Man accused of threatening to harm Birmingham mayor and bomb Linn Park indicted on federal charges
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
Posted Apr 28, 2021
SWAT Team arrives at Linn Park ahead of the curfew, Monday, June 1, 2020, in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. (Tamika Moore/AL.com) (Tamika Moore/AL.com)
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A 50-year-old man accused of threatening to put a bomb in Linn Park, and also threatening Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, has been federally indicted.
The Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney’s Office on Wednesday announced the indictment against Brian Stephen Vest. He is charged in a one-count indictment issued Tuesday charging the Warrior man with engaging in conduct with the intent to convey false and misleading information regarding the use of a weapon of mass destruction, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.
Arrest made in Lone Pine homicide
Prineville man shot and Redmond man arrested in connection with Lone Pine incident
A Redmond man was arrested Monday in connection with the death of a Prineville man in Lone Pine.
On the morning of Sunday, April 18, a Jefferson County Sheriff s Deputy responded to a report of a deceased person on Lone Pine Road in Jefferson County, Jefferson County District Attorney Steve Leriche reported.
At this location, the deputy observed a deceased person identified as Edgar Morales, age 30, who was located next to his white Ford truck. Morales, from Prineville, appears to have died from a gunshot wound.
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Family demands answers in fatal Birmingham police shooting: ‘I just want to see my baby,’ grieving mom says
Updated Apr 14, 2021;
The grieving parents of a 28-year-old man who police say died in an Easter Sunday armed confrontation with Birmingham police are demanding answers in the slaying.
His father, Desmon Ray Sr., and mother Lashonda Wilson held a news conference Wednesday outside police headquarters. They were joined by their attorneys Johnathan F. Austin and Richard Rice.
The family said they have not been allowed to see their son’s body since he was fatally shot by police and have not heard from police or city officials since the shooting 10 days ago, despite repeated requests.
Award-winning Hoover teacher charged with sexual abuse
Updated 7:49 PM;
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An award-winning Hoover teacher has been arrested on a felony sex charge.
Vincent Joseph Chiaramonte, 41, is charged with first-degree sexual abuse/forcible compulsion. He is a teacher at the Riverchase Career Connection Center (RC3) but has been on leave since the investigation began almost a year ago.
Efforts to locate an attorney who could comment on Chiaramonte’s behalf weren’t immediately successful.
According to Hoover police, the investigation began May 31, 2020. Chiaramonte was initially arrested on a misdemeanor charge through Hoover Municipal Court. He was placed on leave in June 2020.