(Update) 2 children, ages 9 and 3, found murdered near Baileyton; mother arrested
Updated 10-12-19 at 6:30 p.m.
BAILEYTON, Ala. - Two children were found murdered at a residence along the 4000 block of County Road 1718 near...
Good Hope shooting victim identified
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - According to a report from the special agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation, an update...
Local attorney charged with DUI
CULLMAN, Ala. – A local attorney has been charged with driving under the influence (DUI).
According to the Cullman Police Department, Kimberly Drake, 57, of...
Grand jury calls for abolition of Hanceville PD; 6 arrested
Updated Feb. 19, 2025, at 4:35 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Five Hanceville Police Department officers and one spouse of an officer were indicted by a...
Arrests and Incidents reported February 3, 2025
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported February 3, 2025. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Hanceville dispatcher’s cause of death revealed; 3 officers reportedly arrested
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HANCEVILLE, Ala. - More details were released today about the death of Hanceville Police Department dispatcher Christopher Michael Willingham, 49, back...
Crawford sentenced to 99 years following murder conviction
CULLMAN, Ala. – Jason Dewayne Crawford was sentenced Friday, March 10, 2023, to 99 years by Judge Martha Williams after he was convicted of...
(Updated) Bremen shooting suspect arrested
LATEST: https://www.cullmantribune.com/2025/02/06/bremen-man-continues-to-be-held-without-bond-following-alleged-shooting/
Updated Saturday, Jan. 25, at 12:48 p.m.
After conferring with Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker, authorities say Vitkauskas is now being charged...
Weekend proves a busy one for Cullman County Sheriff’s Office with multiple arrests
CULLMAN, Ala. - Multiple unrelated arrests from Thursday-Sunday kept the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office busy.
At approximately midnight on Thursday, January 6, CCSO Deputies conducted...
Local man arrested on 15 counts of child porn
VINEMONT, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office works collaboratively with multiple agencies, one of those agencies being Internet Crimes Against Children.
CCSO Investigators recently...
Hanceville man arrested for child sex crimes, human trafficking in Blount County
BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. – A Hanceville man was arrested on May 29, in Blount County, for multiple alleged sexual offenses during an operation conducted...
Cullman man arrested following foot pursuit
CULLMAN, Ala. - A Cullman man was arrested in the early morning hours of Saturday, Dec. 21, after allegedly attempting to elude law enforcement....
CCSO makes multiple arrests
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) made multiple arrests countywide Thursday through Sunday.
Thursday, July 28
Deputies conducted a traffic stop in the...
Tyler Hudson pleads guilty in 2018 Fairview murder
Updated June 23, 2025, at 10:17 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. – Tyler Hudson, 27, of Baileyton, who was arrested with Andrew Maresh in March 2018 for...
Arrests and incidents reported July 1, 2019
Maggie Darnell
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported July 1. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
(Update) Man arrested in connection with body found in Good Hope
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - A Cullman man has been arrested in connection with the body that was found at a Good Hope park Saturday,...
Arrests and incidents reported June 14, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported June 14, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Arrests and Incidents reported January 27, 2025
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported January 27, 2025. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Possible road rage leads to shooting near Good Hope Baptist Church (Update)
GOOD HOPE, Ala. - Details are still coming in following what many on the scene called an alleged road rage shooting near Good Hope...
Multiple meth arrests over the weekend
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office made multiple arrests over the weekend specifically involving methamphetamine.
On Thursday, October 21, around 3:00 a.m.,...
Reckless murder indictment issued in 2020 Battleground shooting
CULLMAN, Ala. - A Cullman County Grand Jury on Tuesday indicted Christian Alexander Shane Lewter, 22, of Vinemont, with reckless murder in the August...
(Updated) Hanceville High principal, ex-wife charged with domestic violence
LATEST: https://www.cullmantribune.com/2020/07/16/update-hanceville-principal-reinstated-following-arrest/
Updated 7-1-20 at 6:17 p.m. Statements from Cullman County Schools Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette and Mr. Collins' attorney, Champ Crocker, have been added.
CULLMAN,...
Local woman arrested for child abuse
CULLMAN - A local woman was arrested for child abuse yesterday at the Cullman County Courthouse. Darcy Lindsey, 31, of Cullman County was arrested...
