Tag: Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Local law enforcement, ALEA come together to promote road safety in...
CULLMAN, Ala. - On Thursday, Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry, Cullman Police Chief Kenny Culpepper, Hanceville Police Chief Bob Long and Alabama Law Enforcement...
CCSO seeking pay increase in FY2020 budget
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Commission met with Sheriff Matt Gentry Tuesday morning during its work session prior to the regular commission meeting...
Cullman man charged after shooting in Good Hope
CULLMAN, Ala. - A Cullman man was arrested Saturday night after allegedly firing a gun at a building, as well as other people, according...
Jasper man arrested in connection with Cullman theft case
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) on Monday arrested Bryon Kyle Hudson, 46, of Jasper in connection in connection with a...
Worship without worry: CCSO hosts Church Safety Class
CULLMAN, Ala. – Churchgoers settled in at Temple Baptist Church Thursday night to participate in the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Church Safety Class....
‘They’re great, they’re patriotic and they show a lot of great...
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) annual Sheriff’s Youth Leadership Academy (SYLA) is underway this week, and The Tribune talked with...
West Point man charged with sexual extortion, electronic solicitation of child
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies and investigators arrested David Anthony Watson Jr., 23, of West Point Friday, charging him with...
CCSO to offer Church Safety Class July 25
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) will host a Church Safety Class Thursday, July 25 at 6 p.m. at Temple Baptist...
Hanceville man charged after 15 grams of meth found in car
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies on July 4 arrested Christopher Shaunn Bell, 29, of Hanceville after 15 grams of methamphetamine...
Accident in Holly Pond leaves two with minor injuries
HOLLY POND, Ala. - Shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon, two minivans collided at the intersection of State Hwy. 91 and U.S. Hwy. 278...
BREAKING: Wife accidentally shoots husband during road rage dispute; currently jailed...
BREMEN, Ala. – Cullman County Sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene shortly after a call came into dispatch regarding a road rage incident that turned...
BREAKING: Man shot following possible road rage incident in Bremen; victim...
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...
Search called off until Saturday for 26-year-old missing Troy woman; Decatur...
SMITH LAKE/CRANE HILL, Ala. - Marine Patrol Troopers, multiple law enforcement agencies, and search and rescue agencies will resume their search for a missing...
Search continues for missing boater on Smith Lake
SMITH LAKE – On Friday morning, searchers resumed their efforts to locate a missing boater who disappeared on Smith Lake late in the evening...
🚨Smith Lake Park Traffic Information🚨
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) will be responsible for traffic control following the fireworks show at Smith Lake Park...
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 =...
Drug crimes on the rise across Cullman County
CULLMAN, Ala. - Drugs are a constant issue for law enforcement across Cullman County and, increasingly, they are finding their way into the day-to-day...
Sheriff’s office holding women’s self-defense class June 29
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) is hosting a women's self-defense class Saturday, June 29, from 8 a.m.-noon in the CCSO...
CCSO: School Resource Deputies out in force this summer
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) School Resource Deputies (SRDs) will be out in force from now until August in Cullman County....
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...
Cullman man charged with trafficking; 1 pound meth, 3 grams heroin...
CULLMAN, Ala. - A Cullman man was arrested Wednesday after members of the Cullman Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) and investigators and deputies with the...
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Rose to speak at CCSO Citizens’...
CULLMAN, Ala. - Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Army Capt. Gary Michael “Mike” Rose will be the special guest speaker at tonight’s Cullman...
West Point man charged with rape
WEST POINT, Ala. - A West Point man has been charged with second-degree rape. Nathan Ryan Evans, 31, was arrested Friday, April 26.
According to...
Cullman Sheriff’s deputy loses battle with cancer
Updated 4-24-19 at 8:14 a.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - A Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) deputy has lost his battle with cancer. The CCSO Tuesday evening...
Citizens can now text anonymous crime tips to the CCSO
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) introduced a new program Tuesday that allows the community to text or submit anonymous tips...
Man wanted for felony strangulation in Cullman County arrested in Arkansas...
CULLMAN, Ala. - A man wanted in Cullman County on a felony strangulation/suffocation grand jury warrant was arrested in Highfill, Arkansas last Friday while...
Cullman woman charged with rape, sodomy
Skylar Lyn Rittenberry (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN, Ala. - A Cullman woman was arrested Friday, charged with second-degree rape, second-degree sodomy, transmitting obscene material...
Arrests and incidents reported on March 22, 2019
CULLMAN, Ala. – Below are the arrests and incidents reported on March 22, 2019. All persons are innocent until proven guilty.
GJ = grand jury; FTA...
Cullman man charged with trafficking; 41 grams of meth, 5...
