Courtney Sykes Charged With First Degree Burglary After Invading Decatur Home and Assaulting Father and Son
A father was in his own bedroom on a Saturday evening. He had not invited anyone inside. And then Courtney O’Nise Sykes walked in anyway.
Decatur Police received a call at 5:54 PM and responded to the 1800 block of Cumberland Avenue. By the time investigators pieced together what happened, the charges were serious and one Alabama law had already decided Sykes was not walking out on bail.
What Happened Inside the Cumberland Avenue Home
Sykes did not knock. According to the criminal complaint, she unlawfully entered the residence and went straight to the bedroom where the father was.
She struck him in the head with a hard object. When he fell onto the bed, she put both hands around his neck…