Andrew Maresh found guilty for the murder of Daniel Ray Osborn, II
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County District Attorney Wilson Blaylock announced in a press release on Thursday that Andrew Jacob Maresh was found guilty after...
Cullman businessman arrested on multiple charges
CULLMAN, Ala. - Integrity Auto Group owner Robert Taylor, 50, of Cullman was arrested Tuesday, July 13, for attempted theft of property first-degree, and...
CCSO arrest roundup
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) made multiple arrests over the weekend, including:
Thursday, Aug. 25
CCSO deputies responded to a business...
SBI: No info about officer-involved shooting to be released at this time
CULLMAN COUNTY - Officials with Alabama's State Bureau of Investigation are not releasing any details about Tuesday's officer-involved shooting in Cullman County. The incident...
BREAKING: Wife accidentally shoots husband during road rage dispute; currently jailed without bond
BREMEN, Ala. – Cullman County Sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene shortly after a call came into dispatch regarding a road rage incident that turned...
Alleged off-campus incident under active criminal investigation, Barnette says
Updated April 20, 2026, at 9:58 a.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Schools Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette on Monday morning said an alleged incident that...
Cullman Middle School student arrested with handgun
Updated 9-12-20
On Saturday, Sept. 12, The Tribune obtained the following statement from Cullman City Schools Superintendent Dr. Susan Patterson:
“On Thursday, September 10th just...
11 busted for thefts outside Foundry Thrift Store in Cullman
Updated 2-24-20 at 1:52 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Eleven people were arrested Sunday night, after officers with the Cullman Police Department (CPD) observed them taking...
2 arrested in child kidnapping in Cullman County
CULLMAN, Ala. - Two Jefferson County women have been charged in connection with a kidnapping in Cullman County.
According to the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office...
Man charged with murder in shooting death of wife in Cullman County
ARKADELPHIA, Ala. – A Bremen man has been charged with murder in the death of his wife. The charge stems from a shooting that...
(Updated) 2 arrested in connection with stabbing in Bremen
Updated 10-19-20 at 1:55 p.m.
The Cullman County Sheriff's Office on Monday said two people were arrested in connection with a stabbing Saturday night in...
Cold Springs High School student arrested for terrorist threat
BREMEN, Ala. - Cullman County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Cold Springs High School student on Friday for making a terrorist threat.
Carmel Anthony Messina, 18,...
GUILTY: Brown pleads to reduced charge in death of Baby Hoss, receives 40 years
CULLMAN, Ala. - Jeffery Hugh Brown, 43, of Vinemont pleaded guilty Friday to felony murder in the death of 1-year-old Hoss Benham, who died...
Warrants, traffic stops lead to drug-related arrests
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office executed warrants over the weekend which ended in several drug-related arrests—along with multiple traffic stops...
Arrests and Incidents reported May 20, 2024
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 20, 2024. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Arrests and Incidents reported January 6, 2025
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported January 6, 2025. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Former Cullman Warehouse District business owner indicted in theft of more than $200K
CULLMAN, Ala. – A former Cullman Warehouse District business owner was indicted Sept. 17 by a Cullman County grand jury on one count of...
Cullman man arrested for sex abuse
CULLMAN, Ala. - A local man was arrested at the Cullman County Detention Center on Thursday, Nov. 4 for an outstanding warrant involving sexual...
Arrests and Incidents reported January 9, 2025
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported January 8, 2025. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
‘Stand your ground’
CULLMAN, Ala. – Kenneth Don Malone, 60, of Guntersville, was cleared of murder and manslaughter charges Tuesday in the shooting death of Joshua Adam...
CCSO arrest roundup
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) made several arrests over the weekend in unrelated cases.
Thursday. Aug. 18
Investigators served a search warrant...
7 arrested in multistate vehicle theft ring
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Police Department Investigation Division in conjunction with Morgan County Sheriff’s Office and the Cullman County District Attorney’s Office on...
Cullman woman arrested on multiple drug charges
CULLMAN, Ala. - A Local woman was arrested on Saturday following a traffic stop and the discovery of drug possession and paraphernalia in her...
Arrests and Incidents reported January 21, 2025
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported January 21, 2025. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
BREAKING: Man shot following possible road rage incident in Bremen; victim transported to UAB
Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry stated, “Yes, we had a shooting but it’s in the early stages of the investigation. Once any or possible...
Former mayor faces five criminal charges
CULLMAN, Ala. - The former mayor of Baileyton who lost his seat as the incumbent in the 2020 race was arrested for five Grand...
