DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Two days worth of emotions since the death of John Scott Jr. were poured out during a prayer vigil in Decatur on Thursday. Scott, known as LJ to many, died on Tuesday following ...

A Black Alabama man who was hospitalized last week after he was punched and Tasered by police has died. John Scott Jr., a 41-year-old Decatur resident, died Tuesday after being in a coma. “My son John ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - It’s been 16 days since John Scott Jr. was arrested by Decatur police, and nine days since he died after falling into a coma. Thursday was the first glimpse we had of his time ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - An attorney is looking into Decatur police’s questionable process of arresting a man who died days later, while those close to him mourn the man they knew. John “LJ” Scott Jr.

PRICEVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Priceville Police Department posted on social media that the officer named in a wrongful death lawsuit was not involved in the April arrest of John Scott Jr. PPD posted ...

It has been exactly one year since Rochella Scott stood by her cousin’s hospital bed, praying for a miracle that never came. John Scott Jr. died in April 2025 while in the custody of the Decatur ...

Legendary Hollywood wrangler and stuntman John Scott recently visited the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum. Scott, whose career spans over five decades, discussed his work on major films ...