86-year-old convicted in 1980 death of south Alabama police officer dies in prison
86-year-old convicted in 1980 death of south Alabama police officer dies in prison Updated Feb 20, 2021; An 86-year-old man convicted of killing a south Alabama police officer has died in prison. Donald Lewis Owen, convicted in the 1980 shooting death of Chickasaw Police Officer John Dotson, died at 1:51 a.m. Monday at William Donaldson Correction Facility, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. At the time of his death, said Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates, Owen was under the care of prison medical and died of natural causes. The deadly shotgun shooting happened April 8, 1980...