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Tuesday

August 25, 2009

Anniston Police DepartmenT

Wanted

Edward Lamar Hundley Age: 44 Race: Black Sex: Male Height: 5’7�

Weight: 170 Charges: 3 counts theft of property 1st 2 counts theft of property 2nd

Melvin D. Harris Race: Black Sex: Female Height: 5'2" Weight: 140 Charges: Failure to Appear Domestic Violence 3rd degree

Dominac M. Hutchinson

Domestic Violence 3RD Race: Black Sex: Male Charges: Use/Poss Drg Para (Prob Rev)

Louis Fenton Brown III Race: White Sex: Male Charges: Breaking & Entering Auto

Altonio Deon Douthit Race: Black Sex: Male Height: 5'10" Weight: 195 Charges: Possession of drug paraphernalia, Possession of marihuana 1st degree

Anniston Police Department seeks information in investigations

Stephen Douglas Gunn Race: Black Sex: Male Height: Weight: Charges: Probation Violation

Quinton Lamar Davis Race: Black Sex: Male Height: 5'2" Weight: 140 Charges: Probation Violation (alias) Failure to Appear Reckless Endangerment Driving while License Revoked Fleeing or attemping to elude Failure to signal turn

Angela Michelle McCoy Race: Black Sex: Female Height: 4’10 Weight: 140 Charges: Theft of Property 1st

Note: The history of badges story has been rescheduled for a future issue.

Anniston police are looking for information on the offenders who cut the lock on a gate at Hale Building Co., located at 2708 Alexandria Road and stole a Miller Bobcat 225 Welder, valued at $2800. Also stolen was a red trailer that hauled this item.

The theft occurred between August 8, 2009 at 6:30 and August 9, 2009 at 10:45.

It is believed that a current or former employee could have been involved.

On June 11, 2009, Charles Andre Jennings was shot and killed as he walked west bound on 15th street, near Cobb Ave. This case is still under investigation.

If you have any information, please contact the APD Investigative Division at 256-240-4000.

Contact the Anniston Police Department at 256-238-1800

Reflections of duty Three Anniston Police Officers recall being wounded in the line of duty

By Danny McCarty The Star Marketing Department When police officers take an oath of office to pro-

tect and serve, there are two things that divide the

line of duty – life and death. They do everything they can to preserve the first one and everything they can to avoid the second.

As part of the Anniston Special Response Team,

Craig Burt, David Starling, Brad Bowdoin and Wayne Haynes learned the importance of training, proper equipment and teamwork on Jan. 12, 2001. They

learned what it means when the line of duty changes everything. The lessons still somewhat linger for

three of the officers, wounded during the 12-hour

standoff. They recall the events of that day and life after the line of duty.

The Chaos Inside

Photo by Trent Penny From left: David Starling, Craig Burt and Brad Bowdoin relive the details of being wounded in the line of duty during a shootout in Anniston eight years ago. serving a court order, signed by then Probate Judge Arthur Murray, for a mental evaluation needed to

The Line of Duty

When the deputies attempted to serve the court

determine if a mental competency hearing was neces-

order, Cooper opened fire with the .30-caliber rifle.

are known for certain. For one, Cooper was sched-

have been committed to a mental institution.

called to the scene were two trained negotiators who

2 p.m. that Friday afternoon. And, when Calhoun

tion of attending the evaluation. He was armed with

1700 Elizabeth St., the 76-year-old veteran was pre-

World War II and the Korean War. He also had a 6.5-

was ordered to enter the residence. Craig Burt was

gun and a .38-caliber pistol.

with Brad Bowdoin, David Starling, and Wayne

While no one can be certain about the motives of

Philip Leroy Cooper on Jan. 12, 2001, some things

sary. If the evaluation led to a hearing, Cooper could

uled for court-ordered psychological evaluation at

Inside the house, Cooper seemed to have no inten-

County deputies knocked on the door of his home at

a .30-caliber carbine rifle, with a history of use in

pared for war.

millimeter Mauser rifle, a single-shot 12-gauge shot-

On that day, eight years ago, the deputies were

They retreated and called for backup. Among those attempted to make contact with Cooper by phone, then by bullhorn.

