Special Response Team and Narcotics investigators served a search warrant after a weeks-long investigation and arrested three people as well as seizing drugs and guns. Investigators arrested and charged Jaquez McCraney (32), Desmond Williams (29), and Efosa Willis (25) with several charges relating to the investigation. Police seized drugs, guns, and cash from the search.
For several weeks, VICE/Narcotics Investigators, working on information, were investigating an illegal drug operation in the area of the 900 block of Sixth Avenue in Dothan. Investigators found that people involved were selling drugs including mushrooms, cocaine and marijuana. Since the investigation revealed the suspects were commonly in possession of firearms during the sale of narcotics, the Special Response Team (SRT) was used in the operation.
On May 17, 2024, the Special Response Team, along with the VICE/Narcotics Division investigators, executed a search warrant on the residence. During the search, investigators seized 1 ½ pounds of marijuana, 5.7 ounces of Psilocybin mushrooms, 3 grams of cocaine, 8 Adderall pills, and 2 MDMA (Ecstasy) pills. Investigators also found 3 firearms, which included an AK-47 rifle. A money counter along with $3,400 in US Currency was also found. The following people were arrested following the search:
Jaquez McCraney (32) of Dothan- Possession of Marijuana 1st degree and Four counts of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance.Desmond Williams (29) of Dothan- Possession of Marijuana 1st degree and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.Efosa Willis (25) of Dothan- Possession of Marijuana 1st degree and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
(DOTHAN, Ala.)- A search is underway for a man and woman accused of killing a man around May 8, 2024. Courtney Ingram (33) and Richard Bishop Jr. (31) are accused of killing Patrick Parrish (54) of Dothan. Officers and Investigators discovered Parrish’s body after a welfare check was conducted at his residence in the 1300 block of Coe Dairy Road. The cause of death is being investigated by the Alabama Department of Forensic Science in Montgomery. If anyone has information on the location of Ingram and Bishop, they are asked to contact the Dothan Police Department or their local law enforcement agency. The couple should be considered armed and dangerous.
On May 8, 2024, Dothan Police officers were called to the 1300 block of Coe Dairy Road to conduct a welfare check on the resident, Patrick Parrish, when an unusual amount of time passed while having no contact with Parrish. When officers arrived on scene, they noticed a foul odor coming from the area of the residence. Officers tried to make contact by knocking on the door with no contact. A short time later officers located Parrish’s body under the residence, and he was pronounced deceased. The positioning of the body was indicative of foul play, and investigators were called to the scene.
While processing the crime scene, investigators noticed the victim’s pick-up truck was missing from the residence. Investigators discovered that Parrish had last been seen with Courtney Ingram and Richard Bishop before his death and were seen leaving in the victim’s vehicle. The vehicle was recovered days later in Eufaula, Alabama. While the cause of death is being investigated, the manner of death was determined to be homicide. Investigators have received enough evidence to charge Ingram and Bishop with one count of Murder each. This investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with any information on the case is encouraged to call the Dothan Police Department.
Our thoughts are with the family of Patrick Parrish as they begin to cope with this family loss.
Dothan Police Investigators charged Kenneth Ray Craddock (45) of Dothan with Assault 1st Degree. Craddock was charged after shooting another person in a residence shared with several other individuals in the 300 block of North Bell Street. The victim is receiving treatment at a local hospital for what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. Craddock was taken to the Houston County Jail on a $30,000 bond.
Just after 8:00 am on Wednesday May 8, 2024, Dothan Police officers responded to a residence in the 300 block of North Bell Street for reports of a man with a gunshot wound. Officers arrived on scene within two minutes of being dispatched. Officers entered the house and found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the back. Officers acted quickly and provided basic first aid to the victim until paramedics could arrive. As officers were securing the scene, the suspect, identified as Kenneth Craddock, was walking back to the residence from the 200 block of North Bell Street. Craddock immediately admitted he was the shooter and was detained by officers.
According to people on scene, a verbal dispute led to the shooting. Craddock, after the shooting, left with the firearm and that firearm has not been recovered. During a search warrant of the residence, investigators located two firearms that were not the weapon used in the incident. Kenneth Craddock was arrested and charged with Assault 1st degree with a $30,000 bond.
Kenneth Ray Craddock (45) of Dothan- Assault 1st degree, $30,000 bond
DOTHAN, Ala.- Dothan Police arrested Keith Shedrick Pullin (35) of Dothan for Attempted Domestic Violence 1st degree and Assault 1st degree after he used his vehicle to ram the victim’s vehicle to try to make her stop. Pullin was taken to the Houston County Jail with a $60,000 bond.
