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Three dead in apparent murder-suicide
Lance Griffin at Spanish Trail Park, picked up ering evidence. His neighbors bors, investigators believe this were present. They fled the
lgriffin@dothaneagle.com his newly purchased 12-gauge may have been shaken but not is what happened: home and began running to
shotgun and blew a hole in his stunned and baffled. Turner’s girlfriend Roselyn another neighbor’s home when
CHIPLEY, Fla. — Distraught television. Three people would not be Jackson, 50, who also lived they heard a gunshot and a
and apparently frustrated over If he had stopped there, yel- dead. at the residence, confronted scream. Police believe that’s
a broken truck and lawn low crime scene tape would not But Turner didn’t stop there. Turner after he shot the televi- when Turner shot and killed
mower Tuesday, police believe surround the residence and Based on a Washington County sion. Three children between Jackson.
John an angry John Henry Turner another one nearby. Forensic Sheriff’s Department investiga- the ages of 5 and 11, believed to
Turner Jr. Jr. went inside his mobile home technicians would not be gath- tion and interviews with neigh- be Jackson’s grandchildren, See MURDER, 3A
Police say
SO LONG, HUEY teen shot
New medevac helicopters arrive at Fort Rucker
at officer
19-year-old charged
with attempted murder
Ebony Horton
ehorton@dothaneagle.com
OZARK — Alcohol may have been a
factor in a two-minute scuffle between a
teenager and a veteran Ozark police offi-
cer who was shot at sever-
al times early Wednesday
morning, according to
authorities.
Ozark Police Chief Tony
Spivey said the officer,
whose name was not
released, stopped to ques-
tion why Bryan Bowman, Bryan
19, was walking in the road
Bowman
at the intersection of East Andrews Avenue
and West College Street around 12:30 a.m.
Spivey said it is protocol for an officer to
question anyone walking that early in a
residential area or business district.
Spivey said Bowman became combat-
ive. When the officer attempted to
retrieve a Taser, Spivey said Bowman
reached into his waistband for a handgun
Danny Tindell / dtindell@dothaneagle.com and fired at the officer three to five times.
Flight crews look over the new UH-72 “Lakota” medevac helicopters at Cairns Army Airfield on Wednesday afternoon. At least one bullet hit the officer’s patrol
vehicle, but none struck the officer, Spivey
Ebony Horton “We’re going from the beloved, reliable, durable ecessor by about 30 to 40 said. The officer did not return fire because
ehorton@dothaneagle.com knots and has a more modern Bowman fled into a residential area.
aircraft we trust to a new sports car with the latest avionics package.
DALEVILLE — Six U.S. electronics and gadgets and that’s also reliable, “The gauges are glass. The See SHOT, 3A
Army UH-1 “Huey” medevac rescue hoist in no longer in
helicopters, at least one of so it’s bittersweet.” the cabinet. There are just a
which was used during the
Vietnam War, will be phased
out over the next two years
Lt. Col. Kyle Patterson
Fort Rucker Medevac Flatiron Company
lot of benefits to the new air-
craft that can maybe help in
saving lives,” Patterson said.
Midland City
police chief
at Fort Rucker to a more “We’re going from the
modern model for medical commander of the 1-223 received UH-72s in March. beloved, reliable, durable
support. Army Regiment Battalion at According to the press aircraft we trust to a new
Military personnel on the Fort Rucker, said the plan to release, the new helicopter is sports car with the latest
post welcomed the arrival of
the first three of eight UH-72
“Lakota” helicopters at Cairns
phase out the UH-1 was an
Army-wide initiative to
streamline its fleet.
a twin-engine, fully automat-
ed aircraft and can carry
loads up to 3,777 pounds at
electronics and gadgets and
that’s also reliable, so it’s
bittersweet.”
out of a job
Army Airfield in Daleville The estimated cost of each speeds up to 142 knots. Officials said the UH-1s on Matt Elofson
around 1 p.m. Wednesday. aircraft is about $5.5 million, Lt. Col. Kyle Patterson of Fort Rucker have an average melofson@dothaneagle.com
The UH-72s were flown from according to a press release the Fort Rucker Medevac of 6,500 flight hours, with at
Columbus, Miss. by the Washington, D.C., Flatiron Company said the least one in excess of 10,000 The Midland City Police Department
Lt. Col. Joseph Matthew, National Guard unit that UH-72 is faster than its pred- flight hours. has one less officer working the streets
after the police chief was relieved of his
duties Tuesday.
Bob Brogden, an Ozark
Group helps youths give back to the community attorney who represents
the town of Midland City,
said Keith Rinehardt
Greg Phillips Volunteers resigned as police chief
gphillips@dothaneagle.com participating after he refused to follow
in Wired an order handed down by
While many teens are spend- Week 2009 Mayor Virgil Skipper and Keith
ing the summer lounging at the the town council. Rinehardt
organize a
beach, one group of youths is garage at the Tom Brantley, who represents Rine-
using its time to help residents Wiregrass hardt, said his client did not quit and
and service organizations in the Hope Group, plans to contest how he lost his job.
Wiregrass. Wednesday “He was accused of using his police vehi-
Now in its second year, Wired afternoon. cle for personal use by going to work anoth-
is a one-week program allowing er security job at BamaJam,” said Brantley,
teens from churches through- Max Oden / who represents Rinehardt through the
out the Wiregrass to volunteer moden@ Police Benevolent Association. “It was not
for service on a local level. dothan a resignation. It was a termination.”
“It costs the kids less, and eagle.com Rinehardt said Midland City hired him
they’re still involved,” said as police chief in November 2008. He pre-
Sharon Sizemore, marketing viously worked as a K-9 officer for the
director for Wiregrass Hope Dale County Sheriff’s Office.
Group, which Wired has helped Brogden said Rinehardt resigned after
throughout the week. “Money is he refused to follow an order by Mayor
tight. You can take 35 youth and Virgil Skipper to change the unmarked
drive to Texas and spend two teered for the program. This their housing, so it’s a lot cheaper The volunteers chose between vehicle he drove as police chief to look like
days on the road and thousands year, that number is up to 600. than some mission trips. Most of three different team types. a patrol car. Brogden said for some rea-
of dollars to go to there, or you “It really put a taste in the the churches are from the Social teams worked at nurs- son Rinehardt said he would not mark
can stay right here and benefit kids’ mouths to want to do volun- Columbia Baptist Association, ing homes, adult day care cen- his car and quit.
your own community.” teer work in their own communi- but two are from Jacksonville ters, Mama Tina’s Kitchen, the “He resigned, and they’re not going to
Last year, 230 teens volun- ty,” said Susan Anderson, a vol- and one is from Birmingham.” Dothan Rescue Mission, Wire- let him come back,” Brogden said. “He
unteer at Wiregrass Hope Group Half the volunteers are grass Hope Group and other just got all irate and mad and told the
whose husband, Mark, helped housed at Mount Gilead Baptist social service organizations. mayor he would not drive a marked unit.
found Wired last year. “These Church, while the other half are
kids paid $99, which includes all at Ridgecrest Baptist Church. See GROUP, 3A See JOB, 3A