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Man Charged with Assault and Burglary

On Thursday, July 20, 2023, officer responded to the 2100 block of Denton Road for an assault and burglary. Officers located the suspect, Daryl Connacious Buggs, and detained him for investigative purposes. It was determined Buggs had entered a storage unit and a vehicle and taken property from both without the owner’s permission to do so. While being confronted for his actions, Buggs used a lock he had removed from the storage unit to assault two individuals with.

Daryl Connacious Buggs, 45 years old of Dothan, was charged with two counts of Assault Second Degree, one count of Burglary Third Degree, and one count of Breaking and Entering a Motor Vehicle. His bond was set at $40,000.00.

Daryl Connacious Buggs –
*Assault 2nd Degree X2
*Burglary 3rd Degree
*Breaking and Entering a Motor Vehicle
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Man Charged with Assault and Fleeing

On Saturday night, July 22, 2023, at approximately 11:45 PM, officers were dispatched to an assault in progress at Oates Estates Apartments on Flynn Road. When officers arrived, the suspect fled from the parking lot in a vehicle in an attempt to evade capture. Officers attempted to stop the suspect, however, he refused to stop and performed evasive maneuvers to avoid capture once again. After a brief vehicle pursuit, officers were able to successfully end it before taking the suspect into custody.

Deontavious Summerset, 24 years old from Blakely, Georgia, was charged with one count of Domestic Violence Strangulation and one count of Attempting to Elude. His bond was set at $36,000.00.

Deontavious Ty’rus Summerset –
Domestic Violence Strangulation
Attempting to Elude
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Man Charged with Kidnapping

On Sunday, July 23, 2023, the Dothan Police Department was contacted by a concerned family member who reported a female family member was unaccounted for. The victim was last seen approximately twelve hours earlier in the company of her boyfriend, Tarrence Lee Wright. At that time family members were concerned for the victim’s safety due to Wright being in possession of a firearm. Family members had attempted to contact the female victim at her residence on W. Selma Street but were unsuccessful. While there, family members noticed some unusual circumstances that casued them to be concerned for the safety of the victim, so they notified law enforcement.

When officers arrived, they were unable to make contact with anyone inside the residence. Officers noticed several things that led them to believe a physical altercation had taken place outside the residence. While officers were on scene, they were able to make contact with the victim by telephone. During the conversation, officers believed the female could possibly be in distress, and she would not give her current location. A search warrant was prepared and executed at the victim’s residence. While executing the search warrant, investigators located the victim and her boyfriend, Tarrance Lee Wright. Investigators also located a pistol inside the residence.

The victim had several facial injuries and contusions on her head where she stated Wright had beaten her with a pistol. She also stated Wright would not allow her to leave the residence, answer the door for anyone, or allow anyone to know her location. The victim was treated for her minor injuries and will make a full recovery.

Tarrence Lee Wright, 31 years old of Dothan, was charged with one count of Kidnapping First Degree, one count of Domestic Violence First Degree, and one count of Certain Persons Forbidden to Possess a Pistol. He is currently being held in the Houston County Jail with no bond.

Tarrence Lee Wright –
Kidnapping 1st Degree
Domestic Violence 1st Degree
Certain Persons Forbidden to Possess a Pistol

 

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Dothan Man Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Child

In June of 2023, it was reported to the Dothan Police Department of possible sexual contact with a child by an adult male that occurred in the city limits of Dothan. An investigation began and at the conclusion, an arrest warrant was obtained for Sexual Abuse of a Child less than 12 years old on 38-year-old Avery Lerenzo Sanders of Dothan. Sanders was arrested on the warrant on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. His bond was set at $30,000.00. Due to the sensitive nature of this case, no further information will be released.

Avery Lerenzo Sanders
Sexual Abuse of a Child less than 12 years old
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Counterfeit Suspects Apprehended After a Pursuit

On Thursday, June 22, 2023, at approximately 11:15 AM, Dothan Police Officers responded to Dollar General on Westgate Parkway in reference to individuals passing counterfeit currency. It was reported the suspects were on a white Tesla passenger car and had already left the business. While officers were there, it was learned the same suspects had either attempted or completed similar fraudulent activities at several other Dollar Generals in the surrounding area, both inside and outside of Dothan. It is unknown at this time if these individuals are responsible for similar crimes in other states.

