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The Dothan Police Department has provided public access to our computer aided dispatching information for selected call types of interest to the public. You may view this information and a map showing approximate locations of active calls on our website at the link below.
https://www.dothanpd.org/active-calls
This information allows the public to enjoy greater transparency into the daily operations of the police department as well as other city services.
William E. Benny
Chief of Police
On May 4, 2023, the Dothan Police Department responded to a burglary of an unoccupied residence in the 1300 block of Haisten Drive. While officers were taking the report, a burglary of an occupied residence was reported in the 1700 block of Haisten Drive. Officers located the described suspect leaving the area of the second burglary and detained him. At that time, property from the first burglary was located in his possession.
Shawn Wayne Whitaker, 38 years old of Dothan, was charged with one count of Burglary 2nd Degree, one count of Burglary 3rd Degree, and one count of Theft of Property 3rd Degree. His bond was set at $55,000.00.
On May 4, 2023, the Dothan Police Department began investigating a forged check that an individual cashed at a local bank. Later, the same individual attempted to cash a second forged check but was unsuccessful. It was determined the individual had provided a forged identification card with both checks. When contact was made with the individual, he was in possession of the forged identification card and a forged Alabama Conservation License. He was identified as 58 year-old Jeffrey Richard Doseck of Dothan.
Doseck was charged with two counts of Identity Theft, one count of Possession of a Forged Instrument 2nd Degree, two count of Possession of a Forged Instrument 3rd Degree, and one count of Theft of Property 1st Degree. His bond was set was $40,00.00.
In November of 2021 the Dothan Police Department received a complaint from a victim alleging a private investigator in Dothan had taken advantage of them. As that was being investigated, an additional victim made a similar report. While investigating these claims additional victims came forward making similar allegations.
The facts and circumstances known about each victim was presented to the Houston County Grand Jury. The Houston County Grand Jury determined that there was sufficient evidence to move forward with prosecution and issued four indictments for Theft of Property by Deception 1st degree.
While the grand jury was convening, before the indictments were returned, another victim came forward reporting similar circumstances. For this case, a warrant for Theft of Property by Deception 1st degree was obtained.
On Monday, May 1, 2023, law enforcement executed search warrants at the residence of the private investigator in Wicksburg, Alabama as well as the office used for his business on West Main Street in Dothan.
While executing the search warrant in Wicksburg, the suspect, William (Bill) Lewis Robison Jr., 55 years old of Wicksburg, Alabama was taken into custody. He was booked into the Houston County Jail. His bond was set at $150,000.00.
This is an ongoing investigation.
On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, the Dothan Police Department was notified by a Postal delivery worker who reported he had just been robbed at gunpoint in the 600 block of Allen Road. While on his route delivering mail, the Postal worker was approached by an individual who pulled a handgun and demanded personal property from him. In fear of his life, the Postal worker complied with the demands and the suspect then fled on foot. The Postal worker attempted to follow the suspect while notifying law enforcement. Within minutes of the incident, officers located the suspect only a few blocks away while fleeing the area. While searching the path traveled by the suspect, officers located majority of the personal property taken from the Postal worker as well as the weapon used during the robbery. It was determined the gun used was previously reported stolen.
Jermain Tyrone Holmes, 38 years old of Dothan, was charged with one count of Robbery First Degree and one count of Receiving Stolen Property Second Degree. He currently has no bond.
Assisting with the investigation is the United States Postal Inspector’s Office who will be pursuing federal charges against Holmes for this incident as well.
In July of 2022, the Dothan Police Department along with the Holmes County Sheriff’s Department conducted a joint investigation into the disappearance of two individuals from Dothan. Shauna Terry and her boyfriend, Damien Bell were reported missing by family members. During the joint investigation, it was learned the two individuals were shot and killed; one in Dothan, and one in Holmes County, Florida. Both bodies were then buried in Holmes County.
