🌱 Mobile Man Connected To 2 Rapes + 4-Year-Old Boy Found Dead

Good day, people of Mobile! It's me again, Sean Peek, your host of the Mobile Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Decreasing clouds and chilly. High: 49 Low: 30.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Mobile:

1. On Thursday, Carnival Cruise Line announced that the Carnival Sensation is not going to return to Mobile. However, the ship will be replaced with the Carnival Ecstasy, which will eventually be phased out. Long-term plans remain unclear. (WKRG News 5)
2. A man was indicted for two rape charges in two different incidents in Mobile County. Cloyd Mitchell Sampson is accused of first-degree rape after he allegedly raped a person who was incapacitated. He was also charged with one count of second-degree rape after police say he raped a child between the ages of 12 and 16. (WKRG News 5)
3. A woman was arrested on Thursday after a 4-year-old boy was found dead in Mobile. Police say they were called to a home on Jacob Drive at about 8:00 a.m. on reports of a medical emergency of a child who was pronounced dead on the scene. Detectives say they found bruises on the body and other signs the child had been abused. (FOX10 News)

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Today in Mobile:

• Match-SASS Cowboy Action Shooting At Tri-State Gun Club (8:30 AM)

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From my notebook:

• Have you seen this lost dog from the Midtown Mobile area? Scruffy, who is neutered and microchipped, went missing on Monday by digging under the fence. (Nextdoor)
• The Mobile County Police Department remembered Officer Steven Caserlos Dion Green, Sr. on the tenth anniversary of his death. Green was stabbed to death by a prisoner inside of the Mobile County Metro Jail's sally port on Feb. 3, 2012. (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.