Around midnight on May 2, 2024, Dothan Police were dispatched to a vehicle crash in the 1100 block of East Newton Street. According to multiple people, the incident began at Plum Lounge on Montgomery Highway. The victim, who had a prior domestic relationship with Pullin, was at Plum Lounge to pick up a friend. As the victim was trying to pick up her friend, Pullin approached her and began an argument. The victim rushed her friend into the vehicle to drive away. Pullin ran to his vehicle and began to chase the victim.
Pullin used his vehicle to ram the victim’s vehicle several times in an attempt to make her stop her vehicle. After the last collision, Pullin’s vehicle crashed and overturned. Pullin was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The victim and her friend were checked at the scene for their injuries. After conflicting stories from Pullin and the victim, investigators were able to pull surveillance footage at the intersection of North Oates and West Powell Street that show Pullin chasing the victim’s vehicle.
Once discharged from the hospital, Pullin was arrested and charged with Attempted Domestic Violence 1st degree and Assault 1st degree with a $60,000 bond.
Everyone deserves relationships free from domestic violence. If you or someone you know is dealing with domestic violence, they can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or the House of Ruth Dothan at 334-793-2232.
Keith Pullin (35) of Dothan- Attempted Domestic Violence 1st degree and Assault 1st Degree, $60,000 bond.
DOTHAN, Ala.- Dothan Police arrested and charged Mario Eugene Bianchetti (49) of Dothan with Domestic Violence 1st degree, Attempted Domestic Violence 2nd degree, and resisting arrest after altercation at Dothan apartment complex. Bianchetti was transported to the Houston County Jail on a $78,000 bond.
On May 4, 2024 around 9:45 pm, Dothan Communications Center dispatchers received a call of a burglary in progress at Oates Estates Apartments (3055 Flynn Road) and dispatched the Dothan Police Department.
When officers arrived on scene, two bystanders had the suspect, identified as Mario Bianchetti, detained until police arrived. Police discovered Bianchetti went to an apartment in order to see one of the victims, who had a prior domestic relationship with Bianchetti. Bianchetti, according to witnesses, kicked open the front door to the apartment where he was confronted by the two friends of the victim. Bianchetti became violent and the two friends were able to detain him for police. During the struggle, Bianchetti bit one of the friends. Bianchetti was checked at the scene for head and neck pain while the friend also received treatment for the bite.
It was also discovered Bianchetti had been to the apartment earlier in the day. Bianchetti, during that visit, attempted to kick down the door but was unsuccessful. Bianchetti was arrested and charged with Attempted Domestic Violence 2nd degree (for the earlier attempt to kick the door down), Domestic Violence 1st degree and resisting arrest.
Everyone deserves relationships free from domestic violence. If you or someone you know is dealing with domestic violence, they can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or the House of Ruth Dothan at 334-793-2232.
Mario Bianchetti (49) of Dothan- Domestic Violence 1st Degree, Attempted Domestic Violence 2nd degree, and Resisting Arrest, $78,000 Bond.
Every shooting incident in Dothan is investigated by Investigators from the Criminal Investigation Division as well as the Gun Unit. The Gun Unit has worked tirelessly to find those responsible for shootings in Dothan and take action. Two search warrants, Hutchins Street and Lingo Street, executed by Dothan Police Department’s Special Response Team and Aviation Unit resulted in six individuals being arrested on various crimes as well as 6 firearms being seized. All the individuals arrested are under the age of 16 and State Law prohibits releasing their information. Of the firearms seized, there were five handguns and one AR-15 style rifle.
The charges for these individuals include Receiving Stolen Property 2nd degree (stolen firearms), Certain Persons Forbidden to Carry Firearms, Burglary 3rd degree, and Possession of Marijuana.
Chief Benny and the Dothan Police Department remain committed to public safety in the community. The Dothan Police Department will continue to take an aggressive stand on this type of dangerous activity and asks for the community’s help. If anyone has any information on crime activity, they are encouraged to contact the Dothan Police Department at 334-793-0215.
On April 27, 2024, Dothan Police Investigators charged Keith Jamer Cleveland (61) of Dothan with two counts of Attempted Murder after a fire at the victim’s residence was determined to be set deliberately. One of the victims and Cleveland had a prior dating relationship.
Shortly after midnight on April 27, 2024, Dothan Police Officers and the Dothan Fire Department were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of Rosewood Drive in Dothan. Initial reports were that a vehicle and residence were fully engulfed by fire. The residents were able to leave the residence before the house caught on fire completely. During the investigation, it was discovered that a victim’s tires were slashed with a sharp instrument before the fire.
