Arrest made in multi-county vehicle thefts
Gavin Crane (courtesy photo)
WINSTON COUNTY - Law enforcement have been busy working multiple vehicle thefts involving at least three counties, all linked to a 22-year-old Haleyville man.
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Law enforcement and first responders from across a 50-mile area converged on a vehicle Tuesday night, Jan. 17, in a standoff/shootout situation after an armed motorist opened fire on officers while barricaded in his car.
Jeffery Lee Adair, 48, with an address listed of 301 Old Union Road, Haleyville, surrendered to authorities around 10 p.m., three hours after the initial standoff began, according to law enforcement agencies on the scene.