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November 11-12, 2017 Vol. 125, No. 225 www.alexcityoutlook.com 75¢
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McDaniel trial likely delayed until 2018 By MITCH SNEED Editor
While court records show the murder case against Matthew Clate McDaniel set for the plea docket Monday in Dadeville, prosecutors say a trial will likely not come until next year. McDaniel is charged with murder in the death of Norman Dean Crayton.
the not guilty plea that McDaniel and his attorney Davis Whittelsey entered previously in the case. Court records show the case is still set for the Nov. 27 trial term, but District Attorney Jeremy Duerr said this week that it is unlikely that the case will be called until possibly the spring trial term. “We have a very heavy load right now and it doesn’t appear that the case
The case has been widely followed since McDaniel was arrested in the early morning hours of Jan. 17, 2016. Hunters had found Crayton’s body in a wooded area off Barron’s Bridge Road south of Dadeville. Investigators indicated that the victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds. While the plea date is set Monday, it is unlikely that anything will change
will be called in the upcoming term,” District Attorney Jeremy Duerr said. “There is still a lot to be settled before this is ready for trial. I would hope it could go the following term.” While that date has not been set, it would likely be late February for the next Dadeville trial term. See MCDANIEL • Page A3
Recent data shows immigrant impact in state and area By DONALD CAMPBELL & MITCH SNEED Staff Writers
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Alexander City’s Joe Shaw poses in front of a B-17 inside the 390th Bomber Group Museum in Arizona. Shaw served in the Air Force for 30 years and was trained in gunnery and as a flight engineer on the B-17. Below are Shaw’s first service photo at the age of 19 and one taken a few years ago, in the uniform he wore when he retired from service.
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92-year-old Shaw says Air Force changed his life By MITCH SNEED Editor
Joe Shaw gets a twinkle in his eye when he talks about his military service. Now 92, Shaw served 30 years in the Air Force and followed that up with another career of service with the U.S. Postal Service. Today on Veterans Day, his wife Kaye wanted people
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“People thank me for my service. I thank the service for having me.” — Joe Shaw Air Force Veteran to know why being a veteran means so much to Joe and all the vets who helped make our See VETERAN • Page A7
VETERANS TRIBUTES Today
• Bill Nichols State Veterans Home at 10 a.m.
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• Charles E. Bailey Sportplex at 2 p.m.
• To see photos of veterans across the area, see Pages B5 & B6 inside.
Based on recent information gathered by the American Immigration Council, Alabama has a relatively small immigrant population that has been growing rather steadily in recent years. The council’s information gathered said the top five countries immigrants to Alabama came from are Mexico, Guatemala, India, South Korea and Germany. Even though the state’s immigrant population may be relatively small, it made up 5 percent of the state’s workforce in 2015. According to the study immigrants in Alabama represent nearly 4 percent of the state’s total population, yet a variety of industries rely heavily on immigrants. Nearly 13 percent of all workers in life, physical, and social sciences fields are immigrants, as are 12 percent of construction and extraction employees. In Alexander City and Tallapoosa County, immigrant families have had an impact in significant ways, yet not enough to where local institutions have had to make major changes to the method of services they offer to the public. One place immigrants are a small yet noticeable portion of the population is in the local school system. “I estimate that around 4 percent of our student population are children of immigrant families,” Alexander City Schools Superintendent Dr. Darrell Cooper said. Cooper said many of the students who are from immigrant families are Hispanic, but there are also a number of students who come from Korean families as well. See IMMIGRANT • Page A7
Cases against Highway 280 murder suspect combined By MITCH SNEED Editor
Area officials investigate at the crime scene in a Sept. 19 shooting on Highway 280. The charges against the suspect, Harrison, will be addressed in one court rather than two districts.
A man accused of shooting a man to death as he drove down Highway 280 will have all of his charges addressed in one court rather than seeing the spread out over two districts. Nicholas Seth Harrison, 21, of Valley was arrested and charged with capital murder, reckless endangerment and shooting into an occupied dwelling or vehicle. Harrison also faces additional charges stemming from a traffic stop in Dadeville the night of the shooting. After the Dadeville traffic stop he was charged with speeding and possession of a controlled substance. Judge Kim Taylor moved traffic and drug possession charges to Alexander City from Dadeville in court Thursday. “The charges were all part of the same See 280 • Page A3
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