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Jefferson County Sheriff Promotes 9 to Command Positions
(L) Captain John Mayes & Sheriff Mark Pettway (R) Captain John Weatherly & Sheriff Mark Pettway The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is celebrating the promotions of nine members of the command staff. The Sheriff’s Office now has 4 new Deputy Chiefs...
UPDATE: Arrest Made in Gardendale High School Bomb Threat
Sheriff's Deputies have arrested a 16 year old male for making a bomb threat to Gardendale High School. Sheriff's investigators were able to identify the caller, locate him and take him into custody. The child has been transported to Juvenile Detention where he will...
Sheriff’s Deputies Respond to Bomb Threat at Gardendale High School
On Thursday August 5, 2019 at approximately 5:00am the Sheriff's Office was notified that a threat was made to bomb Gardendale High School. Deputies from the School Resource Division responded with the Sheriff's K9 unit and checked the entire school. Sheriff's...
Update: 3 Charged After Shooting at Deputies
18 year old Jaheem Carlilse, 18 year old Malik Cooper and a 17 year old offender have been charged with Attempted Murder, Shooting into an occupied Vehicle and Criminal Mischief 2 following our investigation into an offense that happened on Wednesday September...
3 in Custody After Shots Fired at Deputies
On Wednesday September 4, 2019 at approximately 4:30pm plainclothes deputies in an unmarked Sheriff's vehicle were shot at near Arlington Avenue and 32nd Street in Bessemer. The deputies were working a special detail when a vehicle passed them and came to a stop. ...
Man Charged with 3 Counts of Sexual Abuse of Child Less Than 12 years Old
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Detectives have charged 42 year old Khriston Leon Smith with 3 counts of Sexual Abuse of a Child Less than 12 Years Old. Smith was arrested on August 27, 2019. An investigation began earlier this month after the victims disclosed what had occurred to trusted adults. Sheriff’s Detectives found evidence indicating that there were 3 victims of this crime. The offenses occurred over a 2 year period of time in the eastern Jefferson County area. Khriston Leon Smith is being held on bonds totaling $300,000.00.