Business personnel at the Dollar General were able to advise officers the suspects were at another Dollar General Store in Midland City at that moment. A Dothan officer arrived at that location to find the suspect vehicle leaving. The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle, however, the vehicle refused to stop and made several evasive maneuvers attempting to prevent apprehension. This led to a vehicle pursuit going north on Highway 231. During the pursuit, suspects began throwing U.S. Currency out of the windows. It was later determined the U. S. Currency was counterfeit. The speeds of the pursuit reached a level that was determined to be unsafe for those involved as well as others on the highway. The Dothan officer terminated the pursuit north of Midland City on Highway 231.

Within minutes, the Dothan Communication Center received notification from Ozark Police Department that they had the suspect vehicle stopped and three suspects in custody. This was after the suspect vehicle attempted to flee from Ozark officers as well. Ozark was already looking for the same vehicle due to information that was disseminated to them earlier today about the same vehicle and suspects committing a crime in Henry County.

It is very early in what is going to be a lengthy investigation that will consist of several more man hours, interviews, evidence collection and processing, and collaboration with multiple other agencies.

As for now, Dothan Police Department has arrested three suspects and charged them each with ten counts of Unauthorized Possession of a Forged Instrument First Degree. Those suspects are:

Shelby Eugene Pole Jr., 19 years old of Tampa, Fl

Iyanna Lashawn Pole, 20 years old of Tampa, FL

Tramel Michael Newson, 23 years old of Tampa, FL

This is an ongoing investigation and additional charges are pending.

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Victim Gets Cut With a Knife During Domestic

On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at approximately 10:00 PM, Dothan Police Officers responded to an edged weapon assault on Pleasant Drive. Officers found a victim outside the residence with several lacerations to both arms that were consistent with an edged weapon. It was determined the female suspect, who was inside the residence at that time, had used a kitchen knife against the victim during an altercation between the two of them. The suspect, Deundra Savanna Lovable Lavette, 26 years old of Dothan, was taken into custody and charged with one count of Domestic Violence Second Degree. Her bond was set at $30,000.00.

The victim was transported to a local hospital where they received treatment for the lacerations. The victim is expected to make a full recovery.

Deundra Savanna Lovable Lavette
Domestic Violence Second Degree
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Murder Suspect Arrested

On Friday, June 16, 2023, Justin Cordelro Britt, 34 years old of Dothan, turned himself in at the Dothan Police Department for an outstanding warrant for Murder. Britt is accused of the Murder of Shamel Roscel Hagler that occurred on February 22, 2023, on Monroe Street.

Justin Cordelro Britt
Murder
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Man Charged with Willful Abuse of a Child

On Friday, June 16, 2023, the Dothan Police Department began investigating a report of possible child abuse against a child under the age of 16 that occurred in the city limits of Dothan within recent days. As a result, Prince Kamoku McFaul, 32 years old of Dothan was charged with one count of Torture/Willful Abuse of a Child. His bond was set at $15,000.000. Due to the sensitive nature of this case, no further information will be released.

Prince Kamoku McFaul
Torture/Willful Abuse of a Child
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Dothan Man Charged with Sexual Abuse

The Dothan Police Department received a report of inappropriate sexual contact between an adult and a juvenile under the age of eighteen that occurred recently within the city limits of Dothan. At the conclusion of the investigation, Charles Lawson Little Jr., 45 years old of Dothan, was charged with one count of Sexual Abuse First Degree.

Due to the sensitive nature of the case and the Alabama juvenile privacy laws, no further information will be released.

Charles Lawson Little Jr.
Sexual Abuse First Degree
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Unauthorized Computer Tampering Leads to Two Arrests

It was recently discovered that the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) computer system used by the Dothan Police Department, Houston County Sheriff’s Department, and the Houston County Emergency Management had been accessed by someone who was not authorized to do so.

As soon as this was discovered, a detailed investigation was immediately initiated to determine the extent of the unauthorized access. At this point, it does not appear that any personal or individual information has been compromised.

Jesse Ryan Taylor, 40 years old of Dothan, has been charged with twelve counts of Computer Tampering and has no bond. Taylor, an employee of rickeystokesnews.com and a contractor for Dothan\Houston County EMA, is currently out on bond for an indictment on a Theft of Property charge from 2022 in which he was charged for the theft of Fentanyl from a Dothan Fire Station while employed as a Dothan Fireman. A Houston County Judge has now revoked that bond due to the new charges.

Amy Johnson Granberry, 43 years old of Dothan has been charged with twelve counts of Computer Tampering. Her bond has been set at $180,000.00.  Granberry who is the Assistant Communication Director with the City of Dothan Communication Center, has been placed on administrative leave pending a due process hearing regarding her employment.

This is on ongoing investigation and more charges are possible.

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