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A 35-year-old man is in jail after was accused of assaulting and abusing a 6-month-old baby.

Kristopher Dale Phillips, 54, Woodland Hills Drive, Florence, is charged with first-degree assault and child abuse, Florence police detective Sgt. Cliff Billingsley said this morning.

He said Phillips was arrested at his residence Monday evening after warrants were issued.

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Deputies arrested a man after investigating an overnight burglary Wednesday at a home on Highway 157 in Colbert County.

Investigators said a noise woke up the homeowner and when he turned the light on he saw a man standing in the bedroom going through the drawers of his gun cabinet. The suspect fled the scene.

According to deputies, another homeowner reported later in the morning that he woke up and discovered a man inside the house. The homeowner yelled at him and the man fled again.

Investigators identified the man as Nicholas Terry and found him asleep in his vehicle in the Walmart parking lot.

Muscle Shoals, AL (WAFF) - Two men from Florence are being held in the Colbert County Jail, facing a half dozen criminal charges each.

29 year old Jason Young and 32 year old Jonathan Scott are accused in a string of buries across the area. Sheriff Ronnie May says his deputies have recovered nearly $10,000 worth of stolen guns, jewelry, tools, and medication. They even stole a football autographed by Nick Saban.

Both men are charged with 3 counts of burglary and 3 counts of theft. Additional charges are pending in Franklin County, and the case is being sent to the Colbert County grand jury. The men are being held on $30,000 bond each.

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