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Arrests Made for Marijuana, Firearms in FP

By Southern Torch Staff the apartment officers and investigators found

FORT PAYNE, Ala. numerous loaded firearms, — According to Fort Payne a large quantity of Police Chief Randy Bynum: marijuana, two sets of On Tuesday, August 8, at scales, plastic baggies, and approximately 9:30 pm a large amount of currency. Chief Randy Bynum stated Also, in this residence were Fort Payne Officers were two small children. dispatched to 207 Watkins DHR was contacted for Ave NE Apt 192 for a the children’s safety. The welfare check on children subjects were each charged that reside at that with the following: residence. • Shauni Shae Wells:

Bynum stated as Possession of Marijuana officers approached the 1ST, Possession of Drug apartment, they detected a Paraphernalia and strong odor of marijuana in Chemical Endangerment of the area. Officers made contact with a resident, while some officers were at the front door, a subject was attempting to exit the back door carrying a backpack. The male subject a Child with bond totally $100,500.00 • Tyron Antwone Tripp: Possession of Marijuana 1ST, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Chemical Endangerment of attempting to exit the back a Child with bond totally was identified as Drake $100,500.00 Lamar Kirkland, age 27 of • Drake Lamar Fort Payne. Chief Bynum Kirkland: Possession of stated due to the Marijuana 1ST, Possession overwhelming odor of of Drug Paraphernalia and marijuana officers Chemical Endangerment of detained Kirkland, Tyron a Child with bond totally Antwone Tripp, age 20 of $100,500.00 Gadsden, and Shauni Shae Subjects were Wells, age 20 of Fort Payne. transported to Fort Payne Investigators with the Fort Police Department without Payne Police Department incident and later were contacted and arrived transferred to the DeKalb on the scene. Once inside County Detention Center.

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the mayor. Lingerfelt did not return any of the calls requesting comment. Our questions were: • When did you decide to hire a private investigator to investigate the Police Department? • What has the investigator found? • What was the cost of the private investigator? • Why do you prefer to communicate to out of town media over local media when you make your announcements?

Southern Torch has not been contacted by any officials from Rainsville inquiring about the video or the circumstances in which it was presented. Had the inquiry been made, we would have happily explained to Lingerfelt that it was anonymously delivered. Lingerfelt rarely returns our requests for comment. Southern Torch has also reached out to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and they have assured us that the video did not originate there.

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