HAMILTON POST—A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, has claimed the life of a Haleyville man. Jared W. Townsend, 26, was critically injured when the 2024 Kia Telluride that he was driving left the roadway, overturned and then struck a tree. Townsend was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and was transported to Cullman Regional Medical Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.

The crash occurred on U.S. 278 near the 52 mile marker, approximately two miles west of Addison, in Winston County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.

HAMILTON POST—A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 8:10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, has claimed the life of an Addison man. George D. Bailey III, 65, was fatally injured when the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 that he was driving left the roadway, struck a culvert, became airborne, overturned and then struck a tree. Bailey was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash, was ejected and pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash occurred on Winston County 41 near Winston County 3705, approximately five miles north of Addison, in Winston County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.

HAMILTON POST – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 11:05 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, has claimed the life of a Haleyville man. Barry L. Cox, 64, was fatally injured when the 2006 GMC Canyon pickup he was driving left the roadway, overturned and struck a tree. Cox was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash, was ejected and pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash occurred on Cranal Road near Sipsey Fork Road approximately eight miles north of Double Springs, in Winston County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.

HAMILTON POST – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 5:46 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, has claimed the life of a Phil Campbell man. Bobby P. Martin, 58, was fatally injured when the 2014 Harley Davidson motorcycle he was operating left the roadway and struck a tree. Powell was thrown from the motorcycle and pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash occurred on Marion County 25, near Bexar Avenue, less than one mile northwest of Hamilton, in Marion County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.

QUAD CITITES POST – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10:33 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, has claimed the life of a Spruce Pine man. Gregory A. Pugh, 75, was critically injured when the 2013 Harley-Davidson motorcycle he was operating struck a dog. Pugh was transported to Russellville Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.

The crash occurred on Franklin County 22, near Franklin County 52, approximately 10 miles south of Russellville, in Franklin County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.

QUAD CITIES POST — A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 9:02 p.m. Monday, June 22, has claimed the life of a Guin man. Justin L. Stidham, 25, was critically injured when the 2006 Suzuki VZ800 motorcycle he was operating was struck by the 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe driven by Kristy L. Comer, 44, of Brillant. After the initial impact, the motorcycle left the roadway and struck a sign. Stidham was thrown from the motorcycle and was transported to North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss. for treatment. Comer was injured and transported to Northwest Regional Health in Winfield for medical treatment.

On Monday, June 29, Stidham succumbed to his injurie and was pronounced deceased while at the hospital.

The crash occurred on Alabama 253 near the six mile-marker, approximately three miles northeast of Guin, in Marion County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.

MARION COUNTY – In May of last year, at the request of the Hamilton Police Department, Special Agents assigned to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Stat Bureau of Investigation (SBI) launched an investigation concerning a child exploitation investigation involving a School Resource Officer with the Hamilton Police Department.

The suspect, identified as Mardrea Dashawn Massey, 31, of Sulligent, was temporarily serving as a School Resource Officer with the Hamilton Police Department when the investigationbegan.ALEA SBI completed its investigation and turned over the case file to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office. The case was presented to a Marion County Grand Jury on Monday,

April 13, 2026, which resulted in the indictment of Massey on charges of a School EmployeeEngaging in a Sex Act with a Student Under the Age of 19 and School Employee Distributing or Soliciting Obscene Material to or from a Student.  Massey was booked into the Marion County Jail.

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HAMILTON POST – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 2:09 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, has claimed the life of a Moulton man. Ethan B. Mitchell, 22, was fatally injured when the 2019 Ford F-250 he was driving left the roadway and struck multiple trees. Mitchell was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash occurred on Alabama 195 near the 34 mile marker, approximately eight miles east of Haleyville, in Winston County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.