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Arrest Made in Dothan Murder

On Saturday, October 14, 2023, at approximately 6:45 AM, the Dothan Police Department responded to a person down in the front yard of a residence in the 1100 block of Persimmon Street. Upon arrival of officers and Dothan Fire and Rescue, it was determined the victim, Bernard Mandrell McClendon, 44 years old of Dothan, had succumbed to his injury as a result of a gunshot wound to the upper torso. It was believed an incident took place near this location and McClendon walked to this yard which is where he succumbed to his injury.

The Dothan Police Department asked our community for help by providing any information they may have related to this incident. Members of our community responded by providing tips we were able to follow up on. As a result, we have conducted numerous interviews and searches which have yielded investigators with probable cause to make an arrest in this case. Investigators have arrested Sirrico Santonio Bennett, 48 years old of Dothan and charged him with one count of Murder, one count of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, and one count of Certain Persons Forbidden to Possess a Firearm. He is currently being held at the Houston County Jail with no bond.

We are extremely appreciative of our community providing the information they have thus far. Even though an arrest has been made, this continues to be an ongoing investigation. We continue to ask if anyone has any information related to this case to please call the Dothan Police Department at 334-615-3000.

Sirrico Santonio Bennett
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Early Morning Murder in Dothan

On Saturday, October 14, 2023, at approximately 6:45 AM, the City of Dothan-Houston County Emergency Operations Center was notified of an individual lying in the front yard of a residence in the 1100 block of Persimmon Street. Officers and Dothan Fire and Rescue arrived on scene and began to assess the patient and determined he had succumbed to a gunshot wound to the torso.

The victim was identified as Bernard Mandrell McClendon, 44 years old of Dothan. It is believed an incident took place near this location and McClendon walked to this yard and where he succumbed to the injury.

The Dothan Police Department asks if anyone has any information related to this incident to place contact us at 334-615-3000. The Dothan Police Department will stringently guard and protect the identity of anyone who would like to help in an anonymous capacity.

 

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Arrest Made in Weekend Parking Lot Murder

On Saturday, October 7, 2023, at approximately 3:12 AM, the Dothan Police Department responded to a firearm assault in the 100 block of West Main Street. It was determined the victim, 20-year-old Jaquez Octavious Hill of Midland City, AL, had succumbed to his injuries resulting from multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators have worked diligently around the clock to determine the person or persons responsible. During this time, the Dothan Police Department asked our local and surrounding communities for their assistance in providing any information possible.

Thanks to the citizens of our local and surrounding communities, they began providing us leads. As a result of these leads, we have now arrested 20-year-old Jacob Warren Crisostomo of Slocomb, AL, and charged him with one count of Murder for his involvement in the death of Hill. His bond has been set at $1.5M.

Currently, two additional suspects are wanted for the Murder of Hill as well. Zackary Dale Easton, 25 years old, is wanted for one count of Murder and one count of Discharging a Firearm into an Unoccupied Vehicle. Chase Lee Saleen Easton, 22 years old, is currently wanted for one count of Murder. We ask if anyone knows the whereabouts of either of these individuals to contact the Dothan Police Department at 334-615-3000. The Dothan Police Department will stringently guard and protect the identity of anyone who would like to help in an anonymous capacity.

We would like to thank our local and surrounding communities for their help in providing information which led us to this point. We would also like to thank the Headland Police Department for their assistance in this investigation. This continues to be an ongoing investigation as we continue to follow-up on leads.

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Early Morning Murder in Downtown Dothan

On Saturday, October 7, 2023, at approximately 3:12 AM, the City of Dothan-Houston County Emergency Operations Center was notified of a victim with a gunshot wound located in the parking lot of a business in the 100 block of West Main Street. Patrol officers located the victim who was later determined to be deceased from multiple gunshot wounds. Criminal Investigators and Crime Scene Technicians processed the scene and collected evidence related to the incident.

The victim has been identified as 20-year-old Jaquez Octavious Hill of Midland City, AL. Hill had been a patron of a nearby nighttime establishment just prior to being shot in the parking lot while walking to his vehicle. At this time, no suspect has been identified.

The Dothan Police Department ask that anyone with information related to this incident to please contact us at 615-3000. The Dothan Police Department will stringently guard and protect the identity of anyone who would like to help in an anonymous capacity.

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UPDATE: Suspect Identified in Tuesday’s Roadway Murder

UPDATE:  Suspect, 22 year old Kameron Zamir Head, turned himself in at the Dothan Police Department on Tuesday, September 19, 2023.

 

On Tuesday night, September 12, 2023, at approximately 10:30 PM Dothan Police Officers and Criminal Investigators responded to a murder that occurred near the 2300 block of Denton Road.

Twenty-two year old Zion Brown of Dothan was the driver and only occupant of his vehicle traveling on Denton Road. Brown was struck by one of several bullets that were fired into his vehicle, killing him. His vehicle traveled off the roadway and through a vacant lot before coming to a stop on Murray Road.

Investigators have worked around the clock since the incident occurred. On Thursday, September 14, 2023, investigators obtained one warrant for shooting into an occupied vehicle and one warrant for Capital Murder for 22 year old Kameron Zamir Head of Dothan.  We are asking anyone who may know the whereabouts of Head to please call the Dothan Police Department at (334)615-3000.  The Dothan Police Department will stringently guard and protect the identity of anyone who would like to help in an anonymous capacity.

