The Sports Ledger www.TheSportsLedger.com Fort Payne Police Department Crime Report The following crime report was provided by the Fort Payne Police Department. All persons are presumed innocent until his or her guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. March 13, 2026 Incidents • Burglary & Criminal Mischief – Occurred at 2809 Kennedy Road NE, a door frame and door were damaged, and .50 Cal Ammunition were taken, valued at $700.00 One Arrest • Cody Lee Martin, age 34 of Henagar, was arrested for DUI Four Accidents with No Injuries March 14, 2026 No Incidents and Three Arrests • Johnny Roberto Manuel, age 18 of Fort Payne, was arrested for Underage Consumption of Alcohol • Joseph Allen Breeden, age 55 of Macon, GA, was arrested for Theft of Property • Johnny Ladon Smith, age 31 of Mentone, was arrested for Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia One Accident with Three Injuries • An accident occurred at Gault Ave N and Greenhill Blvd NW, Uriel Alexis Quinteros Avila, age 27 of Fort Payne, driving a 2013 Ford Mustang, struck Vicki S Wilson, age 57 of Valley Head, driving a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. Transported to Dekalb Regional by Dekalb Ambulance Service were Vicki Wilson and two juvenile males. March 15, 2026 No Incidents and Two Arrests • A 17 year old juvenile male of Fort Payne was arrested for Underage Consumption of Alcohol • Leonardo Hoswaldo Alonzo, age 19 of Fort Payne, was arrested for Underage Consumption of Alcohol One Accident with No Injuries March 16, 2026 Incidents • Theft of Services – Occurred at 300 Grand Ave SW, charges of $36.25 were made on a fraudulent account • Theft of Property – Occurred at Wal-Mart, miscellaneous items were taken, valued at $41.85 Three Arrests • Johnny Robtero Manuel, age 18 of Fort Payne, was arrested for Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, Resisting Arrest, Public Intoxication and Obstructing Government Operations at 4:06 pm • Christopher Scott Allison, age 34 of Fyffe, was arrested for Theft of Property at 4:35 pm • Kiera Renee Marie Dore, age 26 of Fort Payne, was arrested for Domestic Violence at 9:10 pm No Accidents March 17, 2026 Incidents • Theft of Property – Occurred at Wal-Mart, miscellaneous items were taken, valued at $131.51 Three Arrests • Michael Christopher Bailey, age 52 of Section, was arrested for Public Intoxication • Christopher Wayne Roden, age 31 of Fort Payne, was arrested on a Warrant for Eluding a Police Officer • Brad Lorenzo McElrath, age 51 of Fort Payne, was arrested on a Warrant for Outside Agency Two Accidents with No Injuries March 18, 2026 Incidents • Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card – Occurred at 939 Gault Ave N, charges of $1550.00 were made without authorization • Damaged Property – Occurred at 607 Grand Ave SW, a bumper on a 2025 Chevrolet Trailblazer was damaged, valued at $500.00 Three Arrests • Gabriel David Gracien, age 33 of Vestavia Hills, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia • Trevor Antonio Onofre, age 23 of Pisgah, was arrested on a Warrant for Failure to Appear • Bobbie Jean Hall, age 37 of Huntsville, was arrested for Drug Trafficking, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of Prescription Drugs Four Accidents with Two Injuries • An accident occurred at Gault Ave S and Playcore Drive SE, Coye Dean Neeley, age 70 of Fort Payne, driving a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado, struck Gricelda Marroquin, age 70 of Collinsville, driving a 2009 Nissan. Marroquin was transported to Dekalb Regional by Dekalb Ambulance Service. • An accident occurred at 153 20th Street NE, Diane Alice Ratliff, age 87 of Fort Payne, driving a 2011 Saab XD, struck a pole. Ratliff was transported to Dekalb Regional by Dekalb Ambulance Service. March 19, 2026 Incidents • Theft of Property – Occurred at Wal-Mart, miscellaneous items were taken, valued at $5.07 • Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card – Occurred at 4006 Grand Ave SW, charges of $149.00 were made without authorization Two Arrests • Zion Ruthven Callender, age 19 of Crossville, was arrested for Theft of Property • Garrett Eugene Burk, age 63 of Dalton, GA was arrested for Public Intoxication Four Accidents with No Injuries
