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Smith filed the motion Oct. 14.
Farris said that the case has been added to the October criminal jury trial docket.
Walker County Sheriff to face jury trial on misdemeanor charges
Jason Akins is set to be sworn in this January.
Polls will remain open until 7 p.m. Tuesday.
A Walker County judge Wednesday heard testimony on whether there’s enough evidence of an alleged agreement between the sheriff and district attorney to drop charges, and whether it could be enforced.
The family of a man who died while in custody at the Walker County Jail is suing the jail’s medical provider and a correctional officer for wrongful death.
Lawsuit filed against Walker County Jail medical provider
Both charges stem from an incident on Sept. 5, 2025.
His bond has been set at $100.000.
Ex-Walker County corrections officer starts sentence
Former Walker County corrections officer Betty Jo Cooley, 59, has begun serving a 20-month federal prison sentence at FCI Pekin in Illinois after pleading guilty to falsifying records that concealed the assault of a jail inmate in 2024.
Aaron was taken into custody and is facing unspecified charges.
Sheriff Smith said the investigation is ongoing and, if warranted, charges will be filed.
James "Matt" Handley, a former Walker County Sheriff's deputy, must surrender law enforcement certification under a federal agreement.
Daniel Lee Allen Brown and Trina Lou Blackmon Phillips each pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law.
2 former Walker County correctional officers plead guilty
Braxton Kee, Heather Craig and Karen Kelly all pleaded guilty to deprivation of rights charges.
Friday, a Walker County Grand Jury indicted Chief Deputy Ralph Williams on a single misdemeanor count for giving false or misleading information to the state regarding a now-former employee of the Walker County Sheriff’s Office.
New indictment against Chief Deputy Williams in Walker County
We’re On Your Side getting answers after a Walker County corrections officer was accused of having sexual contact with an inmate.
Ten people recently indicted in the 2023 death of Walker County inmate Tony Mitchell made their first appearances in court on Thursday, Aug. 14.
Mitchell died after two weeks in the Walker County Jail.
A federal judge has approved the dismissal of most defendants in a civil lawsuit over the in-custody death of Anthony “Tony” Mitchell, including Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith.