On Tuesday August 6, 2019 at 6:00pm a homeowner called the Sheriff Office to report that there was an intruder at his home. The homeowner described the man as a black male wearing a red shirt. Deputies arrived at the 3500 block of Batton Road and could hear the man fleeing through the woods. As the deputies began to set up a perimeter to capture the man, we were notified by the Bessemer Police department that they had taken a man into custody fitting the suspect description on Interstate 459. We were informed that the man was spotted in the middle of interstate 459 wearing a red shirt and underwear. Passers by alerted the officer that the man had a gun in his hand. The Officer approached the man at gunpoint and the man obeyed the officers commands and surrendered. The man was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. The man will face criminal charges when he is released.
Investigation of Homicide in Forestdale
Around 5:40 PM tonight, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 1700 block of Huitt Street in Forestdale on a male who was found...