Johnny Wayne Johnson (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN, Ala. - A Cullman man has been charged with trafficking after Cullman County Sheriff’s deputies allegedly recovered...
5 arrested, 24 grams meth seized by Cullman Sheriff’s deputies
Clockwise, from top left: Christopher Lee Carter, Dustin Michael Edward Jenkins, Frank Scott Lang, Kara Beth Griffin and Kimberly Roshell (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN,...
2 charged with robbery, kidnapping
Nathaniel Riley Thomas, left; Joshua Gerald Lott, right (Cullman County Sheriff's Office)
CULLMAN, Ala. - Two men were arrested on Thursday, March 7, both charged...
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office hiring deputies
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office is now accepting applications for both APOSTC and lateral transfer deputy positions.
Starting pay $14.98 per hour
Starting...
Man awaiting trial in DUI death arrested for drug possession, harassment
Brad Meeks (Cullman County Sheriff's Office)
Updated 3-1-19 at 4:09 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Bradford Neal Meeks, 28, of Bremen, the man awaiting trial for reckless...
7 arrested in Cullman County on federal drug indictments
Clockwise from top left: Danny Ray Tucker, 51, of Crane Hill; Kristie Michelle Self, 42, of Bremen; Tonya Lynn Brock, 42, of Crane Hill;...
Cullman man arrested for sexual abuse
Cody Daniel McNabb (Cullman County Sheriff's Office)
CULLMAN - A Cullman man was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree sexual abuse. Cullman County Sheriff's Office...
2 charged with trafficking illegal drugs; stolen car recovered
Joseph Bradley Sivley, left, and Angela Beth Stillwell (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
NEW CANAAN - Deputies with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) on Sunday...
Bremen man charged in arson, burglaries, assault of law enforcement officers
Undated booking photo of Matthew Eli Aaron (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
PROSPECT/MT. JOY - A Bremen man has been charged with multiple offenses stemming from...
Cullman deputy honored for saving life of local man
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Deputy William (Billy) Garrison, right, was honored Tuesday for saving the life of Cullman resident Paul Levering, left, on Sept....
ALERT: Cullman sheriff’s office seeks public’s assistance in identifying suspect
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) is asking for the public's assistance with identifying the subject in the picture above.
The suspect, and...
Cullman man charged with making terrorist threats at local business
Dakota Mardel Sapp (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - A Cullman man, Dakota Mardel Sapp, 21, was arrested on New Year’s Day, charged with making...
CCSO, Harmony School mourn passing of Sgt. Arvel Allison
Sgt. Arvel Allison (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), Harmony School and the community are mourning the loss of...
Man charged in fatal hit and run in Cullman County has...
Brett Steven Amerson (Cullman Police Department)
Updated 12-19-18 at 4:33 p.m.
CULLMAN - A Morris man has been named as the suspect in Tuesday night's...
Victim of fatal hit and run in Cullman County identified; suspect...
LATEST UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/12/19/suspect-named-fatal-hit-and-run-cullman-county
CULLMAN - A Holly Pond man has been identified as the victim in Tuesday night's fatal hit and run on Alabama Highway...
Decatur man with murder warrant arrested in Cullman for trafficking meth
Jason Lavan Turner, left, and the drugs recovered when he was arrested on Friday in Cullman County (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - Cullman Narcotics...
Sheriff: Extra deputies on patrol through New Year’s Day
Sheriff Matt Gentry (Cullman Tribune file photo)
CULLMAN - Extra Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies will be on patrol from now through New Year’s...
Man from Arab charged in Cullman with sexual abuse of child;...
Justin Anthony Jeffries, Jr., left; Jason Lynn Cloud, right (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - Two men were arrested recently by the Cullman County Sheriff’s...
Special needs event kicks off 2018 Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Rodeo
Cullman County Sheriff’s Deputy Shane Chambers gives a wagonful of attendees a ride at Thursday’s special needs rodeo at the Cullman County Agricultural Trade...
County awards bids for long-awaited roof repairs at jail, sheriff’s office
Shortly after the March 19 hailstorm, U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama and his wife Caroline toured the CCSO facility with Sheriff Matt Gentry and...
Bomb threats at West Point Schools, Yutaka Technologies
LATEST UPDATE: Suspect in custody in Kentucky: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/11/29/man-arrested-kentucky-bomb-threats-made-west-point-schools-yutaka-technologies
Updated 11-29-18 at 11:38 a.m.
CULLMAN - Two bomb threats were made in Cullman County Thursday morning, one...
Theft, possible robbery, at Dodge City Dollar General
Cullman County Sheriff's Office personnel on the scene at the Dollar General in Dodge City on Saturday (contributed)
Updated 11-24-18 at 9:59 p.m.
DODGE CITY -...
