Accused bicyclist killer returns to jail
Posted by Press-Register Staff May 09, 2008 3:52 PM
Categories: Breaking News
The 20-year-old Spanish Fort man charged with killing two bicyclists while driving drunk returned to jail today—two days after he was released on bail.

Patrick Blake Young Ballard
Baldwin County Sheriff Deputies arrested Patrick Blake Young Ballard before noon today at a residence on Buzbee Road after he failed to submit a plan outlining how he would spend his days, said Baldwin County District Attorney Judy Newcomb. Ballard was supposed to submit the plan within 24 hours of his release from the Baldwin County Corrections Center about 12:30 Wednesday morning after he posted a $300,000 bail, law enforcement officials said.

Officials in the District Attorney’s Office originally thought that Ballard was released on Thursday morning, but learned this afternoon that he had actually been out of jail 48 hours, said Assistant District Attorney Hallie Dixon.

Ballard faces two counts of murder for a Sept. 3 incident, in which investigators contend that Ballard stuck and killed William Frederick Imle and Archie Leroy Clemons Jr. while driving drunk and speeding down Bromley Road.

Ballard’s attorney, James Byrd, was out of town today, according to someone who answered the phone at his Mobile office

This guy is another example that needs to be taken out back and dealt with.

I am sure the families of Bill Imle and Art Clemmons, Jr. wish they could come home for Mothers Day too.  I can not wait to see this finally go to trail.  I hope they seek the death penality in this case.  He has killed 3 people now and should be punished.