Domestic Dispute Ends in Shooting

A domestic dispute Thursday afternoon on Winston County Road 6 ended with one woman in the hospital and one man in jail. Michael Whitman, who lives in the Rabbit Town Community was reportedly in a dispute with Sara Prescott of Walker County in Whitman’s vehicle. Sara got out of the vehicle and was walking down the road when Whitman pulled up next to her and shot her in the thigh through his passenger window with a 22 cal rifle. An 18-wheeler driver and neighbors saw Prescott on the road and called 9-1-1. The Winston County Sheriff’s Off office, Double Springs Police, Double Springs and Ashridge Fire Departments and RPS Ambulance responded. Prescott was transported by helicopter to UAB where is listed in stable condition. Whitman was later arrested in Double Springs and is being held in the Winston County jail.