The Archives, through a partnership with the Douglas County Sentinel, provides PDF versions of articles relating our office. The articles from the Douglas County Sentinel date back to March 2011, and cover various cases that our office has handled.
To view an article from one of our many cases, please click on one of the links below:
April 2013
March 2013
- March 29th: Fire still burns for Douglas County’s newest prosecutor
- March 20th: District Attorney’s Office launches Victims’ Rights Art Contest
- March 19th: Camp to serve 15 years for vehicular homicide
- March 19th: Birmingham man to serve 10 years for drug trafficking
- March 17th: Plea expected from local man in 2011 fatal crash
- March 12th: Gravestone business owner sentenced
- March 10th: Sentencings set in three high-profile cases
- March 9th: Attorney General visits Douglas
February 2013
- February 28th: Gravestone business owner found guilty on theft charges
- February 28th: Alabama man guilty of drug trafficking, firearms charges
- February 27th: Fleeman: I Forgot to make headstones
- February 26th: Trial begins for monument company owner
- February 19th: Child molester given life sentence
- February 17th: Remembering Bobby
- February 15th: McDade takes lead on wiretap restrictions
- February 13th: Local officials fight drug bill
- February 10th: Assisting victims at criminal’s expense
- February 7th: Under plea deal, KFC killer will spend life in prison
- February 7th: Prince gets life, treatment for killing great-grandmother
- February 6th: Plea might come today
- February 5th: Sentences given in Tillman murder case
- February 3rd: High-profile cases in court this week
January 2013
- January 30th: Stovall gets 5 years for soliciting sex from transgender minor
- January 29th: Father gets 20 years in prison for severely injuring infant
- January 26th: Coleman, Mallory guilty of malice murder
- January 25th: Pair wait for fate as jury deliberates in murder trial
- January 24th: After fireworks, both camps rest in Mallory, Coleman trial
- January 23rd: Witness recants earlier statements in Tuesday testimony
- January 19th: Jury hears details of Tillman’s death
- January 18th: Jury hears testimony in Mallory, Coleman trial
- January 17th: Tillman murder trial opens today
- January 16th: Trial could begin today
- January 15th: Jury selection begins for two
- January 9th: ‘Most Wanted’ molestation suspect dies in custody
- January 8th: Teen gets 12 years for robbing students
December 2012
- December 30th: New laws set to take effect with new year
- December 18th: Thompson apologizes, then pleads guilty
- December 16th: Former mayor’s plea set
- December 14th: Prison awaits man using gun in music dispute
- December 4th: Woman gets 12 years in prison for running over ex
- December 1st: Change adds up to 20-year sentence for burglary
November 2012
- November 27th: Career thief receives 10-year prison sentence
- November 20th: Bank robber given five consecutive terms
- November 15th: Mill fire suspects receive probation
- November 14th: McManners sentenced in Hart’s death
- November 10th: Street renamed for fallen Marine
- November 9th: Jury convicts Whatley of ’03 bank job
- November 9th: Ceremony today to honor Marine
- November 8th: Prince found competent
- November 8th: Jury considers Whatley’s fate in robbery case
- November 7th: Testimony begins in competency hearing
- November 7th: FBI agents take stand in local bank robbery trial
- November 6th: Prince competency retrial begins today
- November 3rd: More bank robbery victims testify
- November 3rd: Repeat offender sentenced to 30 years for robberies
- November 2nd: Man claims witness wrongly ID’d him
- November 2nd: Swearing-in ceremony makes three attorneys
October 2012
- October 31st: Heirling given life for 2002 armed robbery
- October 31st: Serial robber or falsified evidence?
