Scottsboro Man Pleads Not Guilty

David Hall, Reporter

david@southerntorch.com

Following an incident in June involving a motorcycle and a motor vehicle, a Scottsboro man has been arrested in Jackson County on multiple charges including manslaughter and assault.

Online court documents show that Matthew Wade Dabbs, age 36, was arrested by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office in Henagar on June 17. Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies located Dabbs around 8 p.m. They held him until a deputy from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office could take him into custody and transport him to the DeKalb County Detention Center.

Dabbs was charged with manslaughter, second-degree assault, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury or death, and failure to aid with injuries.

The manslaughter charge is related to the death of William Travis Skinner, according to the DeKalb Circuit Court indictment.

The indictment also claims Dabbs struck a motorcycle being operated by Skinner which led to the reckless cause of Skinner’s death. Also, the indictment says the assault charge against Dabbs is connected to the assault of Shiann Sorrells using a motor vehicle.

The rest of the charges against Dabbs stem from him leaving the scene of the incident.

Dabbs’ bond is set at $100,000.

Dabbs pleaded not guilty to manslaughter on Aug. 4. He waived his right to an arraignment, online court documents say.