Kameron Zamir Head
Shooting into Occupied Vehicle &
Capital Murder
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Dothan Man Murdered while Driving

On Tuesday night, September 12, 2023, at approximately 10:30 PM the Dothan Houston County Emergency Operations Center was notified of a single vehicle accident with critical injuries in the area of Denton Road and Murray Road. Officers arrived and discovered the driver and only occupant of the vehicle had sustained a single gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim has been identified as 22-year-old Zion Brown of Dothan. Brown’s vehicle was traveling on Denton Road when an unknown suspect fired several gunshots into the vehicle, one of which struck Brown. Brown’s vehicle left the roadway and traveled through a vacant lot before coming to a stop on Murray Road.

Currently there are no known suspects in this ongoing investigation. We ask that anyone who may have information related to this incident to please call The Dothan Police Department at (334)615-3000. The Dothan Police Department will stringently guard and protect the identity of anyone who would like to help in an anonymous capacity.

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Update: Captured – Suspect Wanted in 2021 Murder

UPDATE:  Thanks to a concerned citizen, the suspect in this case is now in custody in Georgia. He is awaiting extradition to Alabama to face the charge of Capital Murder.

On Saturday, October 9, 2021, the Dothan Police Department responded to a murder in the 200 block of Blissett Drive. The victim was identified as Sincere Tyson, 20 years old of Dothan. Investigators have identified a suspect they believe to be responsible for this murder as 26 year-old Jacoiah Deshawn Harrell of Bainbridge, GA. Harrell is currently wanted for one count of Capital Murder.

The whereabouts of Harrell are unknown at this time, but we are asking the public for assistance in locating him. We ask if you know the whereabouts of Harrell to please call the Dothan Police Department at (334)615-3000. The Dothan Police Department will stringently guard and protect the identity of anyone who would like to help in an anonymous capacity.

Jacoiah Deshawn Harrell
**CAPTURED**
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Dothan Man Charged with Additional Sex Crimes

On July 27, 2022, Timothy David Lloyd of Dothan was charged with 31 counts of Sexual Abuse First Degree and 25 counts of Sodomy First Degree. Lloyd, who is still in the Houston County Jail on those charges, has now been charged with 29 counts of Sexual Abuse of a Child Less than 12 on August 28, 2023. These new charges are a result of an ongoing investigation related to an additional victim. His bond for these new charges has been set at $870,000.00. Due to the sensitive nature of this case, no additional information will be released.

Timothy David Lloyd
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Dothan Woman Charged with Capital Murder For the Death of her Newborn Child

On Thursday August 24, 2023, the Dothan Police Department was contacted by medical staff at Southeast Health and advised a female was there attempting to recover a child she claimed she had left at their facility on August 13, 2023, with one of their employees in the hospital lobby. The female stated she gave birth at her residence in the 1100 block of Tate Drive on August 13th and within the first few hours she took the newborn child to the hospital and gave the child to an employee and left. The female stated she did that because she did not want the child and it cost too much money. The female’s family was unaware the female was pregnant or had delivered a child until yesterday, Wednesday August 23, 2023. That’s when the family of the female became concerned and wanted to recover the newborn child. The female and family members went to Southeast Health this morning attempting to find the person the newborn child was given to because that is what they were led to believe by the female.

As the investigation began, it was quickly determined the female never went to Southeast Health on the date she alleged. A formal interview was conducted with the female who attempted to continue her same story. When presented with the fact we had proven she never took the newborn child to the hospital as she claimed, she told investigators she had taken the newborn child and wrapped him in a blanket and placed it into a trash dumpster at an apartment complex on the west side of town. She stated when she placed the newborn child in the dumpster, he was still alive. Investigators went to that location and located a trash compactor attached to a dumpster. The dumpster was seized by the Dothan Police Department and taken to the City of Dothan land field where investigators and officers sifted through the contents. During that process, the remains of a newborn child were located wrapped in a mattress protector that was in a zipped-up duffel bag. Those remains have been sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Montgomery for confirmation that those remains are in fact the missing newborn child.

The mother of the newborn child, Jakayla Ashanti Williams, 18 years old of Dothan, has been charged with one count of Capital Murder.

Williams had no connection or affiliation with the apartment complex where she left her newborn child at. It is unknown why she chose that location.

Jakayla Ashanti Williams
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Dothan Man Murdered

On Sunday, August 20, 2023, at approximately 5:05 PM, the Dothan Houston County 911 Center received a call advising someone had been shot in the 800 block of S. Appletree Street. Specific details were not obtained until officers arrived on scene. Once they arrived on scene, they discovered a black male victim lying in the front yard who had sustained a single gunshot to the head. Dothan Fire and Rescue arrived, assessed the victim, and determine he was deceased from his injury. Several individuals at the scene were detained for questioning. The victim has been identified as, Keith Atkins, 61 years old of Dothan.

After speaking to several individuals and processing all information and evidence, it was determined the suspect who fired the weapon was Arthur Lee Wilson Jr. It is believed the two were involved in a physical altercation just prior to the shooting. When the physical altercation concluded, Arthur began firing a weapon at Atkins, striking him in the head. Both Atkins and Wilson lived at the location where the incident took place, and it is unknown what led up to the altercation. While executing a search warrant at the residence, multiple firearms were located in Wilson’s bedroom, two which were confirmed stolen. Among the weapons located, one of them is believed to be the weapon used in the altercation.

Arthur Lee Wilson Jr., 53 years old, has been charged with one count of Murder with $1.5 Million bond,  and two counts of Receiving Stolen Property Second Degree which have $30,000.00 bond for the two.

Arthur Lee Wilson Jr.
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