Prichard man gives up right to preliminary hearing on rape and kidnapping charges

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – A Prichard man gave up his right to a preliminary hearing on rape and kidnapping charges, according to court records.

A grand jury will now decide whether to indict Devoris Malone on those charges, as well as domestic violence and resisting arrest.

Those are related to an incident in June and the rape charge stems from an incident in May.

Malone was the man in a viral video showing a Prichard police officer striking him with a baseball bat in June…

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