It was 7:45 p.m. when the Special Response Team

first to enter through a window into the laundry room, Haynes following.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

The Crime Bulletin

ments hit him in the right bicep and a bullet hit him

Reflections of Duty continued from page one

right between the eyes, entered his sinus cavity and

be back on the force serving the public. “I have head-

bone, turned and came to rest against the backside of

deal with constant pain. Some days, a certain sound

bounced off the back wall of the cavity, cracking the

The inside of the house was completely dark. Burt

was using a shield with a built in light that he turned

his right eye. Amazingly, Starling was still firing his

on to illuminate the kitchen. The four men were

weapon and was able to maneuver around.

an unknown environment, the officers were not aware

With three men wounded, the assault was called off.

kitchen, behind a barricade. After the policemen took

Starling. Starling emptied his clip in the direction of

shooting.

“In a situation like that, even though you are wounded,

wrist and in the chest. His shield was peppered with

Bowdoin said.

Response Team, stopped the bullet that hit him in the

an open window to survey the interior of the house,

alarmed to see obstacles placed to slow them down. In

Haynes, by some miracle, was not hit by the gunfire.

that Cooper was in the living room, adjacent to the

Bowdoin exited the window, followed by Haynes and

three or four steps into the kitchen, Cooper started

Cooper right before his exit from the laundry room.

In the first volley of shots, Burt was struck in the left

bullets and his bulletproof vest, new to the Special

you focus on surviving and assess your wounds later,” With three injured officers, a robot was placed into

chest.

but Cooper could not be located. Smoke bombs were

officers, Burt was hit in his left leg breaking the

around 2 a.m., a fire erupted inside the house, appar-

right leg. That shot put Burt on the floor. It was hec-

burned.

police officers.

house. He had three bullet wounds to his body and

around the barrel of his .30 caliber carbine in an

was a tragic ending, but Cooper had several guns by

flash and returned fire until I went down,” Burt

more police officers to come looking for him. The

On the second volley of shots fired at the four police

femur, and the bullet continued until it lodged in his

tic as bullets were shot between Cooper and the four “Cooper evidently wrapped a shirt, or something,

Starling had to retire as well, but would also like to

tossed into the house to try to lure Cooper out. At ently caused by the smoke bombs, and the house

Cooper was later found dead in the basement of his

had died before the flames or smoke got to him. It

aches every day. Some are very severe, and I have to

or smell will cause a flashback, and I find myself back in that house. Even after all these years, it still comes back to me. You just can’t put it out of your mind.”

His first surgery removed the bullet from behind

his right eye. The second surgery on his right bicep

removed some of the bullet. He said some fragments

remain in his arm. “My bullet proof vest had numer-

ous bullet fragments holes in it, so it apparently saved my life as well as it did Burt’s.”

Of the three wounded that day, Bowdoin is the only

one that has been able to return to work. He said surgery repaired the broken fibula in his right leg and removed the bullet. After six months of rehab, he

left Anniston and moved to Missouri where he taught advanced law enforcement tactics. He later returned to Alabama and joined the police force at Redstone

Arsenal, then worked for the ABC Board. Recently he rejoined the Anniston police force. “I still have problems with my wounds, but I manage it okay. I don’t have any complaints.”

The three men all credit their rigorous training as

attempt to conceal the muzzle flash. I saw a faint

his side when he died, and apparently was waiting for

the main reason they are alive today. “We all thought

recalled.

officers feel the situation could have been worse.

the time. We trained using different scenarios in dif-

Bowdoin said he never saw a muzzle flash from the

assailant, but fired his weapon in the general direction of where the shots were coming from.

In the chaos, Haynes was able to pick Burt up and

Reflections of Duty

As the men look back at the events of that day, they

are still grateful to the emergency medical service

some of the training we received was unnecessary at ferent surroundings, but it all came back to us in our

moment of crisis. Without the proper training we most certainly would have died that day,” Bowdoin said.

The three officers said that they are all like broth-

carry him back to the laundry room, where he and

professionals. “If not for two paramedics at the scene,

ers and talk to each other on the phone often. As they

dow. A paramedic on the outside grabbed Burt, who

and died right there,” Burt said.

ment are not the only reasons they are alive. They also

him to safety.

but he was forced to retire and is unable to work. He

the four police officers to abandon the building. The

on the police force. “I would go back to my old job

the sound was deafening.

what I did and miss it every day. There are good days

shattering it, and his right leg.

cane to walk about. I don’t let the little things bother

Bowdoin shoved the wounded man through the win-

Matt Lowery and Barry Bowen, I would have bled out

was bleeding profusely from his wounds, and pulled

Burt has had many surgeries and lots of rehab time,

Officers on outside of the house were shouting for

men said it was pandemonium. Inside the residence

reflect, they said the paramedics, training and equipcredit each other and fellow officer Wayne Haynes.