2 charged after meth, guns found by Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Christian Davis Barnett; Desiree Jean Barnes (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - Investigators with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), along with agents from the...
Alabamians urged to participate in Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday,...
MONTGOMERY - Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall urges Alabamians to participate in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, on Saturday, Oct....
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office recovers 2 vehicles from Smith Lake
Vehicles recovered were a 2007 GMC Yukon and a late 1980s or early 1990s Mercury Grand Marquis. It appears both vehicles had been in...
Ashland man charged in Cullman County child abuse case
Shannon Dewayne Waldrop (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - An Ashland man has been arrested and charged in a Cullman County child abuse case. Shannon...
Inmate found dead at Cullman County Detention Center; no foul play...
An inmate was found dead at the Cullman County Detention Center early Friday morning.* (Tribune file photo)
CULLMAN - An inmate at the Cullman County...
Hanceville man charged with attempted murder in Garden City shooting
Joshua Dewayne Finley (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - A Hanceville man is facing an attempted murder charge following a shooting in Garden City Friday....
Bear sightings reported in NE Cullman Co.; residents reminded bears are...
Image of a black bear courtesy of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
CULLMAN COUNTY - Cullman County Animal Control confirmed that "several"...
(Updated) Garden City shooting suspect arrested
Joshua Finley (Cullman County Sheriff's Office)
LATEST UPDATE HERE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/09/21/shooting-suspect-custody-following-manhunt-charges-pending
Update 9-21-18 10:28 a.m.
Finley has been captured.
Update 9-21-18 8:45 a.m.
The CCSO is actively searching for...
13 grams of meth seized at Cullman County checkpoint, Pinson woman...
Stacie McCay (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
BREMEN - A Pinson woman was arrested at a traffic safety checkpoint in Cullman County Saturday when approximately 13...
Arab man indicted for 2017 murder in Baileyton
Robert Lee Kimbrough, Jr. (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - An Arab, Alabama man has been indicted by a Cullman County grand jury for murder...
Spotlight: Cullman’s K-9 deputies
Lt. Matthew Bales with his K-9, Tommy, a Belgian Malinois (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - K-9 Deputy Tommy was ready to get...
Escaped Cullman County inmates captured in Illinois
John Patrick Parsons, left, and Justin Eugene Curington, right (Cullman County Sheriff's Office)
CULLMAN - Two Cullman County inmates who escaped while on work release...
Update: 2 escaped Cullman County work release inmates remain at large
John Patrick Parsons, left, and Justin Eugene Curington, right (Cullman County Sheriff's Office)
CULLMAN - Two escaped Cullman County Detention Center inmates remain at large,...
CCSO requesting $1.5M budget increase: ‘You can’t put a price on...
Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry speaks to Cullman County Commission members during a commission work session at the Cullman County Courthouse Tuesday morning. (Hayden...
Community comes together to support sheriff’s deputy fighting cancer
Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Timmy Puckett, center, with his daughter Kinlee Puckett, left and wife Kim Puckett, right (Christy Perry for The Cullman...
Cullman woman charged with arson
Kimberly Pearson (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies and investigators on Tuesday arrested a Cullman woman for second-degree arson.
Kimberly...
5 injured in crash in Holly Pond
A two-vehicle crash snarled traffic in Holly Pond Friday night. Five people were injured. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
HOLLY POND - Five people were...
Hanceville man charged in rape of minor child
Francisco Martinez (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
Updated 8-16-18 at 4:14 p.m.
Late Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Cullman County Sheriff's Office said that investigators have...
CCSO arrests 2 for crimes against children in separate cases
James Hinman, left; Brandon Combs, right (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - Investigators with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested two men, in separate...
How CCSO school resource officers spent their summer vacation
Sheriff Matt Gentry with his team of school resource officers: front row, left to right: Deputy Matthew Rutherford, Deputy Chad Whaley, Sgt. Randall Chambers,...
Apply now for fall session of CCSO Citizens’ Academy
Sheriff Matt Gentry talks about the use of firearms by law enforcement officers as instructor Sgt. David Nunn gets ready to bring students to...
Almost 40 turn out for CCSO Women’s Self-Defense Class
Deputy Chad Whaley speaks at Thursday night's self-defense class. (Christy Perry for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - Almost 40 women on Thursday evening attended the first...
Grandmother indicted for murder, hindering prosecution in death of Daniel Osborn...
Susan Winton Smith's May booking photo (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
Updated 7-20-18 at 9:49 p.m.
FAIRVIEW - Susan Winton Smith, 66, of Fairview, who had been...
Sheriff’s office holding 2-part Women’s Self-Defense Class, July 26 & 31
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office is set to host a two-part Women's Self-Defense Class. Part one will take place on Thursday, July...
