crime

Drugs and guns confiscated during marijuana eradication

Pictured above are the firearms and a portion of the marijuana plants that were seized during the operation. | Photo courtesy of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office

On Tuesday, Sept. 9, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, with the support from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Aviation Unit and the Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force, conducted a marijuana eradication detail.

Whiskey still seized by FCSO

Pictured above is the components of the illegal whiskey still confiscated by the sheriff’s office. | Photos courtesy of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office

On Tuesday, Sept. 9, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a tip regarding an illegal whiskey still operation.

Rape suspect arrested

Photo taken of Jody Smith at time of arrest in Mississippi | Photo courtesy of the Union County Sheriff's Office

On Monday, July 21, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported home invasion and sexual assault in the Glen Allen community.

Tucker sentenced to life in prison

Fayette County Sheriff Byron Yerby, pictured at right, escorts Michael Wade Tucker to a hearing at the Fayette County Courthouse on Friday, July 18.

A Fayette County man will serve the rest of his life in prison for the murder of Laci Cheyenne Whitson in 2024, 24th Judicial Circuit District Attorney Andy Hamlin announced Friday.

Michael Wade Tucker, 37, pled guilty to murder at a hearing in Fayette County Circuit Court Friday morning. Following the plea, Judge Sam Junkin ordered him to serve life in prison, the maximum possible sentence for murder.