Dynasty Moulton Style a/k/a the Tim McWhorter Story

Timothy Lyndon McWhorter is a 38 year-old northwest Alabama man who seems destined to have his own Lifetime movie...or perhaps his story would be more suited to the ID Channel. McWhorter's sad tale might be best presented by our friend and chronicler of crime Nick Ireland, but we'll do our best to bring this tawdry story to Internet life.

This is Tim McWhorter:

McWhorter graduated from High School c. 1998.

At some point, TM married Jennifer Louise (maiden name unknown). They presumably had children together, but from FB posts, these familial ties are so jumbled that it's impossible to tell Mama's Baby from Daddy's Maybe.

In 2003, TM was working as a Lawrence County deputy when he failed to yield the right of way at an intersection in Moulton, striking a vehicle with several passengers and seriously injuring the driver. McWhorter admitted that he had not activated his blue lights or siren, but claimed he had just received a call out, in other words, he was immune from prosecution. The Alabama Supreme Court agreed with McWhorter, who had dodged his first bullet.

In 2007, TM was made head of the property division of the sheriff's department, a position that would later lead to his downfall.

By 2012, TM was a captain in the sheriff's office when he gave a statement at a news conference concerning a Lawrence County High School student who had threatened a shoot-em-up.

By January 2018, TM was called the "Chief of Staff" at the Lawrence County Sheriff's Department. We may consider that quite a big title for such a small department. In comparison, Lauderdale and Colbert have only a "Chief Deputy."

Now Tim McWhorter was again in the news, but not for anything good. He had been placed on leave due to discrepancies in the property department of which he was still overseer. TM issued a press release that he had done nothing wrong.

As hard as it must have been to accept this speed bump in his career, TM was now divorced and his personal life was about to go off the rails completely.


To be continued...