Tag: LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

It appears Lee County voters are going in a new direction after unofficial election results showed Sheriff Jay Jones lost in the Republican primary.

A video shared on social media shows an inmate at the Lee County Detention Facility being Tasered and put to the ground before jail workers embrace each other and laugh.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of federal and local partners, conducted a seven-month-long operation that led to the arrests of 22 individuals with suspected associations with the Sex, Money, Murder (SMM) street gang.

After she realized some Lee County Sherrif’s Office deputies were likely working outside of their jurisdiction, Lee County Distrtict Attorney Jessica Ventiere said she had to address the issue carefully and methodically.

Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones gave misleading information to 1819 News after receiving a media request about an investigation into three deputies.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is short three patrol deputies this week after they resigned, Sheriff Jay Jones confirmed to 1819 News. 

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident Tuesday morning at Smiths Station High School.

The death of Smiths Station Mayor F.L. “Bubba” Copeland has rocked the small east Alabama town of just over 5,000. Authorities confirmed Copeland took his own life Friday as deputies were conducting a welfare check.

Law enforcement officers on Wednesday successfully confiscated and destroyed an explosive device in Auburn.

The man arrested and found guilty for repeatedly placing objects on his late fiancée’s grave has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence (DUI).