Arrest Warrants Issued In Paighton Houston Case

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...

Traffic Fatality On Pleasant Grove Road

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...

Inmate Found Hanging Later Dies

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...

Sheriff’s Deputies Investigate Homicide in Lipscomb

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...

Jefferson County Deputies Investigate Traffic Fatality

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...