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A Brewton man is being held without bond and will have an Aniah's Law hearing to see if he will stay behind bars after being charged with sexual abuse I, sodomy I, rape I, incest and aggravated surveillance involving an underage girl. Jack Clarence Shultz, 50, 33 Matthew Lane, appeared before Escambia County District Judge Eric Coale Tuesday afternoon for a bond hearing and said he understood the charges and that he'd already hired a lawyer. Brewton Attorney Earnie White confirmed he and his...
One person is dead, another is hospitalized and the Atmore Police Department is seeking the suspect or suspects in an early-morning shooting Monday. According to Atmore police reports, officers responded to the area of Carver Avenue and King Street about 2:15 a.m. in reference to a shots fired complaint. When officers arrived they reported that two people had been shot. Both victims were transported to Atmore Community Hospital where Robert Starks of Atmore was pronounced dead. The other victim...
A fox and bat in the northern end of Escambia County, Fla., have tested positive for rabies and the Alabama Department of Public Health has confirmed that a bat found in the Flomaton area in Escambia County, Ala., has also tested positive for the disease. Casey Grant, senior public health environmentalist with the Escambia County (Ala.) Health Department, confirmed the bat found in the Flomaton area in March tested positive for rabies. He also noted there was human exposure. The bat was taken...
