Bessemer gun buyback event yields 120 guns, including 2 ghost guns
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – A gun buyback event held in Bessemer over the weekend yielded impressive results, surprising organizers and the community. District Attorney Lynneice Washington reported a significant response, possibly driven by growing concerns over violence in the area. A total of 120 guns were collected during the event, but Washington said the main […]
Prosecutors start conviction review units
Officially Procured from San Francisco Chronicle BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Death row and life sentence inmates who were sentenced in Jefferson County could get a second look at their cases under a new initiative aimed at reviewing possible wrongful convictions. Al.com reports that Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr and Jefferson County Bessemer Cutoff District Attorney […]
‘We seek justice’: Jefferson County district attorneys to tackle wrongful convictions
Officially Procured from Carol Robinson | [email protected] Updated Nov 30, 2020; Posted Nov 30, 2020 State inmates sentenced to death or life in prison out of Jefferson County could get a second look at their convictions under a new initiative aimed at righting wrongs of long ago. Jefferson County Bessemer Cutoff District Attorney Lynneice Washington on […]
Reconciling wrongs, building bridges, breaking down bias are goals of Faith & Blue Weekend
Officially Procured from Carol Robinson | [email protected] Today begins a three-day initiative in Birmingham and beyond aimed at reconciling wrongs, building bridges and breaking down bias. The National Faith & Blue Weekend is launching for the first time ever with the hopes of strengthening communities through mutual respect and understanding between residents, law enforcement and faith […]
Local activist, district attorney react to lack of charges in Breonna Taylor case
Officially Procured from WVTM 13 Digital JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. —Hours after Kentucky authorities announced the police officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor would not be charged, many people across the country, including Alabamians, vocalized their opinions about outcome of the case. In the video above, WVTM 13’s Chip Scarborough talks with Rev. Eric […]
Community remembers 8-year-old boy who had big dreams
By Joshua Gauntt | July 9, 2020 at 5:02 AM CDT – Updated July 9 at 5:50 AM BESSEMER, Ala. (WBRC) – A family and a community are mourning the loss of Royta Giles, who shot and killed while standing with his mom at Riverchase Galleria on Friday. The 8-year-old boy had dreams of becoming […]
Leaders call for peace and justice – not violence – to honor George Floyd during community prayer vigil
Originally Procured from Joshua Gauntt | May 29, 2020 at 10:17 PM CDT – Updated May 30 at 3:41 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Dozens of people gathered in historic Kelly Ingram Park Friday for a prayer vigil for George Floyd. The local NAACP, 100 Black Men of Metro Birmingham, pastors and district attorneys gathered […]
Jefferson County DAs: George Floyd killing ‘reprehensible,’ call for ‘consequences’
Officially Procured from Roy S. Johnson | [email protected] Jefferson County District Attorneys Danny Carr (Birmingham Division) and Lynneice Washington (Bessemer Cutoff), in a joint statement, called the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on Monday “reprehensible”. “Consequences should be forthcoming,” they added. Floyd, who is African American, died after police officer Derek Chauvin knelt […]
Surveillance cameras coming to cities in West Jefferson County
Officially Procured from Joshua Gauntt | January 28, 2020 at 10:52 PM CST – Updated January 29 at 2:53 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Surveillance cameras are coming to a handful of cities in west Jefferson County where there’s not a lot of police presence. Lynneice Washington, the Jefferson County District Attorney for the Bessemer Cutoff hopes […]