April 2025 – Dothan Police Department

April 28, 2025

Mugshots of the Day 04-25-2025 through 04-27-2025

All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Dakota Lee Albritton – Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Marieflore Angevil – Giving False Identification to a Law Enforcement Officer

Jordan Jeremy Armstrong – Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Emmanuel Tayshawn Blackmon – Sodomy 1st x2, Sexual Abuse 1st

Rashawn Tremayne Borders – Possession of Marijuana 2nd

Sharee Vickers Evans – Possession Marijuana 2nd, Tampering with Physical Evidence

Brooklyn Renee Graf – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance

Justin Brian Green – Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Patrick Jacque Anthony Jack – Public Intoxication

William Eugene Johnson – Possession of Drug Paraphernalia x2, Possession of Marijuana 2nd

Kayci Allan McCoy – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Arron Shontell McCray – Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Henry Lee Ricks – Possession of Marijuana 2nd

Mark Anthony Roberts – Arrest of Fugitive from Justice

Daniel Jermaine Vickers – Tampering with Physical Evidence

Michael Cortez Whigham – Possession of Marijuana 2nd

Jose Luiz Perez Perez – Domestic Violence 3rd

Donald Edward Brown – Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Kenneth Kazyion Davis – Possession of Marijuana 2nd, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Tydarious Larakeio Smith – Public Intoxication, Possession of Marijuana 2nd

Jacob Shane Thompson – Possession of Marijuana 2nd

Roderick Dewayne Ware – Domestic Violence 3rd

April 25, 2025

Mugshots of the Day 04/24/2025

All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Michael Allen Clinton Hysmith – Domestic Violence 3rd

Trebbie Lamar Lee – Theft of Property 2nd

Dumir Raykwon Sewell – Possession of Marijuana 2nd

Bettia Quintese West – Hindering Prosecution 1st

Deshawn Antoin Williams – Arrest of Fugitive from Justice

April 24, 2025

Mugshots of the Day 04-24-2025

All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Christopher James Edman – Dissemination/Display of Child Pornography X7

Kayveyonna Jamircle Lashay Herring – Possession of Marijuana 2nd

David Roger Hill – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Marijuana 2nd

Haley Cheyenne Kirkland – Chemical Endangerment

Shane Mclin – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance

Christina Lynn Owens – Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Roberto Fabricio Vasquez Pena – Possession of Marijuana 2nd, Hold for Other Agency

April 23, 2025

Mugshots of the Day 04-22-2025

Edward Lee Brown – Possession of Marijuana 2nd

Dion Darnell Culver – Possession of Marijuana 2nd

Melvin Depree Culver – Unlawful Breaking and Entering a Vehicle x5

Angela Kay Evankovich – Obstructing Government Operations

Joshua Gianni Haire – Public Intoxication

Xervarious Raynard McGrue – Unlawful Imprisonment 1st, Domestic Violence 3rd, Harassment

Roderick Charles Melvin – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance

April 22, 2025

Mugshots of the Day 04-21-2025

All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Ramel Quantez Bradley – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance

Zavier Jovon Jenkins – Torture/Willful Abuse of a Child

Philip Justice – Owen King – Attempting to Elude

Mason Andrew Liles – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance

Jonathan Edward Register – Driving Under the Influence

Christa Gabrielle Williams – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance

Ed Xavier Daronte Wright – Obstructing Government Operations

April 21, 2025

Dothan Man Charged After He Drives Off with Victim’s Child in Backseat

(DOTHAN, Ala.) On April 16, 2025, Dothan Police investigators charged Isaiah Jamal Turner (32 years old) of Dothan with Interference with Custody after driving off with the victim’s child in the back seat. The charges stem from an altercation between Turner and the victim when Turner made sexual advances, which were unwanted and rejected. The victim, feeling uncomfortable, asked Turner to stop the vehicle. When the vehicle stopped in the 100 block of Westgate, the victim tried to get her child. Turner locked the doors and drove away. Turner has been charged with one count of Interference with Custody and placed in the Houston County Jail.

Dothan Police officers responded to a business in the 100 block of Westgate Parkway in reference to a disturbance. Officer met with the victim and they told the officers they were riding with Turner to a doctor’s appointment. Turner made sexual advances toward the victim, which she did not want. After being rejected, the victim asked Turner to let them out of the vehicle. After several requests, Turner stopped and the victim got out of the vehicle. As the victim was trying to get a child out of the backseat, Turner locked the doors and drove away from the scene. In phone calls to Turner, he refused to return the child.

As officers were taking information and preparing to issue alerts for the child, an officer noticed a vehicle looking like Turner’s at the Dothan City Jail. The driver was identified as Turner and he had the child, who is under the age of two, in his vehicle. Turner was taken into custody since he was in no way related to the child and had no legal basis for taking the child. As a result, Turner was charged with Interference with Custody. The child was reunited with the victim.

