On December 7, 2022, law enforcement officers from the Blount County Sheriff's Office and the Hayden Police Department responded to a welfare check at 150 Dogwood Lane in Hayden, Alabama. Upon arrival, they encountered a woman with visible injuries to her head and face, indicating she had been assaulted. During the interaction, 34-year-old Stephen Bentley emerged from the residence, brandishing a firearm and pointing it at the injured woman, who was his aunt. Despite multiple commands from
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