(DOTHAN, Ala.) On October 15, 2026, just before 2:00 am, the Dothan Police Department responded to a motor vehicle crash in the 2700 block of Ross Clark Circle. Initial reports were that a vehicle crashed, and the driver was ejected from the vehicle. Officers arrived on scene to find a male just off the roadway. The victim, identified as Charlie Lee Wright Jr. (36) of Dothan, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Dothan Police Department’s Crash Team was called to investigate. The preliminary investigation revealed Wright’s vehicle left the road briefly and lost control. Wright’s vehicle then overturned, which ejected Wright from the vehicle. Speed is believed to be a factor in the crash. The investigation into the circumstances of the crash is ongoing.
Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Charlie Wright Jr. as they go through this difficult time.
On October 12, 2026, just after 9:00 pm, a Dothan Police Officer observed a vehicle commit a traffic infraction on Honeysuckle Road near the Wells Fargo building. The officer activated his lights to initiate a traffic stop, but the driver failed to pull over. The vehicle attempted to elude the officer for about 3 miles before stopping in a parking lot in the 1300 block of Fortner Street. During the incident, the officer observed a small bag thrown from the vehicle as speeds reached 55 miles per hour. An officer quickly located the bag and determined it contained marijuana.
As officers were giving commands to the driver to exit the vehicle, another vehicle pulled up with a female who began obstructing the officers from getting the driver to safely exit the vehicle. The female, identified as Daphney Arpreatrae McCray (49) of Dothan, had to be restrained when she began actively resisting the officers’ attempt to detain her. Once the female was detained, the male, identified as Jakorey Keshaun Corbitt (27) of Dothan, exited the vehicle and was taken into custody. During a search of the vehicle, officers found a Glock handgun in the vehicle. It was later revealed the McCray was the mother of Corbitt.
Corbitt was charged with one felony count of Attempting to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer, Possession of Marijuana 2nd degree, and Tampering with Physical Evidence. McCray was charged with Obstructing Governmental Operations and Resisting Arrest. Corbitt was booked into the Houston County Jail, and McCray was booked into the Dothan City Jail.
Jakorey Keshaun Corbitt (27) of Dothan- Attempting to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer, Possession of Marijuana 2nd degree, and Tampering with Physical EvidenceDaphney Arpreatrae McCray (49) of Dothan- Obstructing Governmental Operations and Resisting Arrest
Sterling James Barber – Possession of Marijuana 1st, Tampering with Physical Evidence
James Joseph Clubbs – Public Intoxication
Charles Ross Morgan – Receiving Stolen Property 1st
Leroy Vann Nelson III – Driving Under the Influence
Devonte Daniel Potter – Domestic Violence 2nd
Brandon Bell – Domestic Violence 3rd, Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance
Zymeria Garbreial Hayes – Theft of Property 1st
Cambria Namid Hollon – Minor in Possession of Alcohol
Javeon Levar Ingram – Throwing/shooting into Occupied Vehicle, Attempting to Elude, Possession of Marijuana 2nd, Domestic Violence 3rd
Narica Lashea Jackson – Harassing Communications
Roydregous Tyshon McCray – Burglary 3rd, Escape 3rd, Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Obstructing Governmental Operations, Attempting to Elude, Possession of Marijuana 2nd
Jabari Niam Moothery – Domestic Violence 3rd
Heath Dernard Whitt – Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Tampering with Physical Evidence
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