The Chilton County Sheriff’s Office was just notified by the Chilton County Board of Education that school will be released today, Friday March 2 2012 at 1:00pm due to weather. The Sheriff’s Office warns everyone to stay in touch with the weather day that could affect Chilton County.
On Feb. 5 2012 Investigators with the Chilton County Sheriff’s Office and the Alabama Fire Marshal’s Office arrested Richard Hand 51 of Clanton and charged him with three counts of arson. Mr. Hand was arrested after three different mobile homes were set on fire inside the same trailer park located on County Road 42. The three fires were all set between the hours of 3:55am and 4:30pm on Sunday. Mr. Hand was living inside the trailer park at the time of the fires. Mr. Hand was also arrested for arson charges back in 2011 and was released from jail on 11/21/2011 on bond awaiting trail. All three fires were set to mobile homes that were not occupied at the time and no one was injured during the fires. Mr. Hand is currently being held in the Chilton County Jail.
RICHARD HAND
The Chilton County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two suspects for the death of Bobby Bolden 43 of Birmingham. During the morning hours of December 24 2011 the Chilton County E911 Office received a call on County Road 762 of an unknown fire. When the first units arrived on the scene they found a motor vehicle fully involved in fire. Deputies also found the body of Mr. Bolden inside the car. The Sheriff’s Office CID Team was called to the scene and started the investigation. Over the course of the past 39 days this team has worked many long and hard hours investigating this case. During this time frame our investigators have gathered evidence and made an arrest of two individuals. Andray Laqurn Pope 27 of Birmingham and Erica Renee Jones 22 of Birmingham were both arrested and charged with Murder on January 31 2012. Both Pope & Jones were arrested in Birmingham by the Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the United States Marshals Office and Birmingham Police Department. Both are currently in the Chilton County Jail with no bond.
ANDRAY LAQURN POPE
ERICA RENEE JONES
The Chilton County Sheriff’s Office executed a drug search warrant on Thursday, January 5th, at B & W Trailer park on County Road 1021 in Clanton. Narcotics Investigators confiscated pseudoephedrine, a precursor chemical used in the manufacturing process of methamphetamine, multiple items of drug paraphernalia used for ingesting methamphetamine, an amount of methamphetamine, or finished product and several packages of incense, or known as “legal weed”. The execution of the warrant was the result of a citizen complaint. The complainant was concerned that the residence was the host of multiple clandestine laboratories for the production of methamphetamine. Arrested at the scene were Michael Lee Bingham, 44, of Clanton for Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance and Unlawful Possession of Precursor Chemicals, George Bryan Pierson Jr., 31, of Clanton for Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance and Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bingham is currently being held in the Chilton County Jail on $20,000.00 bond. Pierson is currently being held in the Chilton County Jail on $10,750.00 bond. Both subjects were on State Probation for drug related charges at the time of their arrest.
The production of methamphetamine using the precursor pseudoephedrine, also known as “Shake and Bake” continues to be an ongoing drug epidemic in Chilton County. The waste products as result of the manufacturing process are hazardous and can be harmful to the public and the environment. Citizens of the county are encouraged to be observant of their surroundings and report any suspected drug activity to the Chilton County Sheriff’s Office.
Michael Lee Bingham
George Bryan Pierson
Marijuana recovered from County Road 446
During an attempt to serve an outstanding warrant, Agents of the Narcotics Division discovered over one quarter pound of marihuana, digital scales and a firearm with serial numbers removed from a residence in the 1100 block of county road 446 in the Lilly Hill Community. Arrested at the residence were Sherman Baker, 22, of Verbena, for Unlawful Possession of Marihuana 2nd, Nieves Lewis Dejarnett, 24, of Verbena, for Unlawful Possession of Marihuana 2nd, Brian Renard Bristow, 27, of Marbury, for Unlawful Possession of Marihuana 2nd, Carmelia Denise Baker, 26, of Verbena, for Probation Revocation, Failing to Appear on drug related charges.
Sherman Baker
Nieves Lewis Dejarnett
Carmelia Denise Baker
Brian Renard Bristow
Photos of Storm Damage across Chilton County 01/23/2012.
County Road 10 Maplesville just after storm passed
US 82 near County Road 10 Maplesville
US 82 Maplesville
Downtown Maplesville
AL 22 @ County Road 15 Isabella
AL 22 @ County Road 37 Smitherman Trailer Park
AL 22 @ WKLF Radio Station
County Road 49 Enterprise
County Road 49 Enterprise
County Road 24 Enterprise
AL 22 @ Parnell Farm Maplesville
From Sheriff Kevin Davis, Deputies, and Members of the Chilton County Sheriff’s Office we would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We hope each of you have a very happy holiday season.
