Indict or Charge: JeffCo Commissioners Say Either Way, It’s Not Their Lane - BirminghamWatch

Indict or Charge: JeffCo Commissioners Say Either Way, It’s Not Their Lane - BirminghamWatch

Jefferson County County Attorney Theo Lawson. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) A visitor at today’s committee meeting of the Jefferson County Commission thrust that gathering into a debate about the rights of individuals who’ve been arrested for capital murder. Ultimately, County Attorney Theo Lawson and commissioners said the county is not part of that process. As the meeting neared its end, Joe Knight acknowledged a guest he didn’t recognize wh…