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Wesley Nance Detained Following Fatal Stabbing in Foley

OBA Staff • Mar 26, 2024

Foley Man Loses Life in Sibling Altercation

Foley Stabbing Suspect Wesley Nance

Foley, Ala. – (OBA) – Late Sunday night, the Foley Police Department rushed to a home on Park Avenue after getting calls about a fight. They found 29-year-old James Ryan Vaughn from Foley with stab wounds. A witness told police that James's brother, 33-year-old Wesley Nathanael Nance, also from Foley, stabbed him during a fight and then ran away.


Despite efforts to save James at the scene, he was taken to South Baldwin Regional Medical Center's emergency room, where he sadly passed away.


Wesley Nance was found close to the scene by police and arrested. The District Attorney's Office is now involved, and Nance currently faces a manslaughter charge. The investigation is ongoing.



Despite efforts to save James at the scene, he was taken to South Baldwin Regional Medical Center's emergency room, where he sadly passed away.


Wesley Nance was found close to the scene by police and arrested. The District Attorney's Office is now involved, and Nance currently faces a manslaughter charge. The investigation is ongoing.


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Alabama Shrimp Harvest Halts Until June

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