Murder Charge

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…