Deputy News

By Fran Hunt Greene Publishing, Inc. A Greenville man was recently arrested and charged after battering a Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy.

Seth Grundhoefer Courier Staff Writer A Jefferson County judge set a $60,000 cash bond for the care of dozens of horses that were confiscated in Dupont following a criminal investigation in January.

The Delaware County Sheriff's Office has had success the past eight months with its revamped "Most Wanted" list, but Special Deputy Derek Bailey said he knew exactly how successful it was when he recently got hits on subjects as far away as Massachusetts and South Carolina.

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The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a man wanted for an aggravated assault.

A Franklin County deputy credits his bulletproof vest with saving him from serious injury after a crash on icy roads on Monday evening.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a man wanted for an aggravated assault.

An 83-year-old man has been arrested in the death of a deputy who was struck and killed while riding his Jefferson County Sheriff's Department motorcycle last month.

Jefferson County officials have discussed using low risk inmates to clean roads and other areas throughout the county to fill a void created by layoffs in the roads department.

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Prosecutors believe they can and will convict Brandon Bradley of the murder of Deputy Barbara Pill, and that a judge will order him executed.

Jefferson County sheriff's officials beefed up their visibility and presence at Bottenfield Middle School Thursday after a Facebook post hinted a potential violence at the school.

Howard Jones, 64, of Etowah County, was killed around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday on I-59 near the exit for Oporto-Madrid Boulevard, Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Chris Moore said.

It appears no further criminal charges will result from a December 2012 incident in which an off-duty Jefferson County sheriff's deputy was found slumped over the wheel of his patrol vehicle and a responding deputy removed a partially consumed bottle of liquor from the vehicle.

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Based on current information, the sheriff's office plans to have all non-essential employees leaving in time to be home safely no later than 3 p.m. Sworn personnel will continue normal operations up until road conditions become hazardous to travel.

The Laurel County Sheriff's Office is seeking information on the person or persons who threw the remains of the three labs in a ditch on East Pittsburg Church Road on Thursday afternoon.

A teenager charged with capital murder could be released on bond after his trial, set to begin Monday morning, was pushed back again.