Officer involved in Alabama player’s 2025 arrest feared for family after Facebook message, post

The deposition, filed Monday in Tuscaloosa County District Court, details the harassment communications charge against Kirkpatrick. Fuerch told investigators he was alarmed because of a previous encounter with Kirkpatrick in November 2025.

20 that included several expletives and told Fuerch to text Kirkpatrick back. The deposition says Fuerch conducted a traffic stop during which Kirkpatrick eluded him and other officers.