Mobile Man Will Die Behind Bars

Subway Sentencing  A Mobile man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend will die behind bars. Wednesday Garrett Dotch learned his fate for killing Timarla Taldon. A Mobile County jury recommended he be put to death and the judge agreed.
by Kesshia Peyton
Published: Wed, July 23, 2008 - 1:36 pm CST Last Updated: Wed, July 23, 2008 - 1:47 pm CST
A Mobile man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend will die behind bars.
Wednesday Garrett Dotch learned his fate for killing Timarla Taldon.
A Mobile County jury recommended he be put to death and the judge agreed.
Dotch killed Taldon almost two years ago as she was leaving a sandwich shop on Old Shell Road.
During the trial, prosecutors showed that the two had a history of domestic violence and Taldon made every attempt to end the relationship, but Dotch didn't want to accept it.
Even though Taldon's family believe justice was served, there was no reason to celebrate.
"We've lost two children. Somewhere down the line, we failed, we failed our child," said Garret Dotch's father Gary Dotch.
"The thing about it is, it is two families, but they can still see theirs and when we leave here we have to go visit a headstone," said Timarla Taldon's mother Sarah Dinkins.
Garret Dotch is scheduled to die by lethal injection.
Sarah Dinkins told News Five that she plans to start a foundation addressing domestic violence issues.
She also wants to become an advocate for tougher domestic violence laws in Alabama.
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So true asda he will be well housed with our tax dollars.

Too bad it is going to take 30 years before they actually put him to death.

God Bless Timarla’s family for having to go thru this ordeal.  A judge actually had to think long and hard about this what is up with that. There should not been any thinking. I am glad the judge made the right choice.

I’m glad he got the death sentence!
I still can’t eat there knowing she bled to death on the floor.

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