HEADLAND: This past week Survival Flight, the air transport medical helicopter stationed at Headland Airport, held a luncheon with a very important announcement.
Survival Flight seeing the need for emergency medical transport of injured K-9 Government Service K-9’s implemented a K-9 transport service by air. NOt all vet’s are equipped to medically treat in emergency situations K-9’s which are shot, stabbed or otherwise injured in the line of duty.
In order to make this a reality, it took the coordination of multiple parties. And one very important part was Republican Alabama State Rep. Rick Rehm.
After being contacted, Republican Alabama State Rep. Rick Rehm, which represents Henry and Houston County, began working with fellow legislators and developed legislation which allowed the emergency transport.
The agency with the injured K-9 will contact Survival Flight which will fly to the scene, take the handler and K-9, and transport by air to the nearest provider. A lot of time in Alabama that is Auburn University. If the handler is not available then another trained handler will fly along with the crew on Survival Flight.
Auburn University Vet School has embraced this idea and made it a reality.
While none involved has any desire for this to happen, prepardness is the key. And Survivial Flight and others made it a reality in the event an emergency happens.
Republican Alabama State Representative hit the ground running when elected. He makes almost all council meetings in Henry County and civic club meetings. When contacted, he works with local and Montgomery to come up with a solution. Assisting his was Alabama U.S. Representative Barry Moore and Aide Alex Reynolds.
THANKS for all you do.
The video opens with Dothan Police K-9 finding cocaine hidden and also in a take down.
DOTHAN: 09:39 AM Sharier AlQuan Caesar (25) of Greenville, North Carolina, the suspect in the attempted murder on Sunday at Wiregrass Commons Mall is in custody of Dothan Police Department.
Attorney Chris Williams, who Caesar turned himself into, turned him into Dothan Police Department this morning.
More details are expected to be released later.
UPDATED @ 11:51 AM
The suspect and attorney turned in at Houston County Sheriff Department at 411 N. Oates Street. Houston County Sheriff Captain James Ivey had a Houston County Sheriff Deputy transport the suspect to the Dothan Police Headquarters and turned custody over to Dothan Police.
After questioning and processing at Dothan Police the suspect will be transported to the Houston County Jail. All felonies aer required to be placed in the county jails. The Dothan Police policy, even when they arrest on a felony, they book into the Dothan City Jail first, in order for them to have their own set of arrest report, data on the person, fingerprints, pphotographs and DNA. After the processing the person on a felony is then transported to Houston County Jail where they process and if they have a bond, they can make bond. Most likely this case has a no bond. Within 72 hours of arrest the defendant will appear in before Houston County District Court Judge Benjamin Lewis for first appearance. He will be advised of his rights, the charges against him, can he afford an attorney and if not one will be appointed for him. If no bond or a bond he can not afford, his attorney can request a bond hearing which are normally held on Thursday’s. The defendant, or attorney has 30 days from arrest to request a preliminary hearing which is only a probale cause hearing. The rules of evidence do not apply in a preliminary hearing. Probably a crime was committed and probably this person did it. A preliminary hearing is only a fact finding hearing,not a innocent/guilty hearing.
When Dothan Police arrest on a misdemeanor offense, they are booked also into the Dothan City Jail. But can make bond at Dothan City Jail.
It gets confusing: Misdemeanor cases, unless as a companion to a felony, go to Dothan Municipal Court located at 210 N. St. Andrews. Felony cases go to Houston County Jail and then either in District or Circuit Court. If arrested on view or an arrest warrant – the case begins in District Court beofre Judge Lewis. In Alabama, all felonies must go before Grand Jury ( which in my opinion is a waste of time and money ), and if indicted the case goes to Circuit Court with one of the 5 Circuit Court Judges.
WHY IS GRAND JURY A WASTE? A group of 18 people, in a private room, secret, hear testimony from the prosecution. No defense witnesses. The defendant has the right to appear before the Grand Jury, but the the defendant attorney can not be present but the prosecutor can be. So no matter guilty or innocent, a person is a fool to appear without his legal counsel and the prosecutor can extract things to use against you. And court is seldom about the truth! The forperson of the Grand Jury is often times not aware, they are in charge and can tell the prosecutor to step outside. It is not the District Attorney who is to legally run the Grand Jury but the forperson. The District Attorney can not be in Grand Jury when they vote to indict. But if you hear only one side of the story, a Grand Jury can indict a ant for eating an elephant. But that is Alabama Law.
Remember, the United States spent $ 50 million dollars trying to indict President Bill Clinton. In Alabama, for less than $ 50 dollars, we could have had him indicted and probably on death row!!!
Sorry system,if it offends you, prove I am wrong.
Now if you are arrested on a Grand Jury indictment and had not been arrested, your case begins directly in Circuit Court.
ENTERPRISE: 07:44 AM Enterprise Fire, Enterprise Rescue and Enterprise Police are on a structure fire dispatched by Enterprise 911. The location is 708 Simmons Street in Enterprise.
On arrival of the first fire engine smoke was reported from the ridge line of the residence.
At 07:58 AM Enterprise Fire Engine Company reported fire under control.
Anyone with scene pictures TEXT RICKEY 334-790-1729.
DOTHAN: 10:42 AM Dothan 911 dispatched a motor vehicle accident with injuries, West Main Street and Ross Clark Circle. Inside the circle in the west bound lanes of traffic, a small SUV verses a semi truck.
The small SUV struck the semi from behind. A older person was driving the small SUV. The driver was injured but did not appear to be serious injuries.
The patient was transported by Pilcher Ambulance, non emergency, to a Dothan hospital.
DOTHAN: The Troy murder suspect has been identified as 20 year old Korion Michael Salter of Dothan. Salter is the one shot at the mall after alledgely threatening a man in the barbershop that he was going to kill him when he walked out. Salter is under heavy law enforcement guard in a local hospital. He was alert and conscious at the scene and during transport to the hospital by Dothan Fire and Pilcher Ambulance. Reports Salter coded after being in the hospital and went to surgery. Salter is listed in critical condition.
Pike County Sheriff Department has arrest warrants for Murder on Salter. Dothan Police will probably charge with Shooting Into An Occupied Dwelling also.
Case still under investigation.
DOTHAN: Dothan 911 dispatched shots fired at Wiregrass Commons Mall.
Before units could get on scene, within seconds, reports of one with gunshot wound to the head.
Multiple Dothan Police and Houston County Sheriff Deputies on scene. Multiple Dothan
UPDATED @ 10:18 AM MONDAY
UPDATED @ 7:44 PM – 3:54 PM Time dispatched – From what RSN understands at this time; a male subject was getting his haircut in Wiregrass Commons Mall, just outside Dillard’s. Two or three male subjects came into the mall with a bag. One of the subjects is alleged to have told the person getting a hair cut they were going to kill him when he left the barbershop, and they walked back into the middle of the mall. They are alleged to have pulled a weapon ( the two or three in the middle of the mall ), at which time the one getting his haircuit pulled a weapon. Unknown which shot first, but the one or one’s in the middle of the mall pulled a pistol/rifle. The one getting a haircut shot the ones in the middle of the mall who said they were going to kill him, striking one on the head. The others fled. The one getting a haircut unloaded ( by shooting ) his weapon and fled to the bathroom. Houston County Sheriff Lt. Bobby Hopkins was working off duty in Dillards, heard the gunfire and ran TOWARDS the gunfire finding the one in the middle of the mall. As other officers arrived they found the person who was getting his haircut hiding in the bathroom. The only person shot was transported to the hospital. was conscious when left but coded later and went to surgery. Sources within Dothan Police and Pike County Sheriff Department have confirmed the person shot ( one shot in the middle of the mall ) is the suspect that Pike County Sheriff Department has been looking for as the suspect in the murder recently in Pike County of a Dothan man. Dothan Police is investigating and been in contact with Pike County Sheriff Department. Multiple agencies assisted Dothan Police, such as Houston County Sheriff Department, ALEA Troopers, Kinsey Police Department, and Ashford Police Department in shutting down the entrances/exits while the mall was searched for people hiding and/or suspects.
6:00 PM Dothan Police investigated an edged weapon assault in the 500 block of North Oates. The edged weapon assault took place at another location. Dothan Police Criminal Investigation Division is conducting an investigation.
4:55 PM Dothan 911 dispatched a motorcycle verses utility pole at North College and East Newton Street. The person was transported as trauma alert and reported to be in critical condition. Dothan Police CRASH Team is investigating.
Also during all of this, multiple medical calls: 4:01 PM; 4:02 PM; 4:40 PM; 4:55 PM Wreck College and Newton; 5:09 PM Structure Fire on Vista Grande that turned out to be an outdoor fire; 5:20 PM Motor vehicle accident with injuries at Prevatt and Ross Clark Circle; 5:37 PM Structure fire, shed fully engulfed, Webb Road and Burkett Road; 6:00 PM Edged Weapon Assault; 6:04 PM Medical Call; 6:10 PM Medical Call; 6:27 PM Medical Call; 6:38 PM Haz-Mat Call; 6:42 PM Medical Call; 6:43 PM Medical Call; 6:49 PM Medical Call; 7:16 PM Structure Fire S. St. Andrews which turned out to be an outdoor fire; 67:26 PM Medical Alarm; 7:27 PM Medical Call; 7:56 PM Medical Call. This does not account for all law enforcement calls.
And the Dothan 911 dispatchers did an outstanding job!!!
COTTONWOOD: 2:20 AM Houston County 911 dispatched an edged weapon assault in the 900 block of Metcalf Street in Cottonwood this morning at 2:20 AM.
Houston County Sheriff Deputies, Cottonwood Rescue and Cottonwood Police responded.
The victim was at one location and the suspect was at another. Houston County Sheriff Deputies cleared the scene for Cottonwood Rescue to enter the scene. The victim was transported, emergency, to Southeast Health. Condition is unknown.
A suspect was identified and later transported to Houston County Jail.
Houston County Sheriff Deputies and Criminal Investigators were reported to have been on the scene until after 7:00 AM this morning.
UNCONFIRMED, but information is domestic and alcohol innolved.
UPDATED @ 4:21 PM
Sheriff Press Release
On October 10, 2025 The Houston County Sheriff’s Office responded to an Edge Weapon Assault that had just occurred in the 900 Block of Metcalf Street in Cottonwood.
Once deputies arrived on scene, the victim was located and they began rendering aid. The suspect was quickly apprehended and identified as Thomas William Smith (34) of Cottonwood. The victim received multiple stab wounds to his neck and back. EMS transported the victim to a local hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The Houston County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division responded to the scene and began their investigation. Various Search Warrants were executed and evidence of the assault was recovered. Investigators determined this act of violence was a result of an argument between the victim and offender.
Thomas William Smith was arrested and charged with Assault II and Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Smith is currently being held in the Houston County Jail under No Bond.