3 Jones Chapel men arrested, 2 for meth trafficking
L-R: Justin Bernard Gilbreath, Wondlas Mark Givens and Roger Dale Marks
JONES CHAPEL - Three men from the community of Jones Chapel/Water Valley were arrested...
Arrests and Incidents reported May 13, 2024
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 13, 2024. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Crawford trial: Day 3
CULLMAN, Ala. – Day three of Cullman man Jason Crawford’s trial in the May 2, 2017, murder of his wife Tiffiney Joy Crawford, began...
Double murder defendant returning to Cullman for competency hearing
CULLMAN, Ala. - Double murder defendant Sara Tapia-Franco, 34, of Holly Pond, this week was ordered to be transferred from state mental health facility...
3rd person now charged with murder in New Canaan shooting death
NEW CANAAN, Ala. – A third person is now charged with murder in the shooting death of 24-year-old Levi Benjamin Lawrence, of Cullman. Tyler...
Meth and cash seized from residence
CULLMAN - Agents with the Cullman Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) on Thursday arrested Jonathan Leamon Lee, 36, originally of Byron, Georgia for possession with...
(Updated) Cullman attorney Sara Baker allegedly tried to kill husband with fentanyl
Updated Nov. 26, 2025, at 10:53 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Court records made public on Wednesday, Nov. 26, allege that local attorney Sara Baker, 74,...
CPD makes 3 arrests in connection with Take 5 Car Wash robbery
Updated Dec. 10, 2024, at 5:21 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman Police Department (CPD) on Tuesday, Dec. 10, made three arrests in connection with...
Arrests and incidents reported March 29, 2021
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported March 29, 2021. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Mid-week arrest roundup
CULLMAN, Ala. - Drug use, assaults, probation violations and grand jury indictments kept the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) busy the past several days.
Thursday,...
Local family arrested after infant tests positive for methamphetamine
CULLMAN, Ala. - Three people have been charged with chemical endangerment of a child after a one year old tested positive for methamphetamine during...
CCSO arrest roundup
CULLMAN, Ala. – Arrests made by the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) recently include:
Jan. 11
Deputies arrested Christopher Lee Gamel, 35, of Arab, on a...
Vinemont couple charged with drug trafficking
VINEMONT, Ala. - A couple from Vinemont is facing drug charges after a search warrant allegedly led to the discovery of marijuana, drug paraphernalia...
Suspect released from prison 2 days before allegedly murdering man in Cullman
Updated 9-15-20 at 10:49 a.m.
Alabama's mandatory release (Act 2015-185) was signed into law by former Gov. Robert Bentley.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Nathan Winston Stephens, 43,...
More details emerge in murder indictment of Cullman man
Jason Dewayne Crawford, left (photo courtesy of the Cullman County Sheriff's Office), was indicted last week for the murder of his wife, Tiffiney Joy...
Arrests and incidents reported May 20, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 20, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Arrests and Incidents reported May 16, 2024
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 16, 2024. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Four people arrested in home drug bust
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - After Cullman County Deputies attempted to serve a warrant in the Bremen area, they were able to make four arrests...
Hanceville man sentenced to 7-plus years in prison for meth crime
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A Hanceville man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for a methamphetamine crime, according to U.S. Attorney Prim...
Local man arrested following foot chase from Walmart-South
CULLMAN, Ala. – A Cullman man was arrested Thursday, Oct. 19, following a foot chase that began at Wal-Mart on Olive Street Southwest and...
Cullman County woman arrested with murdered Birmingham couple’s car in Miami; Arab man arrested in connection with crime
Kristen Gullion, left, and Zachary Phillips, right (WVTM13, Facebook)
LATEST UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/08/14/cullman-woman-arab-man-charged-capital-murder-death-birmingham-couple
Updated 8-10-18 8:50 p.m.
MIAMI - Authorities in south Florida arrested two people this week...
(Updated) Case dismissed against men accused of attempted kidnapping at Sportsman Lake Park
Updated Aug. 20, 2024, at 6:30 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Two men who were charged with second-degree attempted kidnapping earlier this month saw the case...
(Updated) 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting near Arkadelphia
Update 1-28-21 3:48 p.m.
ARKADELPHIA, Ala. - One person was killed and one injured in a shooting late Wednesday night in southern Cullman County. The...
