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WATERTOWN â The trial of a local man accused of criminal tampering when he reportedly took down a Gay Pride flag that hung in front of City Hall last year is scheduled to start on Monday.
Donnie Lee Barrigar, of Union Street, was charged with third-degree criminal tampering on June 23 after he allegedly took down the flag that hung in front of City Hall in celebration of Gay Pride.
At the time of his arrest, Mr. Barrigar said he was well within his Constitutional rights to take down the flag. He insisted that heâs protected by his First Amendment rights to use the Gay Pride flag in his protest, saying he gets his views about homosexuality from his religious beliefs.
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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.