Mobile, Alabama — While Assistant District Attorney Coy Christopher Morgan stands in courtrooms across Mobile County aggressively prosecuting domestic violence offenders — locking up men for threatening and harming their partners — court records reveal he stands credibly accused of being exactly the kind of violent abuser he claims to fight.
Public records from Mobile County Circuit Court expose the stunning hypocrisy. On June 3, 2021, Morgan’s then-wife, Mattie Weldy Morgan, filed a petition for protection from abuse against him in case DR-2021-503676.00. According to sources who are former coworkers of Morgan, in the filing, she described a terrified household where Morgan allegedly threatened her with a gun and engaged in violent behavior so severe that she feared for her life and the life of their young son. She pleaded with the court that, absent immediate intervention, Morgan could possibly have done great harm to both of them.
The court granted the protective order. The case was later transferred to state court. Mattie Morgan subsequently filed for divorce. The public docket confirms the details: a “DRPA-PROTECTION” case, protective order status, assigned to Judge Michael D. Sherman.
This is not some distant allegation. This is a sworn petition from the woman who lived with him — the mother of his child — filed against a man whose job is to stand up for victims of the very crimes he is accused of committing.
The Arrogance of a Prosecutor Above the Law
Morgan joined the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office straight out of law school after passing the bar in 2018. He quickly became a go-to prosecutor for serious felony cases, including capital murder, sexual offenses, and — with particular irony — domestic violence prosecutions. The DA’s office has repeatedly issued press releases touting convictions secured by Morgan in DV cases, positioning him as a champion for battered women and children.
Yet when the tables turned and the violence allegedly came into his own home, the system that employs him remained conspicuously silent. No public accountability. No internal investigation announced. No consequences. Because when you’re the prosecutor, who’s going to prosecute you?
Observers note the dangerous arrogance that can develop when someone spends years wielding the power of the state. Prosecutors enjoy broad immunities and operate in a culture where they are rarely held to the same standards they demand of others. Morgan’s case perfectly illustrates the “rules for thee, but not for me” mentality that erodes public trust in the justice system.
Additional public commentary, including discussions on local forums, has included claims of other concerning personal conduct, further painting a picture of a man unfit to sit in judgment of others’ moral failings while allegedly engaging in far worse at home.
A Damning Double Standard
The Mobile County DA’s Office loves to issue self-congratulatory statements about cracking down on domestic violence. Yet one of their own stands accused in black-and-white court filings of terrorizing his own family with a firearm. The silence from the District Attorney is deafening.
This scandal raises serious questions about the integrity of the entire office. How many victims has Morgan stood before a judge and denounced, demanding maximum sentences, while allegedly victimizing his own wife and child? How can the public have confidence in prosecutions handled by a man with this cloud hanging over him?
The protection order was not some minor spat or “he said, she said” dismissed out of hand — the court stepped in to protect Mattie and her son. That fact alone should disqualify Morgan from continuing to prosecute domestic violence cases, if not from practicing law in any capacity involving the public trust.
As of the latest available information, Coy Morgan remains an Assistant District Attorney in Mobile County, continuing to handle serious cases while carrying the baggage of these explosive allegations.
The people of Mobile County deserve better. They deserve prosecutors whose personal lives don’t mock the very laws they are sworn to uphold. They deserve transparency and accountability — not a protected class of government lawyers who preach justice by day and allegedly deliver terror by night.
Court records don’t lie. The protective order petition is public. The hypocrisy is glaring.
It’s long past time for real consequences — not another press release patting the office on the back.