Scottsboro Man Indicted on Six Rape Charges

Marshall County, AL — A Scottsboro man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of rape following a recent grand jury indictment.

According to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, 43-year-old James Swearengin was taken into custody on April 25, 2025, and booked into the Marshall County Jail on six felony counts of rape. Jail records list the charges as four counts of Rape in the First Degree and two counts of Rape in the Second Degree. Swearengin is being held without bond.

Court documents allege Swearengin engaged in sexual intercourse with a female victim through forcible compulsion, as well as with a girl between the ages of 12 and 16 who was reportedly incapacitated and unable to give consent.

It remains unclear at this time whether the charges involve more than one victim. The investigation is ongoing, and no further details have been released.