Among stalking and other alleged offenses, she claimed in her petition that he beat her so badly last August that she fell unconscious.
The ex-husband of a Falkville woman was involved in her shooting death early Sunday, according to Priceville police, months after her petition for a protection from abuse order against him was denied by a Cullman County judge, and his current wife said she knew something like this would happen.
“The two parties involved were actually married at one point to each other,” said Priceville police Chief Jerry Holmes on Monday. “They are no longer. But according to family, they were seeing each other again, just not living under the same household. Ricks filed a petition to modify custody and child support in February 2021. In it, she claimed Merriman’s girlfriend had physically abused one of the children, among other complaints. Ricks requested a reduction in Merriman’s visitation hours and a recalculation of child support.
The court had yet to rule on the petition to modify at the time of Ricks’ death. In January 2022, Merriman’s visitation rights were suspended “due to his incarceration,” according to a judge’s order. Cullman County court records show Merriman was charged in October 2021 with first-degree theft for allegedly stealing a pickup truck. He is scheduled to stand trial in that case in March 2025.
Ricks claimed Merriman had been stalking her in a petition she filed for a protection from abuse order on May 23. Merriman would routinely park on Ricks’ street and watch her home each time he was released from jail, according to Ricks. She said she had previously filed a police report about the alleged behavior.“Because the petition fails to allege a legally sufficient factual basis for issuance of a protection order, the petition is denied,” wrote Nicholas. “...
“It just kept getting worse,” said Johns. “Nov. 25 of last year — he ended up getting arrested — but that morning, he pulled a gun in my face because I went to turn the light out and shut the door before he left, and I guess he didn’t want me to shut the door yet, I don’t know.”Among stalking and other alleged offenses, Johns claimed in her petition that Merriman beat her so badly last August that she fell unconscious.
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