- October 30th: Jury may be seated today
- October 24th: Keeping kids safe
- October 21st: Shocking Reality – Meeting will tackle human trafficking issue
- October 19th: ’05 Home Invasion Murder Verdict Upheld
- October 17th: Honoring a hero
- October 13th: Road named for Earl D. Lee
- October 12th: Douglas Boulevard to be named for fallen Marine
- October 12th: Street to be renamed for Sheriff Earl Lee today
- October 10th: McManners pleads guilty in death
- October 10th: April Term 2012 Grand Jury Report
- October 9th: DCC members agree to pay back $24,313
- October 9th: Plea expected in vehicular homicide
- October 6th: Grand jury calls for returned payments
- October 6th: Douglas County Grand Jury Indictments
- October 5th: Grand jury to have final say on payments
- October 4th: Prince competency hearing set for Oct. 22
- October 3rd: Hearing in Prince case set for today
September 2012
- September 27th: Career criminal sentenced for Lithia burglary
- September 27th: Man to serve 25 years for molestation
- September 27th: Thompson turns self in
- September 23rd: Former official Ashmon indicted
- September 23rd: Persons says abuse has stopped, eyes changes in pay structure
- September 22nd: Former mayor Thompson indicted on 91 theft counts
- September 19th: ‘Golden Gun’ killer dies on death row
August 2012
July 2012
June 2012
May 2012
April 2012
March 2012
February 2012
January 2012
December 2011
- December 25, 2011: ‘Squatter’ hit with charges, $11K cash bond
- December 20, 2011: Man denied bond on burglary charges
- December 20, 2011: McManners granted $50,000 bond
- December 16, 2011: Hit-and-run driver sentenced to boot camp
- December 16, 2011: Murder suspects reject plea deal
- December 15, 2011: Murder suspects due in court today
- December 15, 2011: Trial possible in Willis case
- December 14, 2011: Coach facing sex charges gets bond
- December 10, 2011: Grand jury indicts McManners
- December 10, 2011: Douglas County Grand Jury indictments
- December 9, 2011: No bond for driver in teen’s death
- December 8, 2011: Man to serve 8 years after DNA identifies him as burglar
- December 2, 2011: Man who tried to eat evidence to serve 10 years
- December 1, 2011: Cushenberry gets life without parole
November 2011
- November 30, 2011: Burglar sentenced to 21 years in prison
- November 30, 2011: Cushenberry sentencing today
- November 22, 2011: Twins convicted of robbery
- November 20, 2011: Fifty cases presented to grand jury
- November 18, 2011: Man who tried to eat evidence convicted
- November 10, 2011: Man gets 20-year sentence in burglary
- November 10, 2011: Searcy sentenced for deadly head-on collision
- November 2, 2011: Harmon sentenced to 10 years for stabbing
- November 2, 2011: Barstad found guilty of burglary
October 2011
- October 30, 2011: Ballew, Weathers to retire
- October 28, 2011: Jury finds Cushenberry guilty
- October 27, 2011: Jury deliberates Cushenberry’s fate
- October 26, 2011: Harmon guilty of aggravated assault, battery
- October 26, 2011: Marvin Leonard convicted of aggravated assault
- October 26, 2011: Cushenberry takes the stand
- October 21, 2011: Prosecution give their presentation in two trials
- October 20, 2011: Suspect’s words under fire
- October 19, 2011: Shoplifter sentenced in clothes theft
- October 19, 2011: Murder trial to explore possible gang link
- October 19, 2011: State begins trial in aggravated assault case
- October 15, 2011: Rapist identified through DNA gets life sentence
- October 15, 2011: Douglasville man gets 15-year sentence for molestation
- October 13, 2011: Robber gets 13 years for $288 theft
- October 13, 2011: Local man gets two years in credit fraud case
- October 13, 2011: Prince to undergo evaluation
- October 9, 2011: Prince due back in court
- October 5, 2011: Suspect gets three years after guilty plea
September 2011
- September 29, 2011: Convicted killer Jordan receives life without parole
- September 29, 2011: Man sentenced to serve 15 years on child porn conviction
- September 28, 2011: Burglary ring mastermind gets 150-year sentence
- September 27, 2011: Ex-cop pleads guilty to bank robbery
- September 24, 2011: Grand Jury indicts 15-year-old accused killer
- September 24, 2011: Jury ponders Jordan’s fate
- September 24, 2011: Lark gets 15 years, must serve seven in teen’s death
- September 23, 2011: High-profile cases in court today
- September 22, 2011: Jordan defense may get its shot today
- September 22, 2011: Burglary leader convicted
- September 21, 2011: Murder suspect ‘I just heard…Boom’
- September 21, 2011: Trial of alleged burglary ring leader continues
- September 18, 2011: Testimony in Jordan trial resumes Monday morning
- September 18, 2011: Lark guilty plea expected to be entered Friday
- September 16, 2011: Trigger man or sucker?
- September 14, 2011: Trial begins for burglary suspect
- September 14, 2011: Jury selection in murder trial set to begin
- September 13, 2011: Douglasville woman found guilty of harboring boyfriend
- September 9, 2011: Teen murder suspect in court
- September 7, 2011: Man convicted on child porn charges
- September 4, 2011: Hearing set for accused teen killer
- September 2, 2011: Man gets 20 years for check scheme
- September 2, 2011: ‘He deserves to die in prison’
July 2011
- July 31, 2011: McDade elected head of state DA’s association
- July 19, 2011: Teachers questioned in probe
- July 13, 2011: Cheating probe continues
- July 7, 2011: D.A. to investigate Atlanta test-cheating allegations
April 2011
March 2011
