Two Arrested After Drug Transactions in Eastlake

Demarkus Etwan Moss Henry Joe Nelson, Jr On the evening of January 11, 2022, detectives with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Narcotics division were conducting an operation at a gas station in the 3800 block of East Lake Boulevard.  During the operation, detectives...

Unidentified Body Found by Passerby

Around 2:15 PM this afternoon, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Shady Grove Road at Porter Road in West Jefferson County in response to a body located on the side of the roadway by a passerby.  The initial call from the passerby was that...

Traffic Fatality on Old Springville Road in Clay

Around 2:20 AM on January 8, 2022, Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 7500 block of Old Springville Road in Clay to investigate a single vehicle traffic accident.  The male driver of the vehicle was ejected from the vehicle during the...

Unidentified Body Located in West Jefferson County

Around 11:48 PM on January 1, 2022, Jefferson County Deputies were called to a wooded area off of Lock 17 Road near Griffis Road, in unincorporated Jefferson County, to investigate reports of a body located by people riding ATVs in the area.  Upon arrival, deputies...

Arrest Made in Shooting at Local Church Facilities

COURTNEY LEE KNIGHT CORNELIUS OMAR JAMES KNIGHT Late Thursday afternoon, December 9, 2021, detectives with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office were able to identify a suspect in a December 3, 2021 shooting that occurred at The Church of Jesus Christ of...