Federal prosecutors in Montgomery say a tenth person has been sentenced for her role in a massive identity theft and tax fraud case. At a hearing Ladonna Conley of Phenix City was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for participating in a scheme that tole the identities of more than 1,000 individuals, including 99 soldiers stationed at Fort Benning, some of whom were serving in Afghanistan. The U.S. Attorney's office said nine other defendants are already serving federal prison terms or were placed on probation.
Greenville Arrest
A south-central Alabama man is charged with murder in the death of a man whose body was found stuffed in a household freezer. Butler County sheriff's investigators have charged 25-year-old Adrian Carter of Greenville in the slaying of Michael Graham. Sheriff Kenny Harden says the men were acquaintances, but the motive is unclear. Harden says Carter shot and killed the 39-year-old Graham. He allegedly placed the body in a freezer in Graham's mobile home near Greenville in July. Carter was tracked to North Carolina and was returned to Butler County on Thursday. Carter's bond is set at $300,000.
Voter Fraud
A circuit court jury in southeast Alabama has found a woman guilty of voter fraud. 66-year-old Olivia Reynolds was found guilty on 24 felony counts of promoting illegal absentee voting after a Houston County jury deliberation Wednesday. Reynolds was one of three women who were charged that worked on the 2013 campaign for Dothan City Commissioner Amos Newsome. Newsome beat Lamesa Danzey by 14 votes. The Dothan Eagle reports Newsome received 119 of the 124 absentee votes that were cast in the race. But Danzey received more votes than Newsome at the polls.
Massive Alligator
A state wildlife biologist says the 920-pound alligator recently killed in Lake Eufaula was the largest ever killed on the lake and the second largest in the state. Richard Tharp, a wildlife biologist with the state Department of Conservation, said after conducting some research he found the alligator killed on August 14th by a hunting group from the Birmingham area was the heaviest on record for Lake Eufaula. The gator weighed 920 pounds and 13 feet, 6 inches long.