Matt Handley, one of the two Walker County deputies indicted for allegedly using excessive force against Tony Mitchell during his 2022 arrest made his first court appearance on Thursday, March 13.

A Walker County Sheriff’s Office deputy indicted in connection with the death of Anthony ‘Tony’ Mitchell entered a plea of not guilty Thursday morning in Birmingham.

A federal grand jury issued deprivation of rights indictments against Carl Lofton Carpenter and James Matthew Handley.

A former deputy with the Walker County Sheriff’s Office who was one of several people charged following the death of Anthony ...

The U.S. Attorney's office has secured guilty pleas from ten individuals in connection with the death of Tony Mitchell and ...

The Walker County Commission held a meeting Monday March 10, 2025, as two law enforcement officers with the Walker County ...

Two Walker County Sheriff deputies are accused of using excessive force when arresting Tony Mitchell in Jan. 2023, and one of those officers is accused of lying about those circumstances to a grand ...

The Walker County Commission met Monday morning to address concerns over matters at the sheriff's office, following the indictment of two deputies and the removal of the WCSO Facebook page.

The Walker County Sheriff's Facebook page, along with the personal page of Sheriff Nick Smith, has been deactivated.