Chief John Dryden said the men will always be part

said he misses police work and being with his friends

of the family at the Anniston Police Department. He

in a heartbeat if I was able to do the work. I loved

and he talks to them frequently. “Once you are part

In all the turmoil Bowdoin was hit in his left foot,

and bad days. On the worse days I am forced to use a

Starling was wounded twice as well. Bullet frag-

me anymore. Life can change quickly,” he said.

said the men are still a part of trainings and functions of family, you are never kicked out. We don’t divorce them.”

Danny McCarty is a freelance writer in Anniston.

calhoun county sex offenders

whereabouts unknown www.calhouncountysheriff.org

Willie Earl Ellis Status: Registered Date of Birth : 20-Sep-45 Race: Black Sex: Male Height : 5’9” Weight : 150 Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown Last Reported Address: Whereabouts Unknown , Registered County : Calhoun Offense County : Cherokee Offenses : Sexual Abuse I Victims: Female - 25 yrs

John Paul Hernandez Status: Registered Date of Birth : 08-Jan-56 Race: Hispanic Sex: Male Height : 5’6” Weight : 300 Hair Color: Gray Eye Color: Brown Last Reported Address: Whereabouts Unknown , Registered County : Calhoun Offense County : Unknown County, TX Offenses : Aggravated Sexual Assault/ Sexual Abuse I Victims: Female - 5 yrs

Darrell Gene Smith Status: Registered Date of Birth : 18-Feb-63 Race: White Sex: Male Height : 5’8” Weight : 190 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Green Last Reported Address: Whereabouts Unknown , Registered County : Calhoun Offense County : Calhoun Offenses : Sexual Abuse I x 5 Victims: Males - 9 & 11 yrs

Freddie Harold Smith Status: Registered Date of Birth : 28-Jan-30 Race: White Sex: Male Height : 5’6” Weight : 150 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Last Reported Address: Whereabouts Unknown , Registered County : Calhoun Offense County : Baldwin Offenses : Rape x 2 Victims: Females - 15 & 16 yrs

Crime Stoppers Tip Line (256) 238-1414

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

The Crime Bulletin

Oxford Police DepartmenT

Wanted

www.oxfordpd.org d

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Brittany Ann Gallahar Theft of Property 1st.

Billy G. Elder 6’02” 170 lbs.

DOB: 1949-06-25 Burglary 2nd

Tori D. Middleton VAUCSA Distribution of Controlled Substance X 2

Noretta R. Lipscomb Distribution of Controlled Substance

Eric Clay Contempt of Court, Faliure to Appear

Allen Ray Long Contempt of Court Theft of Property

Amber Regan Guinn Theft of Property 1st

Robert Reece Theft of Property 3rd, FTA

Jeremy Wade Amos

Contempt of Court

Christina Flowers Theft of Property 3rd 7 Counts

Samuel Earl Jamison Burglary 3rd

Christopher Earl Gannaway Burglary

Eric Walker Contempt of Court DUI.

Matthew Deshane Allen Failure to Appear

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Heather Reed Contempt of Court Public Intoxication

If you have information concerning these individuals, please contact the Oxford Police Department at (256) 831-3121.

You can leave your information on the Tip Line at (256) 241-4556.

