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Two arrested for burglarizing store By MITCH SNEED Editor
THE FORECAST: Sunny weather continues today, and we stay cool. The high will be close to 60, and most places north of Birmingham won’t get out of the 50s. Expect another cold morning Sunday; Northeast Alabama drops into the 30s again, and some of the colder spots could very well see a freeze. Best chance of frost at daybreak Sunday will be generally north of a line from Florence to Cullman to Anniston to Roanoke. Counties like Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Cullman, DeKalb, Cherokee, Etowah, Calhoun, Cleburne, and Randolph. There is small risk of a scattered light rain Sunday as a warm front pushes northward; moisture will be very limited, but you might encounter a few raindrops during the middle of the day. Sunday’s high will be in the upper 60s with intervals of sunshine.
POLICE BLOTTER Woman arrested for child abuse after marijuana detected in infant
Woman arrested for child abuse after marijuana detected in infant Portia Buchanan, 31, of Alexander City was arrested by the Alexander City Police Department April 1 for child abuse. “We were contacted by DHR after she gave birth to a baby,” Assistant Chief Jay Turner said. “The baby had tested positive for marijuana.” Turner said that all infants are screened at birth and when they show a positive for a drug, they are charged with abuse or chemical endangerment.
Man caught trying to get marijuana into jail
Cornelius Siran Lockhart, 26, of Dadeville was arrested on April 3 by the Alexander City Police Department for promotion of prison contraband, possession of marijuana, possession of pistol by a violent felon and driving under the influence. “He was arrested for DUI,” Turner said. “He was searched initially and again before entering the jail. He had not alerted us to having it on the initial search. On the final search before entering jail, he was found to be hiding 6.8 grams of marijuana in his underwear.”
The quick response by the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department to an alarm at a business led to the arrest of two men for burglary. Timothy Lamar Pulliam, 48, of Camp Hill and Charles William Marable, 45, of Tuskegee were arrested early
Friday morning and charged with third-degree burglary and fourth-degree theft of property, as authorities say they broke into and took items form the Walnut Hill Eagle store. According to Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett, deputies responded to a 12:26 a.m. call of an alarm going off at the business. The caller was also able to give a description of a vehicle seen in near the
‘Three on a String’ concert April 16 By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Birmingham based Three on a String is set to perform at White Acres Saturday, April 16 as a benefit for Christian Workers in Action. “There are a lot of folks in the area that like them,” Jerry Bynum said. “This is a great entertaining group.” The evening is fundraiser to help those in the area. “It will be a fundraiser for Christian Workers in Action,” Bynum said. “We are a non-denominational group that helps people and groups in Tallapoosa County like the Girls Ranch and Camp ASCCA.” The musical comedy show should be a fun evening. “It will be good wholesome entertainment at White Acres,” Bynum said. “And the evening also includes a steak or chicken dinner.” See PERFORM • Page 3
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Setting the Course
Left, The Blue Team of Leadership Lake Martin David Thomas, Mary Lyman Boone, Karen Kison, Martha Boyd, Matt Bishop and Will Dark pose for a photograph at the Sportplex Friday afternoon. The Blue Team was helping to install signs for the disc golf course at the Sportplex as part of a project with Leadership Lake Martin. Above, David Thomas and Martha Boyd cut a timber for a sign on the disc golf course at the Sportplex Friday afternoon.
A 62-year-old man is facing sexual abuse charges after allegations surfaced that he had inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old girl. According to a release from Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett said an incident occurred on a boat near the Paces Point Boat Landing near Dadeville on April 3. Due to the nature of the allegations, few details were released, but Abbett Carleton said that Christopher Durand Carleton, 62, of Dadeville was taken into custody on April 3. He has been charged with enticing a child to enter a vehicle for immoral purposes and second-degree sexual abuse. “In cases of this nature we naturally want to protect the victim first,” Abbett said. “But we also want to complete the process of forensic interviews before releasing any information. The charges listed are a result of the findings of that investigative process.” See ASSAULT • Page 3
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Abbett said that the investigation is ongoing.
Marine Police sporting a new, larger boat on Lake Martin
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Walnut Hill Eagle at the time of the sounding of the alarm. “Deputies responding to the call observed and stopped the vehicle near the business,” Abbett said. “After the stop, and as a result of the investigation cigarettes and alcohol were recovered from the vehicle.” Both Marable and Pulliam remained in the Tallapoosa County Jail late Friday afternoon.
Capt. John Archer, left, and Sgt. Mark Fuller talk with their agency intern Friday before taking a new, larger boat on Lake Martin.
For boaters on Lake Martin who could spot the unmistakable site of one of the old closed type boats piloted by the marine police in the past, get ready for a new look on the water this season. Members of the central district of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Marine Police Unit were on the water Friday in a new boat that is designed to give the officer more flexibility, maneuverability and speed on the water. Capt. John Archer was on the boat with Sgt. Mark Fuller on Friday at Wind Creek before taking the sleek, open-cockpit boat out on the water. He said when he first came to the central division, one of the things that was apparent was the need for larger, more modern crafts.
“I had been in South Alabama before coming here and this is the style we had there,” Archer said. “We found it to be ideally suited for what we are called on to do on a lake the size of Lake Martin, we feel like this will serve the needs much better than what we have used in the past.” From bow, to the bars on the stern that protect the two 220 horsepower outboard engine, the boat measures about 30 feet, with a full 9 meters on the lower profile, semi-rigid boat itself. Another noticeable difference is the cockpit of the boat. The boats that were used on Lake Martin were enclosed. That was not a good fit on summer days where you could fry an egg on the dock around the lake. “That is going to be nice,” See BOAT • Page 3
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