COLBERT COUNTY, AL (WAFF)- Authorities arrested a man Wednesday in Russellville
following a sexual abuse indictment.

Christopher Hubert Martin, 30, was charged with sexual abuse
of a child less than 12-years-old.

Martin is being held in the Colbert County Jail under a
$100,000 bond.

The abuse was reported in October of 2012 by the victim's
mother. Investigators were given permission to examine the victim's bedroom.
The search resulted in evidence that led to a Grand Jury indictment for Martin. 

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SHEFFIELD, AL (WAFF)- A man is fighting for his life after an accidental shooting Tuesday night in Colbert County at the Autumn Point Apartments on Cox Boulevard in Sheffield.

Investigators said a man was cleaning his gun inside his apartment when it went off.

The bullet went through a wall and struck a man in the next unit through the abdomen.

At last check, the man was in critical condition at Huntsville Hospital.

Police said the shooting appears accidental and they have turned the case over to the district attorney's office.

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TUSCUMBIA, AL (WAFF)- Click It or Ticket: The annual campaign to crack down on seatbelt use is in full swing.

Law enforcement officers from across northwest Alabama gathered in Tuscumbia to kick off the event.

As the unofficial start of summer approaches, officers will aggressively enforce the use of seat-belts in motor vehicles.

Officers say they want to encourage drivers and passengers to take the extra step that, in most cases, may help save their lives.

"You have the option of not wearing a seatbelt. We are obligated that when we stop you for the violation to enforce the action because we know, historically, seatbelts will keep you alive more times than they won't," said Trooper Thad Chandler.

Last year, 513 people died on Alabama roadways.

Troopers said of that total, 251 of those victims were not wearing a seatbelt.

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