Spitball Army

From this morning’s Birmingham News:

Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was arrested this morning on federal charges and is being held at the federal courthouse, the FBI and other federal officials confirm.

A special grand jury for several months has been investigating county bond deals and Langford’s financial dealings. Langford was Jefferson County Commission president 2002-06.

The entire article, bereft of gory details at this time and likely to be updated hourly for the foreseeable future, can be found here.

ADDENDUM:  9:45 a.m. update here.