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2 | LAGNIAPPE | January 21, 2016 - January 27, 2016 LAGNIAPPE ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• WEEKLY JANUARY 21, 2016 – JanuarY 27, 2016 | www.lagniappemobile.com Ashley Trice BAY BRIEFS Co-publisher/Editor Joe, a chimpanzee in captivity at The [email protected] Mobile Zoo, is the subject of a lawsuit Rob Holbert filed by PETA Jan. 19. Co-publisher/Managing Editor 5 [email protected] COMMENTARY Steve Hall Droning on about drones. Marketing/Sales Director [email protected] Gabriel Tynes 12 Assistant Managing Editor [email protected] BUSINESS Dale Liesch The owners of Chuck’s Fish and Reporter other notable restaurants are [email protected] opening a new location in Mobile. Jason Johnson 16 Reporter [email protected] CUISINE Eric Mann Montego’s bold, Reporter “New Orleans style” [email protected] CONTENTS menu and central Kevin Lee location is worthy of Associate Editor/Arts Editor [email protected] a repeat visit, even if first impressions Andy MacDonald Cuisine Editor left something to be [email protected] desired. Stephen Centanni Music Editor [email protected] 1818 J. Mark Bryant Sports Writer COVER [email protected] As the Airbus final Stephanie Poe assembly line ramps Copy Editor [email protected] up production and continues to attract Daniel Anderson Chief Photographer suppliers to the area, [email protected] Mobile’s aerospace Laura Rasmussen industry is poised to Art Director www.laurarasmussen.com take off, giving the local economy a lift. 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Corey Jones, 18, of Gulf Shores and Police cite ‘justifiable homicide’ The following is a brief list of notable courtroom On Jan. 14, King was arrested “in Darius Prim, 18, of Foley were arrested and developments from the week of Jan. 11-15. in Twin Oaks shooting connection to the homicide” and charged charged with first-degree robbery for the Mobile police were called to the scene with murder, but as of Monday, the Mobile home invasion and menacing for a robbery of a shooting at the Twin Oaks Apartments • Jury selection began last week in the capital murder Police Department hadn’t released any in the Walgreens parking lot in Foley Jan. on Old Shell Road Jan. 18, where they say a trial of 57-year-old Dennis Hicks, who previously spent other details. As he was being transported 12. man attempting to commit robbery was shot to jail, King told news reporters Hayes was Allegedly, officers responded to a resi- 25 years in prison for a double murder in Mississippi. The to death. attempting to rob him at the time of the dence in Ashford Park where officials say capital-murder charge stems from the death of 23-year-old According to authorities, a 28-year-old shooting. Prim and Jones entered with guns and the Joshua Duncan, whose dismembered body was discovered resident of the complex was unloading his Allegedly, King and Hayes knew each intention of stealing cash from the occu- in West Mobile more than a month after he was reported groceries when 18-year-old Michael Lanier other, but police have yet to elaborate pants. The suspects left shortly afterward, missing in September 2011. According to news reports Clark allegedly approached him and took on their relationship. However, an MPD but police say they didn’t take any property. from the time, prosecutors claim Hicks and Duncan were his wallet at gunpoint. During the robbery, spokesperson did tell reporters the shooting Approximately one hour later, Foley po- the victim said, he managed to grab his own acquainted through church, and witness statements indicate was an “isolated incident” between the two. lice received a separate call in response to pistol inside his jacket pocket and fire two Hicks was the last person to see Duncan alive. Hicks was According to jail records, King has a a robbery in the parking lot of Walgreen’s. shots through the jacket, striking the subject on parole at the time, and has been held at the Mobile laundry list of previous charges in Mobile Prim and Jones allegedly approached a twice in the chest. Metro Jail since November 2011. Mobile County District County, including harassment, domestic woman, stole her wallet and fled the scene. Police said Clark attempted to flee on Attorney Ashley Rich and Assistant District Attorney Jen- violence, theft of property and a charge of While fleeing, investigators say the foot through the parking lot, but was later unlawful imprisonment, which was filed suspects brandished a gun to a witness. The nifer Wright are prosecuting the case, with Glenn Davidson found in a breezeway of one of the apart- just two months ago by Hayes. Foley Police Department was able to make and Deborah McGowin serving as the defense. ment’s buildings, the victim’s wallet and a However, Hayes also has rap sheet contact with Jones near the intersection of • 61-year-old Donnie James Moore, who was shot at by revolver on the ground near him. Clark was including several previous drug arrests, U.S. Highway 98 and South Stuart Street. a bystander after shoplifting steaks from the Rouses super- pronounced dead on the scene. though the most recent of those charges — The department’s K9 officer appre- market in Theodore in July 2014, was sentenced to life in In a news release, police called the ho- trafficking methamphetamine — was more hended Jones, who was attempting to elude. micide “justifiable,” but said the case would prison Jan. 15 for the related charge of robbery. Allegedly, than year ago. According to the police, During the encounter, Jones was bitten by be presented to the grand jury as usual. Moore pulled a gun on a loss-prevention officer who tried homicide detectives are investigating a pos- the dog, brought under control and taken Anyone with information about the incident to stop him outside the store, and the officer in turn pulled sible motive. into custody. Police employed the Fugi- is asked to call the Mobile Police Depart- his own gun. An armed citizen pulled a third gun and Anyone with information is asked to tive Tracking Team to locate Prim in Gulf ment at 251-208-7211 or CrimeStoppers at shot at Moore’s car as he drove away. The citizen was not call Mobile Police at 251-208-7211, or Shores. 251-208-7000. CrimeStoppers at 251-208-7000. During the investigation, Foley police charged. Moore had several robbery and burglary charges recovered a .22-caliber rifle, .22-caliber pis- on his arrest record, dating back to 1988. Assistant District Motive remains mystery in West Attorney Lars Granade prosecuted the case. Two men arrested for home inva- tol, two realistic replica machine guns and Mobile murder one realistic replica pistol with a silencer. • 42-year-old Douglas Alfred Green received a 99-year sion, robbery in Foley Officers also recovered the wallet stolen sentence after pleading guilty to multiple charges for which Two days after a fatal shooting was from the victim at Walgreens. Foley police arrested two men in he was arrested in 2015, including theft of property, receiv- reported in West Mobile, police had Investigators say the suspects were on a connection with a home invasion in the ing stolen property, fraudulent use of a credit card and 29-year-old William King in custody facing “crime spree” to obtain money and flee to Ashford Park neighborhood and a robbery burglary. Described as a “career thief,” Green had dozens a murder charge. The victim, 31-year-old Texas. in a drugstore parking lot. Investigators say of similar charges on his record dating back to at least Tony Hayes, died Jan.