Governor Robert Bentley has apologized to the government of India for the treatment of an Indian man who was roughed up by a police officer in Madison, Alabama. The case involves 57-year-old Sureshbhai Patel, who was hurt in a confrontation with Madison police officer Eric Parker while visiting relatives earlier this month. Bentley says an officer used "excessive force." Parker was arrested and charged with assault. Madison town official said Parker will be fired.
Homicide Arrest
A man wanted for a January homicide in west Montgomery is behind bars today. U.S. Marshals captured 21-year-old Patrick Moore Jr. Tuesday. Montgomery police detectives said Moore has been charged with killing 26-year-old Keandrew Alexander. The victim was gunned down in the 900 block of Mill Street on January 21st. Moore is being held in the Montgomery County Jail under no bond.
Montgomery Mall
Renovation projects for the old Montgomery Mall property are moving forward. Tuesday, the Montgomery County Commission and the Montgomery City Council approved incentive packages that provides funding to move two public schools, LAMP and the Montgomery Technical Education Center, into the former J.C. Penny building on McGhee Road. The $33 million project was approved in November by the Montgomery County School Board.
Teenager Dies
Alabama State Troopers say a Lowndes County teenager was killed in a single vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon. Troopers say 19-year-old Tyler Arnold Branch of Fort Deposit died when the car he was driving veered off the Coosa Ferry Parkway, struck an embankment and overturned. Troopers said Branch was not using a seat belt and was ejected from the car. The deadly crash happened around Tuesday 3:25 p.m., about two miles north of Montgomery.
Civil Rights Remembered
Evelyn Wilson says she remembers the day she and fellow classmates decided to walk out of class at Loveless High School to join the final leg of the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March. Wilson, now 63, is among several local civil rights activists who are telling their stories to Montgomery high school students. The project is called "A March For The Ages." High school students in Montgomery are conducting the on-camera interviews this week at the Rosa Parks Museum.