INSIDE TODAY: Suburban Denver debates tearing down Columbine school / A3 JUNE 15, 2019 JASPER, ALABAMA — Saturday — www.mountaineagle.com 75 CENTS WALKER COUNTY AIRPORT-BEVILL FIELD BRIEFS Probation Airport gets $1.1M for runway, taxi lighting ends for Siegelman By ED HOWELL failure of the system, we will be Daily Mountain Eagle replacing the runway and taxi- MONTGOMERY way lights,” starting this year (AP) — A judge has and likely concluding in 2020. U.S. Sen. Doug Jones recently Jones announced that ended probation announced that grant money $1,108,500 is being awarded to for former Alabama has been awarded to Walker the Jasper airport. The funding Gov. Don Siegel- County Airport-Bevill Field, was part of $25 million award- man, with an engineering official ed by the U.S. Department saying up to 200 aging lights at of Transportation to various who the facility could be replaced as airport improvement projects went to a result. across the state. federal Courtney Tomberlin of Garver Federal funding is usually for prison Engineering in Huntsville, the 90 percent for a project, with project engineer, said Thursday, the state and local government Daily Mountain Eagle file - Ron Harris in a “The current lighting system each contributing 5 percent. The bribery has reached its useful life. In This file photo shows the Walker County Airport-Bevill Field. A scheme. order to avoid a catastrophic See AIRPORT, A10 $1.1 million grant will help replace aging lighting at the airport. WSFA-TV reports that a federal judge this week agreed DOWNTOWN JASPER WALKER COUNTY with an officer’s re- SHERIFF’S OFFICE port recommending that probation end for the 73-year-old MUSIC FILLS THE WCSO Democrat. A federal jury con- reports 4 victed Siegelman in 2006. AIR IN JASPER Prosecutors said drug arrests, he gave a seat on By NICOLE SMITH a state regulatory Daily Mountain Eagle escapee board to Health- South founder Rich- Downtown Jasper is alive with recaptured ard Scrushy, and the sound of music. that in exchange Speakers were installed in down- Scrushy donated town over a week By JENNIFER COHRON ago to provide Daily Mountain Eagle $500,000 to Siegel- lively music for man’s signature people who eat, The Walker County Sheriff’s political issue, a shop and conduct Office (WCSO) and several other business down- agencies made several drug 1999 campaign to town. establish a state arrests and took an escapee Jasper Main from the county’s work release lottery. Street Executive Director Mike program into custody this week Siegelman served Putman explained that the speak- in two separate operations. ers are operated by a computer Clark Allen Stewart, 45, about six years in and communicate with each other prison before his Bryan Carson Stephenson, 45, to broadcast family-friendly music and Carolyn Lynn Artis Powell, release in 2017. along 19th Street. 53, all of Parrish, were arrested Having speakers to transmit Thursday night at a shop/junk- music downtown was a goal in Jas- yard in the Aldridge community. per Main Street’s infancy. Putman Stewart is charged with two DEATHS said he visited downtown Gadsden counts of distribution of a con- years ago, a sister Main Street Willie Mozelle McAdams trolled substance (methamphet- community, and it’s there that he amine). Stephenson is charged Prestridge, 95, Jasper was confronted with music playing Shelia Faye Harding, 68, with unlawful possession of Jasper in their district. a controlled substance (meth- “They had that, and I immedi- amphetamine), second-degree ately thought that would be perfect possession of marijuana and Full obituaries / A2 downtown,” Putman said. unlawful possession of drug Music will begin at 9 a.m., Mon- paraphernalia. Powell is charged WEATHER day through Saturday in down- with unlawful possession of town and end late each night, de- a controlled substance (meth- pending on foot traffic. On Sunday, amphetamine), second-degree High Low music will not start playing until possession of marijuana and 11 a.m., in observance of church unlawful possession of drug 92 70 services. paraphernalia. “It contributes to the vitality of The search warrant was downtown,” Putman said of the executed at the shop by WC- INDEX music. SO’s SWAT, Investigations and He expressed gratitude to the Daily Mountain Eagle - Nicole Smith Narcotics divisions, the Jasper Classifieds ................. A13 City of Jasper, Scott Crump Toyota Comics ...................... A12 Police Department (JPD) Nar- Speakers are now attached to lampposts to broadcast cotics Division and the Alabama Dear Abby ................. A12 See MUSIC, A10 music along 19th Street in downtown Jasper. Horoscope ................ A12 Department of Corrections pris- Religion ....................... A5 on canine tracking team. Sports .......................... A5 On Tuesday, Michael Louis Today in History .......... A2 Porter, 33, of Jasper, was arrest- ed at his residence, located next One section, 14 pages door to a daycare center in the Domain Trailer Park. Popular Porter, who is currently on Nauvoo Car See ARRESTS, A10 Use your smartphone’s QR Show on scanner to quickly sign up for our weekly e-mail newsletter tap today The 24th annual Nauvoo Car Show, sponsored by the Facebook: Daily Mountain Eagle Nauvoo Historical Soci- Instagram: ety, will be held today in dailymteagle Nauvoo, with hundreds Twitter: of classic vehicles from DME - Jennifer Cohron @DailyMtEagle around the Southeast Members of the Walker Coun- on display. Registration ty Sheriff’s Office take Michael begins at 7 a.m. Porter into custody Tuesday. Porter’s residence, where he allegedly sold drugs, is lo- cated next door to a daycare Daily Mountain Eagle file - Ron Harris center in Domain Trailer Park. A2 — DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Sat., June 15, 2019 www.mountaineagle.com Today’s weather DEATHS & FUNERALS Forecast for Saturday, June 15, 2019 TENN. Oxford 88/73 Huntsville ARK. 90/70 Willie Mozelle McAdams Shelia Faye Harding Shelia Faye Harding, 68, of Jasper, passed away Prestridge Thursday, June 13, 2019, at her residence. GA. May 16, 1924-June 14, 2019 Arrangements will be announced later by Col- Willie Mozelle McAdams Prestridge, 95, of Jasper, lins-Burke Funeral Home. Greenville Birmingham 90/74 89/69 passed away Friday, June 14, 2019, at Jacobs House in Hayden. Collins -Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571 The family will receive friends on Sunday, June 16, 2019, at noon at Collins-Burke Funeral Home, funer- al services will follow at 2 p.m. in the Collins-Burke Jackson Montgomery OBITUARY POLICY 91/70 91/69 Chapel. Burial will be at Union Chapel Cemetery. Thomas Reeves will officiate. The Daily Mountain Eagle publishes Prestridge was preceded in death by her husband, obituaries for a minimum $65 charge for a Brookhaven Hattiesburg Deleon McAdams; mother, Carrie Queen Ables Ken- 88/71 91/69 standard obituary. The standard obituary nedy; father, William H. Kennedy; daughter, Jackie includes the deceased’s complete name, Chappell; son, Billy McAdams; grandchild, Mitchel Mobile age, occupation, date, cause and place Manasco; great grandchild, Justin Chappell. LA. 89/71 FLA. of death, time and place of services and She is survived by her daughters, Bobbie Manasco survivors. Photographs of the deceased are and Janet Newell; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grand- welcome, but not required. If the obituary children; 3 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of exceeds standard space, additional charges nieces and nephews. may be incurred. Information must be received from the funeral home handling Collins -Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571 the arrangements and services. ©2019 AccuWeather, Inc. Family says baby cut CDC director praises Alabama from slain Chicago woman’s womb dies HIV clinic ahead of campaign CHICAGO (AP) — An infant boy who was cut MONTGOMERY (AP) from a Chicago woman’s womb with a butcher knife — As the federal govern- died Friday at a hospital where he had been in grave ment prepares to launch condition since the April attack that killed his mother, an ambitious initiative family spokeswomen said. to end the HIV epidemic, Yovanny Jadiel Lopez died at Christ Medical Center the director of the Cen- in suburban Oak Lawn from a severe brain injury, ac- ters for Disease Control cording to a statement posted on Facebook by family on Friday applauded an spokeswoman Julie Contreras, who expressed “great Alabama HIV clinic’s sadness” in announcing the baby’s death. Family commitment to providing spokeswoman Cecilia Garcia confirmed the statement. health services to rural The baby had been on life support since being communities. brought to the hospital on April 23. Prosecutors say Director Robert Red- Clarisa Figueroa, 46, claimed she had given birth to field met with state the baby. She and her 24-year-old daughter, Desiree public health officials and Figueroa, are charged with murder in the death of toured the Medical Ad- the baby’s mother, 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, vocacy & Outreach clinic and Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi in Montgomery to begin said Friday that he expects both women will now be laying the groundwork for charged with murder in the infant’s death. the decade-long federal Prosecutors will “make a determination on addi- campaign. HIV is the tional charges” after police and the county’s medical virus that causes AIDS. examiner’s office complete their investigations, Cook Alabama is one of County State’s Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Tandra seven states the federal Simonton said in a written statement. An attorney government is planning to target with additional for the family, Frank Avila, demanded that the office Jake Crandall/Montgomery Advertiser via AP charge the two women with murder, and charge the expertise, resources and Figueroa’s boyfriend, Piotr Bobak, with murder as technology for its relative- Dr. Carlos Reyes-Sacin, left, shows CDC director Robert Redfield inside a ly high rate of new HIV well.