Isaiah Jamal Turner (32) of Dothan- Interference with Custody, $15,000 bond

April 21, 2025

Mugshots of the Day 04/18/2025 through 04/20/2025

All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Kashif Hassan Brown – Possession of Marijuana 2nd

Cynthia Nicole Davison – Possession of Marijuana 2nd, Arrest of Fugitive from Justice

Detavian Tyqwan Durr – Tampering with Physical Evidence

Brett Stephen Keel – Tampering with Physical Evidence

Naythan Christopher Law – Arrest of Fugitive from Justice

Brian Tryon Lynn – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance

Deon’ta Ramiro Marqwan Burns – Domestic Violence 3rd

Vera Mae Critten – Possession of Marijuana 2nd

Desmi Martinez Flowers – Possession of Marijuana 2nd, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Jarvis Kenta Jackson – Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Desmon Vantrell Riley – Theft of Lost Property 3rd

Alexis Veronica Weems – Possession of Marijuana 2nd

Tyrus Larell Jones – Possession of Marijuana 2nd

Willie Robinson – Public Intoxication, Obstructing Governmental Operations

Barry Stephens – Arrest of Fugitive from Justice

Nichole Joy Williams – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance

April 9, 2025

Grace Bridges Murder Solved; Suspect in Custody after 15 years

(DOTHAN, Ala.) On March 17, 2010, Dothan Police Officers responded to Dedert’s Furniture Store at 966 South Park Avenue for reports of a person suffering a medical event. When officers arrived, they realized the victim, who was identified as Grace Bell Bridges, was suffering from a single gunshot wound. Tragically, Grace Bridges was pronounced deceased at the scene. The investigation led investigators in 2010 to believe the motive was an attempted robbery that led to the death of Bridges. Unfortunately, the case went unsolved for more than 15 years despite some promising leads.

No murder case that is unsolved is ever closed. Cold cases are regularly reviewed as technology evolves and new investigators are assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division. Investigators, armed with a fresh perspective, went over the evidence and reinterviewed witnesses as a part of the review for this case. After the review, investigators felt they had enough evidence to seek an indictment of the person they believed was responsible for the crime. In consultation with the District Attorney’s Office and District Attorney Russ Goodman, investigators presented their evidence to a Houston County Grand Jury. On April 9, 2025, the Houston County Grand Jury returned an indictment on the suspect, a 32 year old male who was 17 at the time of the crime, for the murder of Grace Bridges. The subject was taken into custody on the outstanding murder indictment on April 9, 2025 and placed in the Houston County Jail. Since the offender was under 18 at the time of the crime, Alabama Juvenile Privacy laws prohibit releasing any other information.

While the case had gone unsolved, investigators never gave up in trying to identify Grace Bridges’ killer and bring them to justice. It is our hope that Grace Bridges’ family can finally feel some semblance of peace knowing her killer has been identified and charged even though we know nothing can bring Grace back. The unwavering determination of investigators in 2010 as well as the investigators who obtained the indictment is a testament to their relentless pursuit of justice to identify those responsible for the death of Grace Bridges and bring them to justice for her family. Our thoughts are with Grace Bridges’ family as they move to the next chapter in their search for justice for Grace’s death.

The Dothan Police Department extends our deepest gratitude to the numerous witnesses who came forward from 2010 to 2025 and to Grace Bridges’ family for their steadfast commitment to justice and support of the Dothan Police Department.

-Chief Will Benny

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April 4, 2025

Juvenile Charged with Shooting at Dothan Police Officer and is in Custody

(DOTHAN, Ala.) On April 2, 2025, just before 11:00 pm, Dothan Police Officers responded to reports of a subject with a firearm at the intersection of North Range Street and Alabama Avenue. When officers arrived on scene, the subject matching the description given by the citizen who reported the incident started running from the scene. As officers gave chase, the subject was joined by two other individuals. One of the individuals pointed a firearm at the officer and fired a single round. Fortunately, the officer was not struck and was unharmed. All three suspects were able to escape that night despite K-9 officers attempting to track the subjects.

The Dothan Police Department Gun Unit was working on an unrelated case and responded to start the investigation. During the course of the investigation, investigators were able to identify the person who pulled the trigger as a 15-year-old juvenile. Investigators were able to develop enough probable cause the juvenile was responsible for the shooting and have charged the juvenile with one count of Attempted Assault 1^st of a Peace Officer. The juvenile was placed in the Southeast Alabama Diversion Center as the request of a Juvenile Probation Officer.

Due to Alabama’s juvenile privacy law, no further information can be released at this time. The Dothan Police Department would like to thank the citizens who initially reported the incident as well as those who helped aid in the investigation. Actions like these will not be tolerated in our community. Whether someone is committing gun violence in the community or on a sworn law enforcement officer, the Dothan Police Department will find those who violate the law, who put citizens and officers in danger, and will fully hold them accountable according to the law.

Chief William E. Benny

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