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Charges Dropped Against Cantonment Burglary Suspect
October 28, 2014
Charges have been dropped against Flomaton man arrested after his girlfriend posted a “selfie” Facebook photo that the victims believed to show stolen goods in the background.
All charges in the case were dropped against Colby Wayne Satterwhite, 22, according to the State Attorney’s Office. at the request of the victims.
Residents of a home in the 300 block of Jacks Branch Road reported that their home had been burglarized sometime during a two day period in which they were gone. They returned home to find a exterior door pushed open, and missing items including $200 in cash, a large collection of collectable coins, a camera, a Mossberg shotgun in a tan case and ammunition. The total estimated value of missing items was $15,060.
Acting on a tip, the burglary victims checked the Facebook page of Satterwhite’s girlfriend and spotted what they believed to be her shotgun case in the background of one of the girlfriend’s “selfie” photographs.
But now, the State Attorney’s Office said, the victims no longer believe Satterwhite was involved in the crime. They have instead raised allegations against another individual who has not been charged.
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7 Responses to “Charges Dropped Against Cantonment Burglary Suspect”
Colby! My cousin, This story is very much misunderstood.
My grandmother whom i live with & is also Colby’s grandmother had her house broken into while on vacation. Colby admitted to doing this out of anger because people were lying and trying to cover up their own steps, Colby just wanted everyone to stop arguing because this situation was& still is very emotional for my grandmother. So he said he did it, everyone was already accusing him anyway, he had no hope. Not even a week later our grandmother dropped the charges and knew Colby had no part in this. Yes Colby’s girlfriend had the same type of gun in the same case, & she took a selfie and uploaded it to facebook, Long story short; Same type of gun & everything just not our Grannys gun. Big misunderstanding.
Regardless of whether this dude was or wasn’t guilty, the powers that be said he wasn’t guilty or either they couldn’t prosecute. I appreciate this site reporting the fact that he wasn’t guilty. Not many in the news biz bother.
About time!!!
I wonder how long he has to wait for all the apologies to start coming in.
Was the stuff in the picture not the property of the victim or what or did it just look like theirs. If it was their property then someone in the house has to know where it came from or something about it. Was he the only one at the residence that could have been the culprit or was there someone else that could have done it. There is something quiet fishy going on here where there is too much information not being disclosed for some reason. I am not the POPO on the case but it sounds like some kind of deal might have been met to satisfy the victim to where the charges would be dismissed. Whatever the agreement was between the two if it satisfies all then it’s a done deal and the STATE will just have to let it go. If the STATE doesn’t have a cooperating victim then the STATE has no case. JUST US FOR ALL. THANKS.
He should’ve been arrested by the police based on an investigation and evidence not because the victims thought they saw their property in a picture. Sounds like the state didn’t have much of a case to begin with.
Oops.