A total of five suspects were identified as being involved in this incident. Four of those suspects were arrested during the days surrounding the investigation. The fifth suspect, MacAuthur Mike Hawkins, has been on the run since then attempting to evade capture.
On Wednesday morning, April 26, 2023, the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force from Atlanta took MacAuthur Mike Hawkins into custody near a residence he was living at in Decatur, Georgia without incident. Hawkins was using a false identity living with an individual portraying to be someone he was not. Hawkins will be held in Georgia until extradition to the Houston County Jail can be arranged. Once he arrives at the Houston County Jail, he will be formally charged with one count of Capital Murder, one count of Kidnapping First Degree, and one count of Abuse of a Corpse. He will have no bond.
On Friday, April 21, 2023, the Dothan Police Department began investigating a complaint of torture, willful abuse of a child that occurred in the 1700 block of South Alice Street. As a result, investigators determined there was probable cause to believe Lashananda Tamarra Kee tortured, willfully abused, cruelly beat, or otherwise willfully maltreated a child under the age of 18.
Lashananda Tamarra Kee, 44 years old of Dothan, was charged with one count of Torture, Willful Abuse of a Child. Her bond was set at $15,000.00.
Due to the sensitive nature of this case, and the Alabama juvenile privacy laws, no further information will be released about this matter.
On April 13, 2023, Dothan Police Traffic investigators were dispatched to a traffic accident at the intersection of Hartford Highway and Honeysuckle Road. A motorcycle and a passenger car were involved in the accident. Upon arrival of officers, it was determined that the driver of the motorcycle, Kyle Hunt of Naples, Florida, had sustained serious critical injuries. Mr. Hunt was transported to S.E. Health where he passed away from his injuries. The occupant of the other vehicle was not injured in the accident. The accident is currently under investigation by the Dothan Police Traffic Division.
The Dothan Police Department would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family of Mr. Hunt and to those involved in the accident.
William E. Benny
Chief of Police
On Friday Morning, April 14, 2023, at approximately 5:54 AM, the Dothan Police Department was notified about an unknown individual in the pool of a backyard on Redwood Avenue in Dothan. The homeowners did not know the individual. Officers arrived and found Blake Thomas Evans on the homeowner’s property with no explanation as to why he was there. Officers determined Evans was under the influence of an unknown substance and subsequently arrested him for public intoxication. During this encounter, officers determined Evans lived at 701 Langley Drive, Apartment 2.
At approximately 6:35 AM, the Dothan Police Department was notified that neighbors had found an individual lying face down in the back yard of 701 Langley Drive, Apartment 2. When officers arrived, they discovered the victim was deceased from multiple gunshot wounds to the upper torso. The victim, who also lived at this location, has been identified as 71 year-old Kenneth Bruce.
It was determined Bruce and Evans were roommates. During the early morning hours, the two had an argument about an unknown matter. During the argument, Evans retrieved a handgun that was kept in the apartment and shot Bruce multiple times before fleeing the residence.
Blake Thomas Evans, 33 years old of Dothan, has now been charged with Murder for the death of Kenneth Bruce. His bond for the Murder charge has been set at $1.5 Million. Evans was currently out on bond for an incident that took place in December of 2022 in which he was charged with Domestic Violence First Degree, Domestic Violence Strangulation and Assault Second Degree.
On Monday afternoon, April 10, 2023, a third suspect, Dekeivon O’Keith Lawton, wanted for the murder that occurred at Pearl Lounge and Grill on March 30, 2023, was taken into custody. Lawton showed up at his bondsman’s office to make a payment on an unrelated charge. The bondsman was aware Lawton was a suspect in the murder and attempted to take Lawton into custody when a fight ensued. At the conclusion of the fight, Lawton was taken into custody and turned over to the Dothan Police Department.
Dekeivon O’Keith Lawton, 22 years-old of Dothan, was charged with one count of Murder. His bond was set at $1.5 Million.
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