(Update) Shooting near New Caanan leaves 1 dead
NEW CAANAN - A shooting near the community of New Caanan has left one person dead. The incident happened Monday night at approximately 8...
CCSO investigating shooting in northeast Cullman County
LATEST: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/07/17/update-shooting-near-new-caanan-leaves-1-dead
NEW CAANAN - Authorities with the Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) are on the scene of a shooting in the New Caanan community,...
2018 Sheriff’s Youth Leadership Academy underway
The Sheriff’s Youth Leadership Academy class of 2018 (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN - The 2018 Sheriff’s Youth Leadership Academy (SYLA) is underway this...
Bremen man charged with sexual abuse of a child
David Hyde (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office on July 5 arrested a Bremen man, David Brandon Hyde, 34, for...
Crane Hill woman charged with trafficking meth
Tonya Brock (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - Agents with the Cullman Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) and investigators with the Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO)...
3 separate drug busts net total of almost 127 grams of...
Left to right: Chasidy Kirkland, Daniel Peek and Kristy Self (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) last Thursday through...
(UPDATED) MISSING PERSON: CCSO searching for missing Cullman girl, 13
UPDATE: The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports that the missing girl has been located and is safe.
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office is...
Standoff in city of Cullman ends peacefully
Cullman Sheriff's deputies can be seen on the scene of a standoff in the northeast part of the city of Cullman early Sunday evening....
Cullman Sheriff: Don’t drink and drive, don’t text and drive, slow...
A Cullman County Sheriff’s Office deputy conducts a traffic stop. (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
CULLMAN - Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry has a message for...
Jones Chapel parent reports suspicious vehicle; CCSO confirms
This photo shows the vehicle a Jones Chapel mom said stopped in front of her home last week. She said the driver, a woman,...
Grandmother of murder suspect now facing murder charge in Daniel Osborn...
Susan Smith, the grandmother of murder suspect Andrew Maresh, was arrested on March 28, 2018 for hindering prosecution in the case. Authorities say she...
Search warrant leads to 4 meth trafficking arrests
Left to right: Damian Blair, Robert Brock, Steven Moore and David Reynolds (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
WHITE CITY - Four men were arrested for trafficking...
Vinemont woman charged after meth, syringes found in home with 3...
Angela Simpers (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office)
VINEMONT - A Vinemont woman was arrested Tuesday and charged with three counts of chemical endangerment of a child...
CCSO hosting 2-part Citizens’ Firearm Safety Class, April 23 and 28
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) is hosting a two-part Citizens’ Firearm Safety Class. The classroom portion will be held on Monday,...
Grandmother of suspect in Osborn murder facing charge in case
Susan Smith, the grandmother of murder suspect Andrew Maresh, was arrested for hindering prosecution in the case. Authorities say she knew the victim was...
3 Joppa residents jailed after children test positive for meth
Billy Alexander, Madison Knowles, Tracy Knowles / Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
JOPPA - Investigators with the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) on Wednesday charged three...
Gentry speaks about Fairview murder
Sheriff Matt Gentry speaks to reporters Tuesday afternoon. / W.C. Mann
FAIRVIEW - On Tuesday afternoon, Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry spoke with the media...
Holly Pond youngsters show a little love to the sheriff’s office
While delivering gift bags to deputies about to go out on patrol, a group of kids and adults from Redan Baptist Church got a...
UPDATE: 2 charged with murder after body of missing Hartselle man...
Tyler Hudson, left, and Andrew Maresh, right, were arrested Monday and charged with the murder of Daniel Ray Osborn II, center. / Osborn’s photo...
Vinemont teacher arrested for engaging in sex act with student
Chasity McRae / Cullman County Sheriff's Office
Updated 3-19-18 at 11:23 a.m.
VINEMONT - A Vinemont teacher has been arrested for one count of engaging in...
Walter woman arrested for attempted murder of estranged husband
Lee Ann Matanane / Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
BERLIN - A Walter woman was arrested on Saturday, March 10, charged with the attempted murder of...
3 charged with trafficking meth
Left to right: Danny Tucker, Billy Warden and Allen Mickle / Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
CRANE HILL - A search warrant executed at a Crane...
CCSO hosts regional self-defense training course
SSGT President Johnny Lee Smith (black shirt) talks about common physical confrontations encountered by law enforcement officers. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - From Wednesday through...
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...
Holly Pond couple arrested for child abuse after death of juvenile
Jennifer Fortner, left; Kenneth Fortner, right / Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Updated 3-7-18 at 4 p.m.
HOLLY POND - A man and woman from Holly Pond...
3 local men arrested for multiple vehicle thefts
Left to right: Jacky Lee Nunnelley, Tyler Mark Hankins, Alexander Douglas Quick / Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
CULLMAN - Three local men were arrested this...