INSIDE TODAY: 4 kids, father found slain; mother charged in deaths / A3 JULY 7, 2017 JASPER, ALABAMA — FRIDAY — WWW.MOUNTAINEAGLE.COM 75 CENTS CARBON HILL BRIEFS City council Parole denied for Jasper man to hold 3 juveniles work session jailed for 2007 murder, assault The Jasper City arrested for By ED HOWELL District Attorney’s Office, the Attor- Council will meet at Daily Mountain Eagle ney General’s Office and the VOCAL noon today for a victims group also spoke out against special work ses- Shannon Wade Bray of Jasper, who giving parole to Bray. animal abuse is serving time for the death of Mark sion. The work ses- Only Bray’s father spoke in favor of Robertson and the assault of Jeff Alan giving parole, he said. By ED HOWELL sion will be held in Nelson, was turned down for parole at Bray, who turns 42 this year, has Daily Mountain Eagle the council cham- a June 27 hearing, Nelson said Thurs- served eight years and eight months day. on two concurrent 25-year prison sen- CARBON HILL — Three juveniles in bers on the second Carbon Hill have been arrested for steal- floor at City Hall. Nelson, who lives in Jasper, spoke tences, according to details listed on against the parole request at the the state Department of Corrections ing and then abusing a puppy on June 27. The council can Shannon Montgomery office of the Alabama website. He was sentenced on April 7, Acting Police Chief Jason Hare on discuss issues fac- Board of Pardons and Parole. Repre- Thursday said the crime involved a 3- Wade Bray sentatives from the Walker County See BRAY, A7 month-old pit pull dog. He said there is no ing the city at a clear motive yet about the crime. work session, but a “The Carbon Hill Police Department vote cannot be has arrested three juveniles in a cruelty taken. to animal case where a dog was beaten and a drowning was attempted (with the The work session dog as the victim). The dog was rescued is open to the pub- but died at a later date,” Hare said in a lic. statement he released that day, noting The council will that the juveniles have been taken to the Walker County Juvenile Detention Center hold its regular and that all suspects are innocent until meeting Tuesday at proven guilty. 10 a.m. in the coun- “The Carbon Hill Police Department cil chambers at City and the citizens of Carbon Hill will not tolerate this type of behavior. If anyone Hall. choses to participate in this type of behav- ior, they will be charged and prosecuted to Democratic the fullest extent of the law,” he said. After reading the statement, Hare was Party to host asked how this compares to other animal patriotic rally cruelty cases he has seen in the county. “This is actually the worst one I’ve ever The Walker been on,” he said. “When I worked with County Democratic the county, we had more people who would not feeding their dogs or giving Party will host a them water and stuff like that. But as far ‘Celebrate America as actually abusing a dog like this, this is Rally’ to recognize the first one I’ve ever worked.” veterans on Satur- See ARRESTS, A7 day, July 15, at 10 a.m. on the Walker County Courthouse Daily Mountain Eagle - Nicole Smith Square. The Walker rue21 in the Jasper Mall will be closing at the end of September . Despite some retail Police chief County Democratic loss, local officials say the county and city of Jasper’s retail climate remains encourag- considering curfew Party meets the ing. second Thursday of for CH youth each month at Vic- toria’s Restaurant at By ED HOWELL 5:30 p.m. rue21 closing Daily Mountain Eagle CARBON HILL — Acting Police Chief Jason Hare said a curfew for youth is being proposed at a meeting later this DEATHS month of the Carbon Hill City Council. Gregory Mark Helton, 54 store in Jasper Mall “It will probably not be this council Louise Robbins Moore, meeting but the next one that we have,” Dora Hare said Thursday. The next council James D. Myrick, 86, Dora O’Mary: Retail here strong; mall in good position to survive meetings are on July 13 and 27. (Morgan’s Chapel) Hare, who was hired as an officer about Daniel Dewayne Hardin, two months ago and recently was named 57, Jasper By NICOLE SMITH open through the end of Sep- process of closing approxi- acting chief, has patrolled the city at Ellra Darlene Brown Daily Mountain Eagle tember. Currently the store is mately 400 underperforming night. He said youth “are all over the Harrison, 59, Nauvoo slashing prices between 20 stores in its 1,179-store fleet in place” during the early morning hours, as Young adult store rue21 in and 40 percent. order to streamline operations, late as 5 