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🌱 Montgomery Man Found Dead + Former Correctional Sergeant Indicted

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Get on up, Montgomery! Let's get you started this Saturday with everything you need to know going on today in Montgomery.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine. High: 79 Low: 60.

Here are the top three stories in Montgomery today:

  1. A Montgomery man has been found dead after a tragic Tuskegee shooting. Brantley Ford, 28, was found dead in his vehicle's driver's seat by the Tuskegee Police Department in the 2600 block of Martin L. King Highway. The department is reportedly treating the investigation as a homicide. (WSFA12 News)
  2. The Montgomery man involved in the Apr. 23 crash on Oak Street has died from his injuries. Carlos Raymond, 42, was taken to the hospital in a life-threatening condition after his SUV was involved in a single-vehicle crash. The Montgomery Police Department is continuing its investigation into the incident. (WSFA12 News)
  3. Sergeant Lorenzo Mills, 55, has officially been indicted for assaulting three compliant inmates with a wooden baton. The incident occurred in the Alabama Department of Corrections' Draper Correctional Facility on Oct. 25, 2020. Mills will now be facing a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for each of the assault charges with 20 years for the obstruction of justice offense charge. (United States Department of Justice)

Today in Montgomery:

  • Bard Bash! Celebrating William Shakespeare's Birthday At The Alabama Shakespeare Festival (4:30 PM)

From my notebook:

  • The City of Montgomery reminds the community to check out the new mural on Washington Avenue. The mural was painted by Hopare, the French street artist. (Facebook)
  • The City of Montgomery has saved more than $4.32 million in utility costs by taking steps to streamline the city's energy usage. Through these efforts, we've reduced our carbon footprint by the equivalent of removing 2,820 cars from the road or planting 347,086 new tree seedlings.. (Facebook)
  • Beatles fans won't want to miss The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute. Click here to learn more and get tickets for the Dec. 4 performance. (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday. I'll see you soon!

— Danielle Fallon

About me: Danielle Fallon is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.

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