Troy Police responded to a reported robbery at the 10,000 block of US Highway 231 South of Troy at approximately 1:30 pm Friday according to information released by Chief Jimmy Ennis.

 The incident occurred at the apartments formerly known as Bowden’s Motel.

The victim advised that four black males entered his residence and demanded money from him.  One of the suspects was armed with a firearm.  During the altercation the said one of the suspects struck him in the head with a wooden stick causing it to bleed. The victim was transported to Troy Medical Center’s Emergency Room for treatment by Care Ambulance Service.

A witness advised police the suspects were last seen leaving the apartments headed toward Poplar Hill Mobile Home Park also on US 231.

Troy Police arrested a black male Thursday at approximately 4:30 pm in connection with the early morning armed robbery and attempted murder at approximately 1:45 a.m. on Thursday according to information released by Chief Jimmy Ennis. 

He is identified as 19-year-old Jonathan Hooten from Troy.  He has been charged with attempted murder and robbery 1st degree in this case. 

Warrants were signed and issued for Hooten’s arrest on Thursday. TPD detectives believe at least one other subject was with Hooten during the robbery and attempted murder.

The victim, Aaron Lee Russell, 22-YOA from Troy, was shot in the right leg.  He was taken to Troy Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Room by the offenders, where they dropped him off and fled the scene. 

A joint investigation by the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) and the Pike County District Attorney’s Office has resulted in an arrest for theft of a 1995 logging trailer valued at $10,000. John David Mills, Jr., aged 36 of Goshen, was charged on May 7 with Theft in the First Degree. Mills was released from the Pike County Jail on $5,000 bond. Theft of Property, First Degree, is a Class B felony which, if convicted, carries a jail sentence of 2-20 years and/or a fine up to $30,000.

The Alabama Forestry Commission is committed to reducing the number of forestry-related crimes that occur each year across the state. These crimes generate losses of hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to landowners, the timber industry, and Alabama’s economy. The AFC provides a Wildland Arson/Forest Crimes Hotline so that citizens can call and report theft of timber, vandalism or theft of harvesting equipment, or wildland arson. This toll-free number is (800) 222-2927.