Infant Death Investigation

On Thursday, November 30, 2023, at approximately 12:54 pm Shelby County 911 received an emergency call reporting an animal attack involving an infant at a residence in the area of County Road 440 in Chelsea. Shelby County deputies, Chelsea firefighters, a...

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Updates Mission Statement

(Columbiana, AL)  The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce an updated mission statement that reflects the agency's commitment to citizens and visitors of Shelby County. Following a month-long process, a committ...

Shelby County Captain Graduates from FBI National Academy

(COLUMBIANA, AL) On Thursday, September 14, 2023, Captain Mark Bishop graduated from the 287^th session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. This intensive 10-week executive-level program is designed fo...

Shelby County Resident Arrested on Multiple Counts of Rape and Enticing a Child

(Columbiana, AL) On August 16, 2023, 49-year-old Timothy Daniel Vinson, of Vincent, was arrested on six felony charges involving sex crimes. Those charges are three counts of Rape 1st and three counts of Enticing a child for immoral purposes. 

The...

Shelby County Man Arrested on Multiple Counts of Dissemination and Possession of Obscene Matter

(Columbiana, AL) In June 2023, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.  The investigation led to the arrest of 31 year old Michael Chad Wad...

Shelby County Jail Inmate Death Investigation

(Columbiana, AL) On June 6, 2023, Joshua Dewayne Files of Bessemer was booked into the Shelby County Jail on an outstanding warrant for a Probation Violation related to a previous Theft of Property 1^st charge. As all inmates at the Shelby County Jail, Fil...

Shelby County Sheriff’s leaders receive the FBI trilogy award

(COLUMBIANA, AL) Sheriff John Samaniego is proud to recognize several supervisors from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office who received the FBI Trilogy Award after completing the Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (LEEDA) course. &...

Bond Set at $3.4 Million for Shelby County Man Arrested on Multiple Counts of Possession of Obscene

(Columbiana, AL) In January 2023, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigators received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The joint investigation with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office led to the arr...

Shelby County Shooting

(Columbiana, AL) On Wednesday March 22, 2023 at approximately 9:28 am Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Deputies received a call for a welfare check in the 3100 block of Bradford Place, in the Meadowbrook area of unincorporated Shelby County. Upon ...

Shelby Man Charged With Murder

(Columbiana, AL) On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies and Criminal Investigators responded to the 2500 block of Highway 311 to investigate the death of 59 year old Robert Etress, of Shelby.  Investigators repor...

Death Investigation

(Columbiana, AL) During the morning hours of Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at approximately 8:32 a.m. Shelby County 911 received report of a person shot at their residence located in the 2500 block of Highway 311 in south Shelby County. Shelby County Deputie...

Deputies Make Arrest in Response to Shooting at Chuck E. Cheese

(FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) On Sunday, February 12, 2023, at approximately 4:50 PM, Shelby County 911 received a call of a reported shooting at Chuck E. Cheese, located at 4647 US Hwy 280 in North Shelby County.  Shelby County deputies immediately re...

Shelby County Man Arrested on Multiple Counts of Possession of Obscene Matter

(Columbiana, AL) In January 2023, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigators received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. This information led to an investigation involving James Wyatt Roberts, 19 years old, of...

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office leaders receive FBI Trilogy Award

(COLUMBIANA, AL) Sheriff John Samaniego is proud to recognize Lieutenant Shelby O’Connor for receiving the prestigious FBI-Trilogy Award.  The FBI’s Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (LEEDA) presents three leve...

Shelby County Man Arrested on Multiple Counts of Possession of Obscene Matter

(Columbiana, AL) In November 2022, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigators received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. This information led to an investigation involving David Stephen West, 54 years old of ...

Shots Fired During Phillips Drive Robbery

(Columbiana, AL) On January 11, 2023, at approximately 1PM deputies responded to a report of robbery in the 500 block of Phillips Drive in Vincent. Deputies met with a male subject that stated his vehicle was taken by a male and female during a robbery, a...

Clay Hammac Promoted to Chief Deputy

(Columbiana, AL) Sheriff John Samaniego is proud to announce the promotion of Major Clay Hammac to the rank of Chief Deputy.

His promotion was effective January 6, 2023. Chief Hammac began his law enforcement career with the Shelby County Sheriff&rsquo...

Death Investigation & Arrest

Death Investigation & Related Arrest in Shelby County

(COLUMBIANA, AL) On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at approximately 7:20 pm, Shelby County 911 Dispatch received a call in reference to a suspicious person in the 100 block of Highway 97 in the Summerhill community near Columbiana. Deputies from the Shelby Cou...

Deputies Respond to Shooting in Chelsea

On Sunday, July 28th at approximately 10:00 pm, deputies responded to a shooting at a residence on Johnson Drive in Chelsea. Once deputies arrived, they encountered one individual with a gunshot wound to an extremity, and the suspect was detained. The vic...