Winston/Marion District Attorney's Office

DA’s office handcuffed by criminal reform

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 8:43:24 AM

Winston/Marion District Attorney Scott Slatton explains some of the guidelines his office is mandated to follow when it comes to sentencing criminals.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A mandatory scorecard kept on criminal defendants is just one of the ways district attorneys are handcuffed by mandates, showing a desperate need for criminal sentencing reform.

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One dead in Ashridge homicide

Friday, April 2, 2021 - 1:40:03 PM

ASHRIDGE - Phillip Craig Miles, 38 years old, was found deceased in his home on County Road 55 near the Ashridge community between 5-6 p.m. on Wednesday March 31, 2021.

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COIN Program meeting scheduled today at courthouse postponed

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - 10:23:37 AM

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The COIN Program meeting scheduled for today, Wednesday, March 17, has been postponed, due to the potential for severe weather.

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Arrest made in Helicon death

Wednesday, December 30, 2020 - 8:36:02 AM

Caleb Scott Farley has been arrested and charged with murder and arson first degree in the death of David Brian Hayes.

HELICON - The 25th District Attorney's Criminal Investigation Division has announced the arrest of a suspect in the death investigation of David Brian Hayes.

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Partnership brings about new body cameras to sheriff’s office

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 8:32:23 AM

Pictured left to right, Winston County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Nic Burns and Josh Bennett, 25th Circuit District Attorney Scott Slatton, Winston County Sheriff Horace Moore and Winston County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Brett Rodgers.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A community partnership between the Winston County Sheriff’s Office The 25th Circuit District Attorney’s Office, as well as local businesses has provided the sheriff’s office new body cameras as a valuable tool not just in fighting crime, but also in court.

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2-year-old child dies

Monday, June 24, 2019 - 3:07:10 PM

The Winston/Marion County District Attorney's Office has confirmed to the Alabamian that a two-year-old child died over the weekend. The case is under investigation by the DA's office.

Authorities have not released the cause of the child's death. Winston County Deputy Coroner Tracy Yealock has not released the child's name due to the child's age.

The Alabamian will provide more details as they become available.