On Tuesday January 28, 2020 around 12:00pm Jefferson County Sheriff’s Detectives were alerted by Detectives from the Lebanon Indiana Police department that a fugitive from Indiana might be in the Jefferson County area. Sheriff’s personnel searched several locations and finally had a solid location on the man. With assistance from the Fultondale Police department, […]
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is announcing the promotion of the first female Deputy Chief in the 200 year history of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. . Felicia Rucker-Sumerlin is a mother of two, who joined the Sheriff’s Office in 1990. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Columbia Southern University. She has […]
On Tuesday January 21, 2020 at approximately 1:16pm Jefferson County Deputies attempted to stop a vehicle for a violation. The driver refused to stop and fled from deputies in a reckless manner until he wrecked his vehicle into a tree near 91st Street North and 90th Place North. The driver and passenger exited their vehicle […]
On Thursday January 16, 2020 at approximately 9:00am Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrested 44 year old Arthur Leon McKinney Jr. for Domestic Violence Strangulation 1st degree. The offenders wife suffered injuries to her head, eye, hand and throat and required medical treatment. The victim has been married to the offender for 3 months. She reported […]
On Wednesday January 15, 2019 the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office obtained warrants against 50 year old Fredrick Hampton on the charge of Abuse of a Corpse with a bond of $60,000.00. Abuse of a Corpse is a class C felony. This charge is in connection with the Death Investigation of Paighton Houston. Fredrick Hampton is […]
On Wednesday January 15, 2020 at 4:40pm Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a traffic accident on Pleasant Grove road near Cypress Circle. Deputies arrived and found a vehicle that had left the roadway and went down a ravine suffering heavy damage. The vehicle was traveling north on Pleasant Grove road when it left the […]
On Thursday November 28, 2019 at approximately 12:05pm, an inmate worker was found hanging in the Jefferson County Jail in Birmingham. The inmate worker was found hanging by a bed sheet in a work area. Another inmate worker alerted the jail staff who performed CPR on the inmate until paramedics arrived. The inmate had a […]
(L) Roberto Chavez (R) Salvador Andres Chavez The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Vice and Narcotics Unit partnered with the Greenville County Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit in South Carolina to make significant drug arrest and seizures in both states. Investigators from […]
On Monday November 25, 2019 at 9:59pm Jefferson County Deputies responded to a report of a shooting in the 6100 block of Avenue H in Lipscomb. Deputies arrived and found a man in a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound. First responders rendered medical aid and transported the man to the hospital with critical injuries. […]
On Sunday November 24, 2019 at 7:22am Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a vehicle off the roadway in the 3300 block of Erwin Dairy Road. Deputies arrived at that location and found a vehicle off the roadway and down a ravine. The preliminary investigation shows that the vehicle would have had […]