The suspect used an accelerant to start the fire of the vehicle before it spread to the residence since it was parked in the garage. Investigators learned that Cleveland had threatened one of the victims with violence prior to the fire starting. Cleveland was arrested and charged with two counts of Attempted Murder for the two victims in the residence. Cleveland’s bonds total $120,000.
Keith Cleveland (61) of Dothan- 2 Counts of Attempted Murder, $120,000 bond
Shortly before 8:00 pm on Thursday April 25, 2024, the Dothan Communications Center received emergency calls for a male shot at an apartment complex in the 2200 block of Westgate Parkway. When Officers arrived, they found a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper torso. Officers quickly assessed the injury, according to their training, and applied a “chest seal” to the victim to stabilize him until paramedics could arrive on scene. The male was transported to a local hospital where he underwent surgery. The victim started in critical condition and is now in stable condition.
Dothan Investigators and Forensic Services personnel processed the crime scene. The victim was unable to give many details of the crime due to his injuries. At this time, the investigation to find the person responsible is underway. We ask that, if anyone has any information about this crime, they contact the Dothan Police Department at 334-793-0215 or 334-615-3632. The Dothan Police Department is wishing a speedy, successful recovery for the victim.
On April 24, 2024, Investigators arrested Arthur Jordan Hubbard (34) of Dothan for crimes committed between February 8 and March 13. According to Investigators, Hubbard went to a business in the 2800 block of Horace Shepard Drive on February 8 and unlawfully entered 5 different vehicles at the business. Hubbard stole tools and a sign from different vehicles. On February 29, 2024, Hubbard went to a business in the 100 block of Mance Newton Road where he broke into a storage building where he stole power tools. On the same night, Hubbard went to a storage unit business in the 400 block of West Carroll Street and broke into several different storage units. Hubbard was, again, stealing power tools.
Finally, on March 3, 2024, Hubbard went to a business in the 700 block of Harrison Road where he unlawfully entered four different vehicles. Hubbard stole power tools from those vehicles. Hubbard was discovered when trying to sell items that were known to have been stolen from these crimes.
Hubbard has been arrested and charged with 9 counts of Unlawful Breaking and Entering a Motor Vehicle and 2 counts of Burglary 3rd degree. His bonds total $130,000.
Arrthur Jordan Hubbard (34) of Dothan- 9 counts of Unlawful B&E a Motor Vehicle and 2 counts Burglary 3rd Degree- $130,000 bonds
On April 24, 2024, Robin Osborne Morse (66) was charged with one count of Assault 2nd Degree (assaulting a healthcare worker) and two counts of Harassment (involving officers) while at a local hospital. Morse was taken to the hospital after being involved in three different vehicle crashes. In one crash, Morse was attempting to assault pedestrians in the 800 block of Memphis Street when she crashed into a residence. After leaving the scene, Morse was involved in another crash near the intersection of Third Avenue and Pleasant Drive before leaving the scene. Morse crashed into another vehicle near Southeast Health in the 1100 block of Ross Clark Circle where the vehicle was finally disabled. Morse was taken to a local hospital after the crash.
At about 4:30 pm, Dothan Police Officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Memphis Street for reports of a suspect, described as a white female with shoulder length white hair driving a gray sport utility vehicle, attempting to run over pedestrians with her vehicle. After the suspect missed the people walking in the roadway, the female stopped her vehicle and began yelling at the pedestrians. Once past the vehicle, the pedestrians reported the female accelerated her vehicle towards them a second time. While trying to assault citizens with her vehicle, the suspect crashed into a residence after driving over the curb. One of the pedestrians recorded the encounter using a cell phone, which was shown to officers at the scene. After striking the residence, the female left the scene. No pedestrians or citizens on Memphis Street were injured.
Soon after officers arrived on Memphis Street, Dothan Communications Center received another report of a crash near the intersection of Third Avenue and Pleasant Drive that involved a gray SUV. Officers, recognizing the description of the vehicle, immediately responded to the scene. However, the female left the scene of the crash prior to officers getting on scene. A short time after this crash another crash was reported at the intersection of Haven Drive and Ross Clark Circle involving the gray SUV. Officers responded to the scene and found the vehicle with the driver, identified as Robin Morse, at the scene. The vehicle had been disabled from the third crash.
Morse was taken to a local hospital to receive treatment from the crashes. While at the hospital, Morse became disorderly with officers and nurses at the hospital. While trying to treat Morse, she kicked a nurse as well as two officers that were on scene. Morse was restrained by officers and hospital staff.
Morse has been arrested and charged with Assault 2nd degree and two counts of Harassment. More charges are pending from the earlier events and pending toxicology tests.
Robin Osborne Morse (66)- Dothan Assault 2nd Degree and 2 counts of Harassment- $17,000
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