# Criminal legal proceedings in Alabama > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/criminal-legal-proceedings-in-alabama > Updated: 2026-09-21T23:52:48.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2. Legal proceedings regarding various violent crimes in Alabama have progressed through multiple cases. In one instance, a former Department of Corrections employee, Melvin Ledarrius Thomas, was indicted on counts including reckless manslaughter following the death of Antwion Webb at Donaldson Correctional Facility. The indictment suggests Thomas failed to provide necessary medical care or recklessly returned Webb to the general population after he was stabbed by another inmate. Other Alabama legal developments include the fast-tracking of a court docket for Deanta Dubose in Mobile County regarding the death of Vanol Lucky, and the denial of a request by Loretta Carr to withdraw a guilty plea for a murder in DeKalb County. In a separate matter, Keiondre Mosley has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in connection with the May 2026 shooting death of Daniel Franklin on O'Donnell Street. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-21: Murder charges filed in separate Alabama and Missouri shooting incidents Two separate murder cases are progressing in the US: Joshua Janiszewski faces charges following a fatal struggle over a gun in Missouri, and Keiondre Mosley pleaded not guilty to a May homicide in Alabama. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/murder-charges-filed-in-separate-alabama-and-missouri-shooting-incidents ### 2026-09-16: Alabama legal updates: Prison guard charged and murder cases progress Legal developments in Alabama include a former prison guard charged with reckless manslaughter in a fatal stabbing, a murder suspect placed on a fast-track docket in Mobile, and a rejected guilty plea appeal. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/alabama-legal-updates-prison-guard-charged-and-murder-cases-progress --- Cite as: Criminal legal proceedings in Alabama. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/criminal-legal-proceedings-in-alabama