On Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at approximately 3:00 PM, officers responded to a theft call at a local business in the 3000 block of S. Oates Street. The suspect was attempting to leave the business with merchandise in his possession which he did not pay for. As an employee attempted to stop him, he began a physical confrontation with the employee over the merchandise. Officers arrived and were able to take the suspect into custody without further issue.
The suspect, identified as 30 year old William Edward Blizzard of Panama City Beach, FL, was charged with one count of Robbery Third degree and his bond was set at $15,000.00.
On July 27, 2022, Timothy David Lloyd of Dothan was charged with 31 counts of Sexual Abuse First Degree and 25 counts of Sodomy First Degree. Lloyd, who is still in the Houston County Jail on those charges, has now been charged with 29 counts of Sexual Abuse of a Child Less than 12 on August 28, 2023. These new charges are a result of an ongoing investigation related to an additional victim. His bond for these new charges has been set at $870,000.00. Due to the sensitive nature of this case, no additional information will be released.
On Thursday August 24, 2023, the Dothan Police Department was contacted by medical staff at Southeast Health and advised a female was there attempting to recover a child she claimed she had left at their facility on August 13, 2023, with one of their employees in the hospital lobby. The female stated she gave birth at her residence in the 1100 block of Tate Drive on August 13th and within the first few hours she took the newborn child to the hospital and gave the child to an employee and left. The female stated she did that because she did not want the child and it cost too much money. The female’s family was unaware the female was pregnant or had delivered a child until yesterday, Wednesday August 23, 2023. That’s when the family of the female became concerned and wanted to recover the newborn child. The female and family members went to Southeast Health this morning attempting to find the person the newborn child was given to because that is what they were led to believe by the female.
As the investigation began, it was quickly determined the female never went to Southeast Health on the date she alleged. A formal interview was conducted with the female who attempted to continue her same story. When presented with the fact we had proven she never took the newborn child to the hospital as she claimed, she told investigators she had taken the newborn child and wrapped him in a blanket and placed it into a trash dumpster at an apartment complex on the west side of town. She stated when she placed the newborn child in the dumpster, he was still alive. Investigators went to that location and located a trash compactor attached to a dumpster. The dumpster was seized by the Dothan Police Department and taken to the City of Dothan land field where investigators and officers sifted through the contents. During that process, the remains of a newborn child were located wrapped in a mattress protector that was in a zipped-up duffel bag. Those remains have been sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Montgomery for confirmation that those remains are in fact the missing newborn child.
The mother of the newborn child, Jakayla Ashanti Williams, 18 years old of Dothan, has been charged with one count of Capital Murder.
Williams had no connection or affiliation with the apartment complex where she left her newborn child at. It is unknown why she chose that location.
On Sunday, August 20, 2023, at approximately 5:05 PM, the Dothan Houston County 911 Center received a call advising someone had been shot in the 800 block of S. Appletree Street. Specific details were not obtained until officers arrived on scene. Once they arrived on scene, they discovered a black male victim lying in the front yard who had sustained a single gunshot to the head. Dothan Fire and Rescue arrived, assessed the victim, and determine he was deceased from his injury. Several individuals at the scene were detained for questioning. The victim has been identified as, Keith Atkins, 61 years old of Dothan.
After speaking to several individuals and processing all information and evidence, it was determined the suspect who fired the weapon was Arthur Lee Wilson Jr. It is believed the two were involved in a physical altercation just prior to the shooting. When the physical altercation concluded, Arthur began firing a weapon at Atkins, striking him in the head. Both Atkins and Wilson lived at the location where the incident took place, and it is unknown what led up to the altercation. While executing a search warrant at the residence, multiple firearms were located in Wilson’s bedroom, two which were confirmed stolen. Among the weapons located, one of them is believed to be the weapon used in the altercation.
Arthur Lee Wilson Jr., 53 years old, has been charged with one count of Murder with $1.5 Million bond, and two counts of Receiving Stolen Property Second Degree which have $30,000.00 bond for the two.
