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MORGAN COUNTY-The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department issued a statement concerning the arrest of a suspect who was a suspect in the theft of a car. The suspected car thief shot at deputies with a semiautomatic rifle during a chase Monday morning and has been charged with attempted murder.
13A-4-2 Attempted Murder
13A-8-41 Robbery 1st Degree
32-5A-112(B) – Traffic-Fail Stop Sign – Pending – 3 counts
13A-10-52 – Attempting to Elude a Police Officer (Misdemeanor)
13A-10-41 – Resisting Arrest
32-5A-190 – Traffic-RD Reckless Driving
13A-12-260 – Unlawful Possession Drug Paraphernalia (1st Offense)
13A-12-214 – Dangerous Drugs-POM 2 Possession of Marijuana
MORGAN COUNTY-The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department issued a statement concerning the arrest of a suspect who was a suspect in the theft of a car. The suspected car thief shot at deputies with a semiautomatic rifle during a chase Monday morning and has been charged with attempted murder.“Investigators have identified the subject that fired a semi-automatic rifle at Deputies during an early morning pursuit as Eric Scott Thomas, 29 of Falkville.
Thomas was located hiding under a residence on Wilson Mountain Rd after crashing the vehicle. Thomas was apprehended by K9 Deputy Gator and arrested at the scene.
Eric Scott Thomas is charged with:
Eric Scott Thomas
13A-4-2 Attempted Murder13A-8-41 Robbery 1st Degree32-5A-112(B) – Traffic-Fail Stop Sign – Pending – 3 counts13A-10-52 – Attempting to Elude a Police Officer (Misdemeanor)13A-10-41 – Resisting Arrest32-5A-190 – Traffic-RD Reckless Driving13A-12-260 – Unlawful Possession Drug Paraphernalia (1st Offense)13A-12-214 – Dangerous Drugs-POM 2 Possession of MarijuanaThe subject was treated at the scene and transported by ambulance to Decatur Morgan Hospital before being booked into the Morgan County Jail. No bond.”
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Any indication of an individual’s arrest does not imply they have been convicted of a crime. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