Baileyton man faces 2 capital murder charges in arson, death of Noah Waters
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - A Baileyton man has been charged with two counts of capital murder in connection with the death of Noah Waters,...
Cullman County Sheriff’s deputies fired upon in multi-county pursuit; One suspect dead
CULLMAN, Ala. — On Oct. 16, Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) deputies were involved in a chase that started in the Bremen area around...
2 arrested in separate, drug-related incidents
CULLMAN, Ala. - Two local residents were arrested in separate, drug-related incidents recently.
The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) arrested a Cullman woman on multiple charges...
Arrests and Incidents reported January 2, 2025
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported January 2, 2025. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Arrests and Incidents reported December 30, 2024
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported December 30, 2024. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Update: CPD: “Jerome Flanigan and Kayla Thursby have not been excluded”
CULLMAN - The investigation into the suspicious death of a local woman is still ongoing, and two persons of interest are still on authorities'...
The wheels of justice: active homicide cases in Cullman County, part 2
Editor’s note: All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty.
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Tribune continues its review of pending homicide cases in Cullman County,...
CPD makes two arrests following Flock System alert
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Police Department made two arrests last week after officers were notified by the Flock System about a vehicle’s license...
Arrests and Incidents reported February 14, 2025
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported February 14, 2025. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Arrests and Incidents reported December 19, 2024
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported December 19, 2024. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Former Cullman County Commission Chairman James Graves arrested for sexual abuse of a minor
CULLMAN COUNTY - Former Cullman County Commission Chairman James Donald Graves, 74, of Vinemont, has been arrested and charged with first-degree sexual abuse after...
(Update) Cullman Co. man wanted in Missouri homicide located in West Point, takes own life
Updated 1-30-21 6:40 p.m.
The Cullman man wanted in connection with a homicide investigation in Sarcoxie, Missouri was located in West Point in Cullman County...
Multiple arrested in unrelated drug charges
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office arrested a local man for 13 drug and theft warrants on Sunday, November 21.
Deputies from...
Suspect arrested, charged with felony murder, in Baileyton shooting
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) has arrested Robert L. Kimbrough, 27, of Arab for felony murder (AL Code 13A-6-2(a3)) and first-degree...
CCSO arrest roundup
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below is a roundup of some of the latest arrests made by the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office.
Feb. 15
Deputies conducted a traffic...
Cullman Co. murder suspect Nathan Winston Stephens remains at large
CULLMAN, Ala. – Nathan Winston Stephens, 43, continues to evade authorities, who are searching for him in connection with the Sept. 12 murder of...
Crane Hill woman arrested following traffic stop
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - A local woman was arrested on multiple drug changes following a traffic stop October 4 by the Cullman County Sheriff’s...
4 arrested near Smith Lake Park for trafficking
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’ Office (CCSO) said four people were arrested Thursday and charged with trafficking in illegal drugs following the...
Man charged with manslaughter in death at Stony Lonesome OHV Park
Walter John Cornelius III / Cullman County Sheriff's Office
CULLMAN - A man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of 21-year-old...
Arrests and Incidents reported May 6, 2024
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 6, 2024. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Arrests and Incidents reported June 4, 2024
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 30, 2024. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
(Updated) Hanceville man dead in officer-involved shooting
Updated 8-4-19 6:50 p.m.
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - A Hanceville man was killed in an officer-involved shooting along County Road 599 near Hanceville Sunday afternoon.
Cullman County...
Arrests and Incidents reported May 23, 2024
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 23, 2024. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Hogan back behind bars in Cullman County murder case
CULLMAN, Ala. – A Cullman man who was out on bond on a murder charge saw his bond revoked on Monday, May 19, by...
Arrests and Incidents reported May 31, 2024
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported May 30, 2024. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA =...
Multiple arrested on drug-related charges
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - This past weekend involved multiple drug-related arrests, including drug trafficking charges across Cullman County for the Sheriff’s Office.
On Monday, June...
Cullman Police Make Drug Arrest on U.S. Hwy 278
CULLMAN - On April 11, Cullman City Police Department narcotics investigators arrested Jessica Lane Nichols, 32, of Water Valley on U.S. Highway 278 West...
The latest on the Leslie Clements case
CULLMAN - According to Capt. Becky Boyd of the Cullman City Police Department, the investigation into the suspicious death of Leslie Clements is still...
