Fort Payne Police Department

10/15/2026

Thursday October 8th

Incidents

Shoplifting – Occurred at Wal-Mart, miscellaneous merchandise was taken, valued at $280.26

4 Arrests

Prenita Denay Hickman, age 54 of Fort Payne, was arrested on a Warrant for Outside Agency at 9:13 am

Robert Devon Goforth, age 32 of Fort Payne, was arrested on a Warrant for Theft of Property at 4:22 pm

Christy Nichole Green, age 47 of Fort Payne, was arrested for Shoplifting at 9:11 pm

Justin Gregory Johnson, age 40 of Auburn, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Controlled Substances at 8:40 pm


2 Accidents with 0 Injuries

10/15/2026

Wednesday October 7th

Incidents

Damaged Property – Occurred at 1357 Old Water Works Road SW, a bumper on 2025 GMC Canyon was damaged, valued at $500.00

Criminal Mischief – Occurred at 1357 Godfrey Ave NE, a door was damaged, valued at $250.00

1 Arrest

Harley Chase Craig, age 19 of Fyffe, was arrested for Fraudulent Use of a Credit/Debit Card at 9:07 am

2 Accidents with 0 Injuries

10/14/2026

Tuesday October 6th

Incidents

2 Arrests

Kaleel Howard Coleman, age 31 of Lithonia, GA, was arrested for Escape at 9:02 am

Zackery Mason Talkington, age 18 of Fyffe, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia at 9:56 pm

3 Accidents with 0 Injuries

10/14/2026

Monday October 5th

Incidents

Theft of Property – Occurred at 2009 Watkins Ave NE, Alabama license plate 28c1mm was taken, valued at $100.00

3 Arrests

Denise Marie Boman, age 48 of Fort Payne, was arrested for Public Intoxication and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia at 1:08 am

Harley Dewayne Jones, age 27 of Henagar, was arrested for Domestic Violence at 11:15 am

Kaleel Howard Coleman, age 31 of Lithonia, GA, was arrested for Forgery, Escape, Criminal Mischief and Attempting to Elude at 3:34 pm

6 Accidents with 2 Injuries

An accident occurred at Greenhill Blvd NW and 49th Street NW, Claude A Britt Jr, age 83 of Flat Rock, driving a 1992 Chevrolet S10, struck Esteban Daniel Alonzo, age 19 of Fort Payne, driving a 2004 Ford F150, Britt was transported to Dekalb Regional by Dekalb Ambulance Service.

An accident occurred at Glenn Blvd SW and I-59, Terry Leonard Gant, age 58 of Fyffe, driving a 2017 Ford F150 struck Alice Harris Holmes, age 79 of Boaz, driving a 2015 Chevrolet. Holmes was transported to Dekalb Regional by Dekalb Ambulance Service.

10/07/2026

Sunday October 4th

Incidents

Theft of Property – Occurred at Wal-Mart, miscellaneous items were taken, valued at $52.96

Criminal Mischief – Occurred at 206 Forest Ave NW, a door was damaged, valued at $400.00

6 Arrests

A 16 year old juvenile female of Valley Head was arrested for Underage Consumption of Alcohol at 12:07 am

Javier Diego Ramon, age 26 of Sylvania, was arrested for DUI at 3:04 am

Junior Vicente Pascual Pablo, age 18 of Fort Payne, was arrested for Underage Consumption of Alcohol at 12:38 pm

Leonardo Haswaldo Alonzo, age 19 of Fort Payne, was arrested for Underage Consumption of Alcohol at 1:04 pm

Kerwyn Wendell Barbour, age 48 of Edgewood, MD, was arrested for Theft of Property at 2:35 pm

Erik Gage Gelfenstein, age 23 of Fort Payne, was arrested for DUI at 9:48 pm

1 Accident with 0 Injuries

10/07/2026

10/06/2026

Saturday October 3rd

Incidents

0 Arrests

3 Accidents with 0 Injuries

10/02/2026

Date: October 02, 2026
Title: Press Release

SUBJECT: Vehicle Fatality


Chief David Davis States:

A two vehicle traffic accident occurred on October 2, 2026 around 2:45 am on I-59 northbound at mile marker 225 resulting in the death of one of the drivers. The deceased is identified as 62 year old Mansel Clinton Dalton of Fort Payne. Dalton was driving a 2018 Subaru Forester traveling north when the accident occurred. The second vehicle involved in the accident also traveling north on I-59 was a 2026 International tractor trailer. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

10/02/2026

Thursday October 1st

Incidents

Unlawful Breaking and Entering a Vehicle – Occurred at 4915 Martin Ave NE, $50.00 in currency was taken

4 Arrests

Richard Glenn Vankirk, age 67 of Gaylesville, was arrested on Four Charges of Voyeurism at 10:11 am

Emilio Guzman, age 36 of El Cezino, TX, was arrested for Possession of Ma*****na and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia at 10:50 am

Michael Christopher Bailey, age 52 of Section, was arrested for Public Intoxication at 3:10 pm

Melissa Missy Greene, age 53 of Fort Payne, was arrested for Domestic Violence at 6:43 pm

3 Accidents with 1 Injury

An accident occurred at Wallace Ave NE and Cooper Road, Lee Evans Stout, age 71 of Fort Payne, driving a 2012 Lexus, struck Josiah Emmanuel McDonald, age 22 of Scottsboro, driving a 2015 GMC Sierra. McDonald was transported to Dekalb Regional by Dekalb Ambulance Service.

10/02/2026

Congratulations to SRO Shane Freeman!