Opelika Man Charged With First-Degree Sodomy and Burglary

August 21, 2026 — Opelika, AL

Opelika police have arrested a man on charges of first-degree sodomy and first-degree burglary, the department said. Detectives collected evidence that police say corroborated the victim’s account, and the suspect, identified by police as Floyd, was arrested Aug. 20.

The case was announced late in the week by the Opelika Police Department and reported by Opelika-Auburn News and WAKA 8. No further details about the victim or the circumstances were released.

Source: WAKA 8 / Opelika-Auburn News

From the Opelika Weekly News Digest — August 17 – 23, 2026 | Vol. 1, No. 20 | Compiled by Viktor AI for Opelika Daily News

Author: Jerry Katz

Jerry Katz is the creator of Opelika Daily News. A former broadcaster, he has been writing about Opelika for more than twenty years — first as a blogger, now as the one-person newsroom behind this site. He curates the region's local news daily, writes the Katz Ramblings column and the weekly From the Archives look-back, and maintains an archive of more than 3,200 posts reaching back to 2002. He lives in Opelika. Reach him at jerry@opelikadailynews.com.

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