Wednesday, December 31, 2025–9:00 a.m.
-Staff reports-
One of three suspects being sought in an armed robbery has been returned to Floyd County to face charges.
The robbery occurred Saturday evening at 9441 Alabama Highway, where the old State Line Tavern used to be.
Cherokee County, Alabama, Deputies located the suspect’s vehicle on Cedar Bluff Road, and a pursuit began.
The vehicle later crashed on West Main Street, and the suspects ran from the scene heading south.
23-year-old Jeffrey Lemar Smith of Gadsden was found hiding in a dumpster off of West Main Street near Watson Drive in Centre.
He is charged with armed robbery with a gun.
Two additional suspects remain at large.
