Dornell Cousette

The man who killed a Tuscaloosa Police officer more than five years ago will present a case that he did so in self-defense later this month.

The man accused of murdering a Tuscaloosa Police Officer trying to arrest him in 2019 is now claiming he acted in self-defense.

Sunday, August 21, the first Cousette Memorial Bike Ride will take place in Cottondale. The ride will be a 52-mile route on I 20/59 and Highway 11.

Gerald Allen proposed a bill to rename a Tuscaloosa street for Nick Saban – however, he chose the recently-named Dornell Cousette Drive.