Update: Shooting Death of 15-year-old

  Update Tuesday April 4, 2023:  Jefferson County investigators have charged 19-year-old Matthew Jacob Jeffery with murder in the death of a 15-year-old-victim on Monday April 3, 2023.  Jeffery is being held without bond in the Jefferson County jail....

Body Found in Brighton

On Sunday March 26th at 10:56am Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to investigate a report of a man lying in the roadway near the 1000 block of 5th Avenue in Brighton.  The Brighton Fire Department arrived on the scene and attempted life saving...

One Dead After Crash in McCalla

At approximately 04:56 AM on Sunday, March 12, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a single vehicle accident on Old Tuscaloosa Road at Lowetown Road in McCalla.  Upon arrival deputies discovered a 25-year-old male inside the wreckage who was...

Passenger Killed in Single Car Accident

At approximately 12:28 PM on Friday, March 10, 2023, a vehicle traveling on Sweeney Hollow near Pinson, left the roadway and struck multiple trees.  The vehicle was occupied by two females.  The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver was...