Laura (Beth) Ricketts, a former ACCPD Communications Officer was removed from her job as a 911 dispatcher after she was arrested for a DUI charge. Ricketts’ was involved in a multi-vehicle accident on November 11, 2017, at the intersection of Hull and Broad Street. The investigation found that Ricketts’ ran a red light and officers…
UPDATE Tuesday, November 7 The sentencing for Whitney Baker Howard will be on November 29, 2017. Grady Newsource will continue to update this story. Follow us on Twitter for the latest. UPDATE Tuesday, October 31 Whitney Baker Howard is found guilty on 11 of 13 charges. She was found guilty of two counts of homicide…
Whitney Baker Howard, who was involved in the vehicle accident that killed bicyclist Ashley Block, appeared in court on Monday for two hearings about two different DUI arrests she had during the summer of 2016. Howard faces separate charges of homicide by vehicle, endangering the life of a child and additional DUI charges for a…
By Danielle Herman UPDATE (12:18 p.m.): Edwin Juarez Alpizar has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. The following are the six accounts of the sentencing: Account 1: homicide by vehicle in the first degree, 15 years (10 in confinement, balance on probation) and $1000 fine Account 2: will merge with the sentence of account 1 Account…