Man survives collision with train in Glencoe

Submitted by MyFoxAL Web Staff on Friday, May 24th, 7:01 pm

The train carried the truck 500 feet before it was able to stop, and the driver walked away with only bruises. Source: WBRC video

GLENCOE, AL (WBRC)- A Glencoe man is lucky to be alive tonight after a train hit his truck. The collision happened on Keysburg Road, near the intersection of Highway 431.

Witnesses say Joshua Moore, who lives in that road, actually stopped at the stop sign before proceeding in front of the train.

Police say the train carried the truck 500 feet before it could stop and Moore was able to get himself out of the truck.

Police Chief Jonathan Horton says the man was treated and released from a local hospital after only suffering a few bruises.

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Ohatchee man charged with capital murder in 2009 case

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer

Friday, May 24th, 2013, 5:33pm

Michael William Kiser. Source: Calhoun County Sheriff's Office

OHATCHEE, AL (WBRC)- A man from Ohatchee has been arrested and charged with capital murder in a case that dates back to 2009.

Michael William Kiser, 32, was arrested last Friday by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office. He is accused of shooting and killing Donald A. Cameron, also of Ohatchee, in 2009.

Kiser was indicted for capital murder on May 10 and pleaded not guilty to the charge on May 20.

The indictment alleges Kiser intentionally caused Cameron's death by shooting him with a firearm. It also says Kiser was unlawfully in Cameron's home "with the intent to commit a theft or felony crime," according to Attorney General Luther Strange.

If he is convicted, Kiser could face the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole.

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Piedmont man killed in early morning wreck

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer

Friday, May 24th, 2013, 3:06pm

PIEDMONT, AL (WBRC)- State troopers have released the identity of a man killed in a single vehicle wreck in Calhoun County early this morning.

Troopers identify the victim as Alfred L. Mayse II, a 29-year-old from Piedmont. He was the driver of a 2002 Pontiace Grand Am that wrecked around 4 a.m. Friday, May 24.

The wreck happened about a mile south of Piedmont on AL 21 in Calhoun County. Troopers say the vehicle ran off the road into a ditch.

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Alabama Power warns customers of bill scam

Submitted by MyFoxAL Web Staff on Wednesday, May 22nd, 11:08 pm

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC)- Alabama Power is warning customers about a phone scam.

Officials say someone is calling customers, telling them their power will be shut off at a certain time if they don't pay. The customers are told to go an buy a reloadable debit card and are given a deadline to pay. When the customer buys the card and calls back with the information, the card is quickly emptied.

Alabama Power officials say, unfortunately, some people have already been duped.

"The thing we want to remind our customers is: that's not the way we do business. If you have every have any question...hang up the phone and call [the utility company]," Ike Pigott said.

If you have questions about your power bill or you've received a scam call like this you are encouraged to call Alabama Power at 1-800-245-2244. Read more about avoiding scams on the Alabama Power news page.

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Four men plead guilty in JSU hazing case

Submitted by Dixon Hayes, Fox 6 News Reporter, East Alabama Bureau

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 6:12pm

Clockwise from top left: Justavious Quintae Johnson, Juston Eugene Thomas, Mikel Deloch Whittier, Varian May. Source: Calhoun Co. Sheriff's Office

JACKSONVILLE, AL (WBRC)- Four men have pleaded guilty to the hazing of a Jacksonville State University student.

Justavious Quintae Johnson, 22, Juston Eugene Thomas, 22, Mikel Deloch Whittier, 22, and Varian May all pleaded guilty to one count of hazing. Calhoun County Assistant Distric Attorney Jennifer Weems says the pleas were done at the urging of the civil attorney representing hazing victim Jason Horton.

Eighteen people have been arrested and charged with allegedly beating a former Alpha Phi Alpha pledge at a fraternity event in November 2011.

Horton filed a lawsuit alleging that he was forced to drink large amounts of alcohol, pelted with eggs, and beaten with fists and a paddle. Horton says in the lawsuit that he suffered massive internal injuries and spent 24 days in the hospital. The fraternity has since been removed from campus.

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