Crime & Safety

Shelby County Resident Faces Multiple Rape, Sodomy Charges

A Shelby County man was arrested Thursday and charged with eight felony sex crimes.

SHELBY COUNTY, AL — A Shelby County man was arrested Thursday and charged with multiple counts of rape and sodomy. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said 30-year-old Cleveland Summerville of Chelsea faces five counts of rape and three counts of sodomy involving a juvenile.

The investigation was assisted by Shelby County’s Child Advocacy Center- Owens House, and the District Attorney’s Office, which led to Summerville’s arrest.

Summerville has been released on bond totaling $120,000. The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with additional information about the case to call the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office at -205-670-6000.

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