Murder Charge

Wilcox Co. teen murder suspect charged in Selma murder

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Camden teen in custody for murder in Wilcox County — picks up a second murder charge in Selma. Selma Police say 17 year old Breon Ellis is charged — in the city’s third homicide of the year. The teen is accused in the death of 57 year old Kevin Wade Shark. Shark was found…

Selma Man Pleads Guilty in 2019 Beating Death

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The fate of a Selma man is in the hands of a judge — after he pleads guilty to murdering his mother’s boyfriend — over a dog. Shakeem Butler was set to stand trial for murder this week — but decided to plead guilty in the case — instead. Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson…

Murder Charge Tossed, Man Freed After Witnesses Fail to Show

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a 2018 capital murder charge has been dismissed after the only eyewitnesses failed to show up for the trial. 21-year-old Terry Lee Skanes was released from jail Monday. He’d been charged in the Sept. 18, 2018, shooting death of 21-year-old Marqueze Green. Investigators said Green and another man were sitting in a car when…