff’s office, FBI, and U.S/ Marshall’s Office are in the scene.
Authorities say the shooting happened while ALEA SWAT members assigned to the Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit were working an enforcement detail in the area.
The ALEA – State Bureau of Investigation Agent was reported to have been shot in the leg. The suspect is reported to have been killed by law enforcement.
ENTERPRISE | RICKEY STOKES NEWS
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.
DOTHAN | RICKEY STOKES NEWS
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.
MONTGOMERY | RICKEY STOKES NEWS
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.