HUNTSVILLE, Ala (WHNT) — Fallen Huntsville Police Officer Garrett Crumby was honored in Washington D.C. this week as part of National Police Week.

The City of Huntsville said representatives from the Huntsville Police Department (HPD) joined law enforcement officers from around the country in honoring fallen officers at the annual observance of National Police Week.

Officer Crumby was shot and killed in the line of duty on March 28, 2023, while responding to a shooting call at an apartment complex off Governors House Drive in Huntsville. He served with HPD for three years and had previously served with the Tuscaloosa Police Department for eight years.

His name has now been etched on the wall of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial joining thousands of other officers who died in the line of duty.

On Monday, representatives from HPD attended the 36th annual candlelight vigil on the National Mall. At the vigil, the names of fallen officers including Crumby were read aloud to honor their memory. HPD Honor Guard members also participated in cordons that the families of fallen officers walked through while taking their seats.

On Wednesday, the city said officers also participated in the Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service, where the HPD Honor Guard stood watch for the fallen at the memorial.

Chief Kirk Giles said National Police Weeks serves as a reminder of the sacrifices made by officers around the country.

“It was important for me and other members of HPD to be there to honor Officer Crumby,” Chief Kirk Giles said. “National Police Week serves as a reminder of the sacrifices made by our law enforcement family. It’s a humbling experience to stand among colleagues, honoring the heroes who gave their all serving their communities.”

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — A hearing is set for Friday in the battle over a gag order in the Mac Bailey Marquette murder case.

The former Decatur police officer is charged with the on-duty shooting death of Stephen Perkins in September 2023.

Prosecutors say the case needs a permanent gag order to ensure a fair trial, but not everyone in the case agrees. Marquette’s attorneys have filed a motion opposing the gag order. Lawyers for the City of Decatur say multiple Decatur police officers who’ve been subpoenaed should not be compelled to testify.

As of Thursday afternoon Morgan County Circuit Judge Charles Elliott had not ruled on Decatur’s motion to quash the police subpoenas.

The hearing is set for 1:30 p.m., Friday.

A temporary gag order is in place and Morgan County District Attorney Scott Anderson is asking the court to make it permanent. Anderson has subpoenaed at least 17 law enforcement witnesses. Anderson says the subpoenas are necessary to help identify who leaked a video copy of police cam footage from the night of the shooting.

Lawyers for the Decatur Police Department’s command staff submitted 11 affidavits to the court from the officers saying they did not release the video, and that they understood the video’s release had been announced before the temporary gag order was issued.

Marquette’s lawyers argue a permanent gag order barring all out-of-court statements and public discussion of the case would hamper his defense.

Attorneys for the City of Decatur also argue public safety could be compromised if the police department’s command staff is in court at the same time Decatur is hosting its Third Friday event.

Decatur City Councilman Hunter Pepper has also been subpoenaed.

Court records show an October and November start date for Marquette’s murder trial, but it appears the trial is set for Nov. 18.