Chief Assistant DA Deborah Tillman retires after 25 years of service
MOBILE, AL (WALA) Mobile County Chief Assistant District Attorney Deborah Tillman has retired after 25 years of service to the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office.
District Attorney Ashley Rich stated, “Deborah Tillman is remarkable, and it has truly been an honor to have her sit beside me as the Chief Assistant District Attorney for the past 10 years. This office is a better place because of all that she has done for this community and the citizens of Mobile County. We are so proud of her accomplishments at the District Attorney’s Office, and I want to thank her for making such a lasting impression on so many people during her career.”
COVID-19 cases at the Forsyth County Jail have surged again, with a total of 185 people, including 157 inmates and 28 staffers, testing positive since the outbreak began, according to the latest numbers released Friday by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.Â
On Tuesday, the state health department reported a total of 116 people infected during the jail outbreak, 97 inmates and 19 staffers.
The jail outbreak is the second largest in the state, behind the Mecklenburg County Jail which has had 405 cumulative COVID-19 cases. Thirty cases are active. There are 29 residents in custody with COVID-19, one resident has been hospitalized and an additional 293 residents are housed in either respiratory isolation or respiratory quarantine due to potential exposures, according to a spokeswoman for the Mecklenburg jail. There have been no COVID-19 related deaths there, she said.