The following Death Notices are published as a courtesy of the Alabama Ledger and local funeral homes. To include more info, or a photo of your loved one, in a future edition of the Alabama Ledger contact us at 256-506-7368. Extended obits start at .20 cents per word and $10 per photo. D eath Notices Alabama Ledger www.AlabamaLedger.com Adams Brown Service Funeral Home Marie S. Mann, age 87, of Albertville James Eric Branan, passed away at age 53 Peggie Sue Rains Moore, age 87, of Albertville Bobby Gene Williams, age 95, of Albertville William "AL" Temple, passed away at age 60 Alesia Alexander, age 65, of Hazel Green Dennis Lamar Parr Sr., age 74, of Albertville Bobbie Joyce Hayes, age 83, of Albertville Barbara Ann Wayne, age 84, of Guntersville Ethel Marie Rosson, age 81, of Boaz Margaret Johnston Aaron, passed away at age 99 Brenda Emily Smith, age 81, of Albertville Adams-Buggs Funeral Home in Gadsden Evangelist Gladys Roper, age 69, of Gadsden Mary Elizabeth McCain Wise, age 81, of Gadsden Albertville Memorial Chapel Kyle Vincent Yother, age 71, of Boaz Kimberly Belinda McHenry, age 34, of Albertville Margaret Louise Almand, age 87, formerly of Albertville Kevin Matthew Ford, age 48, of Boaz Wanda Fay Bayless, age 78, of Albertville Bobby Dale White, age 85, of Geraldine Burt Funeral Home Kaye Frances Kiker, age 74, of Mentone Steven Wayne Huggins, age 77, of Fort Payne Donna Jean Moses Heard, age 78, formerly of Fort Payne Carl Alan Bukley, age 70, of Fort Payne Carr Funeral Home in Guntersville George Pierson Kappler, Jr., age 80, of Guntersville Barbara Dean Moon, passed away at age 83 Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home Blanche Richerson Smith, age 93, of Cedar Bluff Samuel Joseph Chuckery, Jr., age 83, of Centre Gregory Walden Russell, age 64, of Centre Laura Gail Wilson Lloyd, age 71, of Cedar Bluff James Orban Elders, age 76,of Cedar Bluff Sarah V. Rickett, age 81, of Ball Play Gary Brent Ransum, age 76, of Leesburg Collier-Butler Funeral Home Karen Jean Boland Nash, age 73, of Gadsden Everly Rose Garrett, passed away at age 5 Trula Faye Addison, age 88, of Rainbow City Infant Achilles Angel Reed passed away Bobbie Jean Winningham, age 85, of Rainbow City Dr. Barbara Harp Bryant, age 85, of Gadsden Dorothy Marie Watts Lane, passed away at age 85 Vera Loretta Ragsdale, age 88, of Gadsden Christopher D. Boyd, age 51, of Southside Gary Maxwell Henry, age 79, of Rainbow City William Edward "Eddie" Hough Jr., age 71, of Pelham Marjorie Henning, passed away at age 98 Rebecca Lambert Kirk, age 72, of Gadsden Bro. Kenneth Lasseter, passed away at age 84 Juanise Lasseter, passed away at age 84 Jackie Sue Carmack, age 85, of Gadsden Charles Ronald Bryan Jr., age 76, of Gadsden Cornerstone Funeral Chapel in Ider Josephine "Jo" Marshall Doresk, age 96, of Flat Rock Donald Harley "Bozo" Smith, age 74, of Flat Rock Mamie Ruth Gilbreath Whitmire, age 95, of Albertville Crestwood Funeral Home in Gadsden Lucy Sims Hindman, age 89, of Glencoe Martha Morgan Vick, age 87, of Birmingham Jean Brooks Callan, age 101, of Gadsden Etowah Memorial Chapel Floyd Randall Hulsey, age 63, of Boaz Rev. William Michael Lusk Sr., age 75, of Boaz Dejuana Michelle Farlow, age 55, of Attalla Johnathan Craig Hallmark, age 56, of Boaz Earnestine Sheffield, age 103, of Gadsden Gober Funeral Chapel in Arab Richard York, age 81, or Arab Sam Everett Dorris, age 90, of Hulaco Charles Grady Skelton, age 75, of Arab Dorothy "Dot" Carson, age 94, of Arab Kerby Funeral Home Ronald Eugene Wilson, age 68, of Pisgah Marilyn Sue Davis Bailey, age 76, of Lookout Mountain Nancy Lucille Ivey, age 98, of Henagar Cecil Earl Millican, age 82, of Flat Rock
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McRae Funeral Home
Jerry Paul Moore, age 76, of Boaz Sandra Jean Territo, age 62, of Boaz Charlotte Williams, age 72, of Boaz
Morgan Funeral Chapel and Crematory William Robert McMullins, passed away at age 58
Ester Adams Roach, age 85, of Rainbow City Joseph Marion Collins, age 89, of Attalla Joan Baker Daugherty, age 70, of Southside Donald Evan Bryson, age 52, of Collinsville Charles Edward Knight, age 76, of Attalla Barbara Ann Whited, age 87, of Ashville Amanda Jane Gilliam, age 48, of Gadsden Evelyn Brown Martin, age 94, of Attalla Paul Garland Johnson, age 62, of Altoona Janice Ann Pittman Hall, age 90, of Steele Van Norris Greenhaw, age 85, of Gadsden Shirley du Point, age 80, of Southside Laura Hundley, passed away at age 76 Peggy Williams, passed away at age 71
