Posted Christian Prescott
BCSO release
SUMMERDALE, Alabama A Summerdale man was arrested and charged with possession of obscene matter Tuesday after the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at his residence.
Christian Prescott, 24, of Summerdale is being held on a $15,000 bond at the Baldwin County Corrections Center.
According to a release issued Wednesday by the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, investigators seized electronic devices after executing a search warrant related to an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) case at a residence on Brook Way in Summerdale. The devices will be analyzed by a digital forensic investigator, according to the release.
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By John Underwood / john@gulfcoastmedia.com
MOBILE, Alabama Baldwin County Sheriff Huey “Hoss” Mack and a Baldwin County Sheriff’s deputy have been denied qualified immunity in a civil lawsuit filled by the mother of a Louisiana man who was shot following a single vehicle accident on Interstate 10 in 2017.
U.S. District Court Judge William Cassady, in an order filed April 19, dismissed a Monell liability claim against Mack stating that it was “inapplicable as a matter of law,” but denied the motion for summary judgement made by Mack and Deputy Matt Hunaday writing that “Without question, ‘the standard for excessive force is clearly established,’” against Hunaday, and that “plaintiff has made an adequate showing that this is the kind of recurring situation presenting an obvious, highly predictable potential for violation that can trigger liability for failure to train, even in the absence of a pattern of v
The Rev. Marty Hamilton
SUMMERDALE, Alabama After National Day of Prayer observances were modified or cancelled last year because of COVID-19, in person services are once again being planned for Thursday, May 6 in the central and north Baldwin areas.
According to its website, nationaldayofprayer.org, the National Day of Prayer is a vital part of our heritage. Since the first call to prayer in 1775, when the Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming a nation, the call to prayer has continued through our history, including President Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation of a day of “humiliation, fasting, and prayer” in 1863.
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By John Underwood / john@gulfcoastmedia.com
LOXLEY, Alabama Loxley resident Mary Calhoun got a big surprise when family and friends gathered to celebrate her 106
th birthday on Saturday, April 10 at her home just off Jenkins Farm Road in Loxley.
“People came from everywhere,” said Calhoun, who officially turned 106 on Tuesday, April 13, “most of them I knew. There were even a few I didn’t know.”
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LOXLEY, Alabama No evidence of a bomb was found after units from the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and Loxley Police Department were called to the Buc-ee’s Travel Center in Loxley Tuesday night.
According to a social media post by the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, units responded to the area at around 7 p.m. Tuesday in reference to a bomb threat.
“The area is being evacuated so further investigation can take place,” according to the post.
At around 8:20 p.m., a follow-up was posted:
“No devices were located. Loxley PD will be conducting an investigation into the origin of the call.”