Ten Years Later: Girl’s Death in Opelika Remains a Mystery
It has been ten years since a girl’s remains were discovered in Opelika, and investigators still don’t know who she was or how she died.
It has been ten years since a girl’s remains were discovered in Opelika, and investigators still don’t know who she was or how she died.
Former Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes has been ordered to serve his 10-month sentence in the Lee County Detention Facility in Opelika, according to the Alabama Attorney General’s Office.
The Alabama Attorney General’s Office announced this afternoon that Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes pleaded guilty to two felonies: perjury in the first degree and the use of his public office for personal gain.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A county prosecutor facing charges of using his office for personal gain has been indicted on an additional charge of lying to the Alabama Ethics Commission. Court records filed Thursday show suspended Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes was indicted on a perjury charge alleging he lied during sworn testimony to the panel last April. Hughes…