You do not have to leave your name.

piedmont police department

Wanted

www.piedmontcity.org

Jeffery David Huey Status: Wanted Date of Birth : 11-Sept-74 Race: White Sex: Male Height : 6'1" Weight : 280 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Charges: Assault 3rd

David Alfred Landers Status: Wanted Date of Birth : 10-Oct-71 Race: White Sex: Male Height : 6'2 Weight : 210 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Charges: Harassing Communications

Willie Roger Johnson Status: Wanted Date of Birth : 10-Jan-79 Race: White Sex: Male Height : 5'9" Weight : 200 Hair Color: Borwn Eye Color: Hazel Charges: Theft of Property 2nd

Ronald F. Stephens, II Status: Wanted Date of Birth : 17-Jun-79 Race: White Sex: Male Height : 6'1" Weight : 210 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Charges: FTA Domestic Violence 3rd

Nicole Lee Whitmore Status: Wanted Date of Birth : 16-Sept-77 Race: White Sex: Female Height : 5'7" Weight : 115 Hair Color: Blonde Eye Color: Green Charges: Rec. Stolen Property 3rd

Marilyn Wright Status: Wanted Date of Birth : 8-Aug-62 Race: Black Sex: Female Height : 5'7 Weight : 115 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Charges: Marijuana 2nd

Contact the Piedmont Police Department at 256-447-9091

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Connie Lee Brasher Date of Birth : 13-Apr-65

Race: White Sex: Female

Height : 5’9” Weight : 138 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Charges: Dist Cntr Sub, Crim Conspy Dist Cntr Sub

Sanjuana Castellano Date of Birth : 29-Jun-78 Race: Hispanic Sex: Female Height : 5’2 Weight : 175 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Charges: Arrest Order-Child Support

Robert Wayne Hill Date of Birth : 15-Oct-71 Race: White Sex: Male Height : 6’1 Weight : 160 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Charges: Arrest Order-Child Support

Dawn Rajean Maxham Date of Birth : 30-Nov-79 Race: White Sex: Female Height : 5’7 Weight : 172 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Green Charges: Mult Worthless Checks

Shasta Arnold Status: Wanted Date of Birth : 18-Dec-76 Race: White Sex: Female Height : 5'6" Weight : 135 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Hazel Charges: Burg III (Alias)

Philip David Haywood Date of Birth : 30-Mar-76 Race: White Sex: Male Height : 5’6” Weight : 150 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Charges: Use/Poss Drg Para (Prob Rev)

Benny Scott Jennings Date of Birth : 14-Aug-75 Race: White Sex: Male Height : 5’11’ Weight : 145 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Hazel Charges: Resist Arrest

Michael Shane Jackson Date of Birth : 04-Nov-76 Race: White Sex: Male Height : 5’8” Weight : 170 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Green Charges: Harassment (Alias)

Demetrius L. Stripling Date of Birth : 29-Jan-84 Race: Black Sex: Male Height : 6’2 Weight : 245 Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown Charges: Arrest Order-Child Support

Reatha Regina Hollins Date of Birth : 07-Dec-68 Race: Black Sex: Female Height : 5’4” Weight : 158 Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown Charges: False Name to Officer (Prob Rev)

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Robert R. Nicholson Date of Birth : 23-Jan-73 Race: White Sex: Male Height : 5’6” Weight : 130 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blure Charges: Thft Prop III (Alias)

Michael Anthony Young Status: Wanted Date of Birth : 09-Jun-76 Race: Black Sex: Male Height : 5'11" Weight : 150 Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown Charges: Thft Prop II (Prob Revoc)

Casey Aaron Golden Date of Birth : 06-Apr-90

Race: White Sex: Male

Height : 5’11” Weight : 160

Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Hazel Charges: Burg III (Alias)

Tracy Jackson Date of Birth : 19-Apr-74

Race: White Sex: Female

Height : 5’ 5” Weight : 230

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Carol McNair/Horsley Date of Birth : 26-Jul-70 Race: White Sex: Female Height : 5’4 Weight : 125 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Charges: Assault II (Prob Revoc)

Michael Ray Nelson Date of Birth : 09-Feb-78 Race: White Sex: Male Height : 5’7” Weight : 210 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Green Charges: Viol Protection Order

Mustafa Ali Date of Birth: 17-Mar-66 Race: Black Sex: Male Height : 6’1 Weight : 170 Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown Charges: Thft Prop II (Prob Rev)

Bryan Dusty Pickett Date of Birth : 15-Feb-68 Race: Black Sex: Male Height : 5’9 Weight : 110 Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown Charges: Escape I

Shannon Gene Willingham Date of Birth : 19-Jan-77 Race: White Sex: Male Height : 5’11” Weight : 170 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Charges: Burg III (Prob Revoc)

Anthony Terrell Flentroy Date of Birth : 26-Jan-90 Race: Black Sex: Male Height : 6’4 Weight : 155 Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown Charges: Rob III

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