Crime

For nearly four years, Hunter Nolan Chenoweth held firm to a not-guilty plea in the brutal murders of three family members south of Wesley.

Hunter Nolan Chenoweth on Friday pleaded guilty in Madison County Circuit Court to killing three family members south of Wesley nearly four years ago and was sentenced to three consecutive life terms in state prison without the possibility of parole or appeal.

Jury selection began on Monday in Madison County Circuit Court in Huntsville for the capital murder trial of Hunter Nolan Chenoweth, the man accused of killing three family members near Wesley nearly four years ago.

A Kingston woman faces multiple criminal charges after a spree in which she allegedly broke into the Kingston Schools, donned an athletic uniform and engaged in various acts of mayhem and theft.

Jury selection in the capital murder trial of Hunter Nolan Chenoweth has been rescheduled for Feb. 3 in Madison County Circuit Court in Huntsville, Judge Joanna Taylor ruled in a special hearing in Fayetteville on Monday.

A former Madison County resident has been charged with fleeing and disorderly conduct after trying to run away from circuit court.

Jan. 23 update: The trial for Hunter Chenoweth was postponed again today.

Hunter Nolan Chenoweth on Tuesday is scheduled to face three counts of felony murder in Madison County Circuit Court in Huntsville, nearly four years after allegedly killing three family members.

Keith Duane  Shaw, 35, of Hartford, was not inclined to surrender when Madison County Sheriff’s deputies assisted by Huntsville Police arrested him on Dec. 28.

A 21-year-old Harrison man was arrested on Dec. 23 and spent the holiday in jail on charges of rape and terroristic threatening.

A Feb. 11 court date has been set for Samuel Oliver Simmons, the man accused in a double homicide and attempted killing of a third person in Madison County in May of 2021.

A lengthy investigation led to a drug bust in the Kingston area on Friday, resulting in three arrests and the confiscation of drugs, at least one stolen gun, stolen traffic signs and evidence of poaching.

A Huntsville man faces 23 counts of endangering the welfare of a minor after his son wore the father’s shirt to school and narcotics were discovered in a pocket.

Defendants in two separate rape cases, one involving a juvenile victim, will be arraigned in the Madison County District Court on Dec. 10.

Murder charges were dropped Tuesday against former Huntsville resident Jeffrey Ryan Kelly, who was accused of a double homicide in Madison County in 2021.

Three murder trials scheduled to begin this week were given continuances in Madison County Circuit Court.

Wednesday evening Madison County Sheriff Ronnie Boyd announced the discovery of human remains in the Kingston area during a missing person investigation on Sept. 9.

Three former local residents on Monday are scheduled to face murder trials in Madison County Circuit Court in Huntsville, with two facing the death penalty if convicted.

The following felony cases were resolved in Madison County Circuit Court during August: • Conrad Elliot Dickson, 53, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance ­— …

The following felony cases were resolved in Madison County Circuit Court during the month of July.

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