a.m. Full obituaries / A2 the Jasper Mall is the latest The store in Jasper is one of better align the size of its foot- retailer to announce its closing 400 rue21 stores set to close print with market realities See CURFEW, A7 in Jasper, but local officials say across the country, due to the and focus on its hundreds of WEATHER the city and county remains company filing for bankruptcy highly performing locations.” attractive for potential busi- protection in May. The release also said rue21 SIPSEY POLICE DEPARTMENT nesses — and that the Jasper A press release from rue21 “may evaluate additional store High Low Mall is well positioned for sur- in May states, “The restructur- closings as it continues to vival. ing is an important step for- manage its real estate lease 86 72 Employees at the rue21 in ward in rue21’s ongoing portfolio.” New police chief Jasper were asked by their business transformation into a Many national retailers are corporate office not to com- more focused and highly per- struggling, and rue21 is one of wants Sipsey ment on the store’s closing, but forming retailer. Last month, INDEX would confirm the store will be the company began the See CLOSING, A7 residents to feel safe Classifieds............A13 Comics....................A8 By LEA RIZZO Dear Abby...............A8 Daily Mountain Eagle Horoscope..............A8 SIPSEY — Sipsey’s new police chief is Money & market.....A9 hoping to build up the police forces’ num- Opinion................... A6 bers, as well as citizens’ confidence in the Sports...................A11 department. Mareshah Moses was One section, 14 pages named as the new po- lice chief on May 1. Check He is now working to out our improve the town’s Facebook safety and change peo- page at ple’s perception of Jasper Daily Mountain Eagle Sipsey. “In three to five years, I want to be able to have a department of about 10 officers,” Chief Moses said. He is cur- Mareshah rently the only member of the police force. “I Moses Daily Mountain Eagle file - Ron Harris want to build the department back up and Jasper Mall has lost another retailer after rue21 announced it will be closing at the end want people to have confidence in the de- of September. See SIPSEY,, A7 A2 — DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Fri., July 7, 2017 www.mountaineagle.com Today’s weather DEATHS & FUNERALS Forecast for Friday, July 7, 2017 TENN. Gregory Mark Helton Daniel Dewayne Hardin Gregory Mark Helton passed away at UAB Hospital July 16, 1959 - July 5, 2017 Oxford 89/73 Huntsville on Saturday, July 1, 2017, at the age of 54. Daniel Dewayne Hardin, 57, of Jasper, passed away ARK. 88/73 A celebration of Greg’s life will be held in his honor at Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at Walker Baptist Medical the Back Forty Cowboy Church on Sunday, July 9, 2017, Center. at 2 p.m. Hardin was preceded in death by his mother, Juanita GA. Helton is preceded in death by his parents, Ollie Hel- Brown Hardin. ton and Mary Helton of Rainsville. He is survived by his father, Herbert Hardin; daugh- Greenville Birmingham 89/72 88/74 He is survived by his loving wife of six years, Brenda ters, Devin Bracey (Wes) and Michelle Hampton Keller Helton. They were married in Rainsville on Dec. (Shawn); and sons, Travis Hardin and Jacob Hardin 28, 2010. He is lovingly remembered by his wife, Brenda (Tina). of Hueytown; sister, Linda Tanner (Hayward) of Rainsville; his cousin, Charles Keller; step-children, Collins-Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571 Jackson Montgomery Chris and Tyler Skelton; and a host of grandchildren, 90/74 93/76 nieces and nephews. Helton was born in California on Feb. 7, 1963. He Louise Robbins Moore graduated from Plainview High School. He was a Brookhaven Hattiesburg Louise Robbins Moore, of Dora, passed away on Tues- 90/74 Luthier (instrument repairer) until the time of his 91/74 death. day, July 4, 2017, at UAB Hospital. He enjoyed an array of hobbies and activities, includ- Arrangements will be announced by Bell Funeral Mobile ing kayaking, dirt track racing, rock climbing, horseback Home. 90/75 LA. FLA. riding, playing guitar, mandolin and banjo. He also en- joyed taking care of his land and horses and riding his Bell Funeral Home, Sumiton; 205-648-6611 big blue tractor. He was a member of the Back Forty Cowboy Church and No Excuses Saddle Club. Ellra Darlene Cremation Center of Birmingham, Vestavia; 205-970-6886 Brown Harrison Ellra Darlene Brown Harrison, 59, of Nauvoo, went ©2017 AccuWeather, Inc. home to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at her residence.