Tag: motel

Woman shot at DeKalb County motel prompts SWAT response

A Friday night shooting incident prompted the DeKalb County Police Department to request assistance from the SWAT team. A 39-year-old woman was shot by her 17-year-old son around 10:16 p.m. on Friday at a motel on Memorial Drive. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] When police got to the motel, they […]

Man remains jailed following SWAT callout at Lubbock motel

A man remained in custody Wednesday after a nearly two-and-a-half standoff with a Lubbock SWAT Team stemming from a reported assault the day before at a central Lubbock motel. According to Lubbock police, officers responded at 12:08 p.m. to a report of a burglary in progress at a motel in the 900 block of 66th […]

Third defendant in motel robbery case waives hearing

May 16—A third defendant in a lure-and-rob incident at a Joplin motel nine months ago waived a preliminary hearing Thursday on the first-degree robbery charge that he is facing. Carl L. Conner, 32, waived the hearing in Jasper County Circuit Court and was ordered bound over for trial by Judge Joseph Hensley. Connor, who lists […]

Shelter for 121 Motel residents closed

May 15—HENDERSON — On Tuesday, the city, county and state wrapped up operations at the temporary shelter set up at the former Eaton-Johnson Middle School for the 150-some folks displaced by the closure of 121 Motel. The move was in full swing by around noon. Of the 40 families that entered the shelter last Tuesday, […]

Evansville man accused of murder after fatal stabbing at motel

EVANSVILLE – An Evansville man has been arrested after police say he fatally stabbed a motel employee he said tried to sexually assault his girlfriend. Dewayne Bruce Whitney Jr., 36, was booked into the Vanderburgh County jail Saturday night and preliminarily charged with murder. According to the affidavit filed in the case, Whitney told both […]

Victorville man shot at motel dies from injuries, suspect arrested

A 29-year-old man was arrested early Saturday morning in connection with the fatal shooting of another man at a Victorville motel, authorities said. Terry Williams was taken into custody shortly after midnight, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials and booking records. The Victorville man is accused of fatally shooting Jontae Marsh, of Victorville, […]

121 Motel closed for health violations

May 8—HENDERSON — An awning that fell at 121 Motel back on April 22 led inspectors to find multiple health and fire violations. The city closed the hotel on Tuesday and cut off power at around noon. The main concern was around the structural stability of the building, Henderson Fire Chief Tim Twisdale told the […]