On July 31, 2023, the Dothan Police Department received a report alleging possible child abuse of a child under the age of 12. An investigation into the allegations was immediately started which took several days to complete. As a result of the investigation, investigators have charged Aneka Cloresse Knight, 25 years old of Dothan, with one count of Willful Abuse of a Child. Her bond was set at $15,000.00. Due to the sensitive nature of this case, not further details will be released.
On Friday, August 11, 2023, at approximately 11:00 PM, officers responded to a strong-arm robbery at a local business in the 1900 block of S. Oates Street. An employee of the business stated the suspect entered the business and began concealing merchandise in his clothing. The employee attempted to stop the suspect when he began to leave without paying for the merchandise. The suspect pushed the employee out of the way and exited. Once outside, the employee attempted to stop the suspect again and the suspect assaulted the employee and fled on foot. Utilizing a K-9, officers were able to track the suspect to the rear of an adjacent business where he was found hiding in the bushes and taken into custody. The employee was not injured during this incident.
Jonathan Gregory Gunter, 37 years old of Dothan, was charged with one count of Robbery Third Degree. His bond was set at $15,000.00.
On Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at approximately 9:30 PM, officers responded to a reported theft from a business in the 300 block of Columbia Highway. When officers arrived, it was determined the suspect attempted to leave the business with merchandise without paying for it. An employee attempted to stop the suspect, but the suspect assaulted the employee then left with the merchandise. Using video surveillance, the suspect was identified as Lorenzo Gregory Fortenberry and a look-out was issued for him. Later the same night, Fortenberry was located and taken into custody without incident. The employee was not injured during the incident.
Lorenzo Gregory Fortenberry, 38 years old of Dothan, was charged with one count of Robbery Third Degree. His bond was set at $10,000.00.
On August 3, 2023, the Dothan Police Department conducted a search warrant at the home of Allenia Crittenden, 35 years old of Dothan. She was subsequently charged with one count of possession of Child Pornography, three counts of Bestiality, and one count of Filing a False Police Report. The investigation was the result of a tip sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Alabama Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Investigators with the Dothan Police Department’s Special Investigation Unit obtained digital evidence that revealed Crittenden was in possession of a video file containing child sexual assault material. Videos depicting Crittenden having sexual conduct with a canine was also recovered. Additional electronic and recording devices were seized from the residence to be analyzed. The canine was recovered in the home.
Dothan Animal Services responded and took possession of the canine. The canine appeared in good health and will remain in protection of the Dothan Animal Services until legal proceedings can be filed.
Crittenden was booked in the Dothan City Jail with a bond totaling $39,000. The investigation is still ongoing.
On Sunday, July 30, 2023, officers responded to a call for domestic violence in the 2600 block of Robindale Circle. The suspect, who was identified as Cavasia Adams, was believed to be in the 800 block of Chickasaw Street. Officers located the suspect on Chickasaw Street and took him into custody. While in the back of a patrol car, Adams was able to maneuver his way out of the back of the patrol car and escape while still in handcuffs after causing minor damage to the interior of the patrol car. After a short foot pursuit, Adams was taken into custody and transported to the Dothan City Jail.
Cavasia Rashaude Adams, 24 years old of Dothan, has been charged with Domestic Violence Second Degree, Destruction of State Property, and Escape Third Degree. He is currently being held in the Houston County jail with no bond.
Cavasia Rashaude Adams Domestic Violence 2nd degree Destruction of State Property Escape 3rd degree
On Friday, July 28, 2023, at approximately 4:50 AM, officers were dispatched to a local hospital for a gunshot victim that arrived by personal vehicle. The adult female victim arrived with an injury to the head that was later determined to be the result of a gunshot. The victim was conscious, alert, and talking but was taken to surgery due to the moderate to severe injury she sustained. Through the course of the investigation, it was determined her boyfriend, Clint Edward Browning, was the person responsible for the injury that occurred during an altercation between the two while in the 1300 block of Coe Dairy Road.
Clint Edward Browning, 45 years old of Dothan, was charged with one count of Domestic Violence First Degree. He is currently in the Houston County Jail with no bond.
Clint Edward Browning – Domestic Violence First Degree
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