Daeshen Smith
Reporter
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Daeshen Smith first joined the Fox 10 team as a photojournalist in 2016 before being moved to a multimedia journalist in 2021. Daeshen is a native of Pensacola, Fl. After graduating from Tate High School Daeshen attended the University of South Alabama (Go Jags!) Where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism before earning a Master’s Degree in Mass Communication.
Daeshen is also a lifelong New Orleans Saints fan. Who Dat!! When he isn’t at work Daeshen enjoys spending time with friends and family as well as doing anything sports related.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 4:42 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Simpson says right now there are fines imposed for trafficking and possible jail time but no mandatory sentences.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 5:13 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Sheriff Burch says out of state arrests like Clemmons and Matthews are priorities for operations like these.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 4:51 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
In the first three months of this year the program has detected 500 fewer rounds compared to the last 3 months of 2022.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 4:58 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
With lower prices comes more customers. Saurage says him and his team are working around the clock to send their customers home happy.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 5:18 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
McAndrew officially got sober in 1983 and says that music has played a big part in his recovery. Now he’s passing that on to others as a music therapist at Cumberland Heights in Nashville.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 3:46 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
The project will be a great fishing resource for those who come to the Dog River Marina.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 4:12 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Ernest Parker who lives next door says he heard five gunshots that were way too close to home.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 4:47 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
The Drug Enforcement Administration says the most common tranquilizer is xylazine.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 5:38 PM CDT
|By Daeshen Smith
Millhouse says the three people who were taken by ambulance responded well to the Narcan and were talking to paramedics on the way to the hospital.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 5:13 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Sheriff Burch says the driver who has been identified as Christopher Foster drove onto I-10 going westbound in the eastbound lanes.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 4:43 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
For the last three days members of Mobile Police, Mobile Fire-Rescue, the health department and the Coast Guard went through emergency response training with an Amtrak Emergency Management Director to get more familiar with Amtrak trains.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 5:53 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Some students at Chickasaw Middle School are pitching in to help by building a solar-powered suitcase. The suitcase is connected to a solar panel like this one that sits on the roof of the school.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 4:34 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
The flights will run on Thursdays and Sundays with departures in the late afternoon and early evening.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 11:24 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
It was the first appearance in the conference championship game for the Jags since 2009.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 5:30 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
The law would require a safe exchange location to be somewhere like a sheriff’s office or a sheriff’s substation. The location would need to be somewhere well lit that is marked with a purple light.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 3:20 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
The Decisive became the third cutter since 2001 to be decommissioned as part of modernization efforts across the fleet.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 5:13 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
A year ago, phase one of the project started with crews starting the initial site work. Now that it’s finished, the Mobile County Public School System has approved more than 4 ½ million dollars to start on phase two.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 7:57 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Combs says a couple of weeks ago the association agreed to go back to the contract they sign every year which pays $80 an umpire for high school games and $65 for JV, freshman and middle school games.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 3:22 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Sheriff Burch says he was recently briefed about just how serious this problem is in our area and decided to add more deputies and supervisors to be more proactive against these crimes.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 5:24 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
The investigator says the men were seen on camera walking past the self-checkout line and arguing with three other people before walking out.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 6:10 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Mobile Police say yesterday’s crowd during Fat Tuesday came out to over 220,000 people which is the most in about 10 years.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 3:36 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
This year’s Lundi Gras comes after over 200,000 people celebrated at the parades this past weekend. Some of those revelers couldn’t wait to keep the party going this afternoon.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 5:20 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Jail records show his charges include multiple drug robbery arrests including a conviction for manufacturing controlled substances and robbery in 2011.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 4:04 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Past storms have Washington County residents paying extra attention to the latest severe weather threat
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 5:59 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Hill says they plan to have monthly meetings for the mothers to give them a space to talk and learn different coping methods while also getting out in the community to take a stand against gun violence.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 5:42 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office says this all started when the suspect now identified as Jesse Tyler Scott went to a home on Bay Road armed with a gun
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 5:22 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Dearman says the state offered Smith a deal to drop criminal charges, but possibly pay restitution.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 5:00 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Marlon Sanders finished his first season as an intern before getting moved up to a full-time video assistant this season. Just in time for one of the best seasons in franchise history.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 5:33 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Borden and the rest of the engineers use monitors like these to keep track of traffic conditions before and after the parades.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 4:46 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Camden had emergency surgery and was officially diagnosed with metoblastoma. He had just started chemotherapy when things took another turn.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 5:10 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Clark says the new train service is expected to bring an extra 16,000 visitors to Mobile a year which would be a big revenue boost for the city.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 5:47 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Everyone’s best advice is to come down here with some good people and enjoy the party.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 5:51 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
The Mobile Police Department purchased some extra lighting for some of the darker parts of the route.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 5:37 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Under the new law Alabama residents aren’t required to have a permit for a concealed handgun. Sheriff Paul Burch and Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine have some questions about penalties for breaking the law.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 6:08 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
As for last year’s crime numbers, Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine says Mobile saw a decrease in violent crime.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:00 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
To help with safety Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine says the concert will be an alcohol-free zone.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 10:14 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
After searching the homes, deputies confiscated enough items to cover this entire table. Cell phones, amazon fire sticks, a tattoo kit and worst of all several pounds of drugs.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:28 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
A Mobile Police officer testified that officers tried to pull Franklin over for not having a tag. The officer testified that speeds were reportedly as high as 100 miles an hour during the chase.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 4:41 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Last Tuesday executive pastor Shane Jones and 14 volunteers from their serve team went to Selma to do what they could to help those in need.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:34 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
The Mobile County Public School System says four students got sick Monday after multiple students ate drug laced fruity pebble bars and candy that were bought online.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 4:54 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Today the dogs started out by working their way through hydration intensified tracks where they use water with a scent article to get them used to tracking.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 5:10 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
With less than 24 hours left until the big day, it was all about putting the last few touches on the floats. The theme for this year is KDLD travels the world.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 5:38 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Dixon’s attorney Donald Briskman says things escalated after his client was followed.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 5:13 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Dr. Mike Andres with Southern Miss says this sturgeon was originally caught in the Pearl River back in 2018.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 5:41 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
It takes about three hours to make but it’s a little more tedious than a normal king cake. They also make these crawfish king cake bombs for those wanting a little taste.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 9:00 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith and Ariel Mallory
Mobile Police say it started as an argument between Dixon and 63-year-old Martyn Hands. That argument turned violent moments later when several shots were fired.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 5:37 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
The march turned into a rally once it hit Cathedral Square to celebrate Dr. King’s birthday and reflect on how far we’ve come.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 4:41 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Property owner Altharis Lang Threatt and her family spent much of the day carrying furniture out of her stepdaughter’s home after the storm tore the roof off and injured her in the process.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:09 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
One man was arrested after the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office says deputies found several dangerous weapons following a chase.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 5:59 PM CST
|By Daeshen Smith
Loughlin brought his concerns to the Mobile City Council where he says part of that could be because of some of the crowds in the downtown entertainment district.
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