Perry Funeral Home In Centre
Linda Ann Waits, age 76, of Centre Martha Arlene Stepps, age 82, of Centre Gary E. Mobbs, age 81, of Cedar Bluff James Ronald Davis, age 69, formerly of Cedar Bluff Rainsville Funeral Home Gay Walker, age 80, of Dutton James "Snuffy" Smith, age 81, of Ider Mary West, age 93, of Rainsville Marion Rufus Anderson Jr., age 94, of Savannah, TN Infant Kaiden Christopher Smith, of Section, passed away Wilson Funeral Home in Fort Payne Roy D. Follis, age 72, of Mentone Ellen Killian McCalman, age 76, of Collbran Community Betty Christine Campbell Pope, age 86, of Fort Payne Donna Tolbert Smith, age 67, of Fort Payne Kelly Athena Brooks, passed away at age 47 Ernesto S. Tancinco, age 88, of Valley Head Marty Lee Baker, age 61, of Fort Payne Patricia Diane McCain, passed away at age 68 Stephen Christopher Davis, age 35, of Mentone Delilah Jean Stiefel Rupil, age 74, of Fort Payne Beth Eline Chitwood Thomas, age 64, of Fort Payne W.T. Wilson Funeral Home Geoffery Tyrone Nix, age 38, of Dutton Mary Lou Bailey, age 97, of Huntsville Carol Marion Hammond, age 81, of Valley Head Sandra Gail Brown,a age 63, of Fort Payne Larry Wayne Freeman, age 74, of Geraldine George David Ennis, age 80, of Albertville Lester Lee Wright, age 91, of Rainsville James Edwin Barrett, age 83, of Grove Oak
Linda Lee Heard, age 77, of Fort Payne Melvin Lee Wells, age 74, of Rainsville Jeannie Venable, age 65, of Collinsville Louise Armstrong, age 87, of Grove Oak Emily Rose Tully, age 26, of Crossville Joan Peacock Chandler, age 79, of Collinsville Diane Lynn Black, age 65, of Scottsboro Lisa Faye Butler Lyons, age 64, of Fyffe Robert Lee Driskill, age 67, of Fort Payne Charla Ann Sisco, age 67, of Albertville
MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH - A multi-vehicle crash at approximately 8:23 a.m. on Monday, March 23, 2026 has claimed the life of an Altoona man. Paul G. Johnson, 62, was critically injured when the 2019 Chevrolet Equinox he was driving was struck by the 2022 Lexus IS 350 driven by Joshua D. Hanson, 36, of Oneonta. After the initial impact, the Chevrolet was then struck by the 2015 Toyota Tundra driven by Edgar J. Barrios-Tello, 28, of Albertville. Johnson was transported to UAB Hospital for treatment where he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased. Hanson was injured and airlifted to UAB Hospital for treatment. A 2-year-old and an 8-month-old, who were both passengers in the Toyota, were injured and transported to an area hospital for treatment. The crash occurred on Alabama 75 near Rocky Mountain Road, approximately three miles north of Altoona, in Blount County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate. PEDESTRIAN KILLED - A single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian that occurred at approximately 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 27, has claimed the life of a Trafford woman. The pedestrian, Chelsea M. Nagle, 31, who was walking in the roadway, was fatally injured when she was struck by the 2019 Kia Optima driven by an 18-year-old of Hayden. Nagle was pronounced deceased at the scene. The crash occurred on Alabama 160 near the nine mile-marker, approximately four miles north of Hayden, in Blount County. MOTORCYCLE CRASH - A single-vehicle crash at approximately 6:47 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 2026 has claimed the life of a Toney man. Theodore J. Belvin, 55, was fatally injured when the 2006 Suzuki motorcycle he was operating left the roadway and struck a ditch. Belvin was thrown from the motorcycle and pronounced deceased at the scene. The crash occurred on U.S. 31 near Martin Lime Road, approximately four miles southwest of Tanner, in Limestone County.
Bonnie Jo Bethune, age 93, of Brownstown Dewayne Robertson, age 70, of Henagar
Marshall Memorial Funeral Home
Donna Marie Strange, age 84, of Albertville Joy Faye Elliott, age 73, of Boaz Mildred Patterson, age 93, of Boaz
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