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Lisa Graham's attorneys file to dismiss case on double jeopardy grounds in 2007 murder-for-hire case

A Russell County mother accused of hiring a man to kill her 20-year-old daughter in 2007 and facing a possible death penalty, is asking an Alabama Circuit Court judge to throw out her murder charges.
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Man pulled over for loud music, arrested for marijuana possession

A man was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana after he was stopped for loud music near the intersection of Midway Drive and 13th Avenue, according to a Columbus Police report.
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Drinking in public leads to possession of marijuana arrest

A man was arrested and charged with drinking in public and possession of marijuana after he was spotted drinking inside Anne's Cafe on the 2900 block of Colorado Street, according to a Columbus Police report.
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Food burglarized from Columbus Korean Methodist Church and House of Prayer Christian Church

Two churches reported they were burglarized after members found food missing between Friday and Sunday, according to Columbus Police reports.
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Bond set for man charged with possession of sawed-off shotgun

A man who was arrested Sunday after he was reported for waving a weapon at people passing his 13th Avenue home faced charges of owning a sawed-off shotgun and disorderly while intoxicated during a Monday morning Recorder's Court hearing.
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Man reports sodomy in Lakebottom area

A 20-year-old man reported he was sexually assaulted in a living room in the Lakebottom area Sunday, according to a Columbus Police report.
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Man arrested after allegedly selling marijuana at Dollar Tree in Starmount Shopping Center

A man was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana Sunday after he was reported for allegedly selling marijuana at the Starmount Shopping Center, according to a Columbus Police report.
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Five cars burned in Columbus Historic District

Five cars were set on fire early Saturday morning in the Columbus Historic District, according to residents and the Columbus Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
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Columbus police arrest couple for entering an automobile

Columbus police arrested Ricky L. Cook, 56, and Amy Charlene Fitts, 42, on a felony charge of entering an automobile Friday.
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Alleged lawn mower thief doesn't go far

Columbus police arrested Issac Kindred, 56, of Danbury Drive on a felony charge of second-degree burglary Friday.