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(DOTHAN, Ala.) On November 12, 2026, the Dothan Police Department arrested and charged Kevin John Long (25) of Dothan with 20 counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material.  The investigation started with a cybertip sent to the Dothan Police Department from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).  According to NCMEC, child sexual abuse material was shared and possessed by a person in the Dothan area through the popular messaging application, Discord.

Investigators immediately sent court orders to obtain necessary information to identify the location of the device.  Investigators were able to identify Long as the person who was accessing the material at the dates and times described in the tip.  A search warrant was obtained for a residence in the 1500 block of Oak Drive.  During the search warrant, Long was arrested and media devices were seized for forensic examination.

Long has been charged with 20 counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material.  Long was booked into the Houston County Jail and is being held without bond.  More charges are possible after examination of Long’s media devices.

-Chief William E. Benny

(DOTHAN, Ala.) On October 29, 2026, Dothan Police Narcotics Investigators executed two search warrants at separate residences in the 600 block of Alabama Avenue related to an ongoing investigation.  The investigation revealed Cedric Ladon Dawkins (56) of Dothan was involved in the unlawful possession of firearms as well as the unlawful possession and distribution of narcotics in the Dothan area.

During the search at the two residences, investigators seized 19 firearms that included handguns and long guns, 25 grams of cocaine, 8 grams of marijuana, and over $7,000 cash. Two of those firearms had been reported stolen.  Dawkins was charged with Unlawful Possession with Intent to Distribute, Receiving Stolen Property 2nd degree, Possession of Marijuana 2^nd degree, and Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  Dawkins was booked into the Houston County Jail.  More charges and arrests are possible.  This is an ongoing investigation.

-Chief William E. Benny

(DOTHAN, Ala.) On October 28, 2026, just before 6:30 am, the Dothan Police Department responded to a reported armed robbery at a business in the 300 block of Ross Clark Circle.  According to the victim, a subject entered the business wearing a ski mask demanding money.  The suspect was in possession of a firearm during the commission of the crime.  After getting less than $300, the subject left the business on foot.  Criminal investigators were called to the scene.

During the investigation, investigators learned the suspect arrived in the area in a white SUV that they were able to locate in Kinsey.  The suspect was identified as Nicholas Sandrell Farrier (19) of Kinsey.  Later that day, investigators executed a search warrant at Sandrell’s residence in the on Camero Court in Kinsey.   Sandrell was located and arrested while investigators searched for evidence.  Investigators were able to locate a firearm that matched the video surveillance image of the gun used during the robbery.  Sandrell has been charged with one count of Robbery 1^st degree.  Sandrell was booked into the Houston County Jail and is being held without bond.

-Chief William E. Benny