Murder

Two dead in Autuaga County Murder-Suicide

Prattville police are investigating a murder suicide. Authorities say Derico Houser, 39, shot and killed his ex-wife Friday around 6 pm. Police issued an alert for Houser’s arrest but he was later found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound Saturday morning. Houser had military training and is said to have been suffering from PTSD.     Categories: Montgomery Metro, News…

SBI and Notasulga Police Arrest a Murder Suspect

Victim had been reported missing.

The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation’s Joe Herman says a suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in Notasulga in Macon County.   The suspect is 20 year old George Foster, III, above. He’s charged with the shooting death of 25 year old Monterrious Bentley. Bentley had been reported missing early in the week…his body was found on Wednesday….

Man Arrested in Connection to Triple Murder in Alabama

Police say a man has been arrested in connection to a triple murder in Alabama. Guntersville Police told WAFF-TV that 52-year-old Jimmy O’Neal Spencer was Tuesday arrested on four counts of capital murder. The bodies of 74-year-old Marie Kitchens Martin and her 7-year-old great-grandson, Colton Ryan Lee, were found in a home on Friday, and 65-year-old neighbor Martha Reliford in…

Tuskegee Police Investigate Deadly Shooting

Tuskegee Police are investigating a man’s murder. 21-year-old Quadarius Long was shot and killed in the 600 block of Judkins Circle Tuesday evening. No arrests have been made in the case and police are still working to determine the motive for the shooting. Anyone with any information that could help solve this case is asked to contact the Tuskegee Police…

Week-long Investigation Leads to Arrest in Montgomery Murder

The Montgomery Police Department has arrested a Montgomery man in connection to the June 15 shooting death of Timothy Martinez, 26, of Montgomery. MPD charged Jacab Irving, 28, of Montgomery with capital murder after he was taken into custody this morning by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force and the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office. Following his arrest, Irving was transported…

Murder Victim in Butler County Identified as Missing Montgomery Woman

The victim of a murder in Butler County has been identified as a missing Montgomery woman. According to Butler County Sheriff Kenny Harden, the body of 18-year-old Maura McCoy was discovered Sunday afternoon in the woods off of Mount Pisgah Road. McCoy was reported missing this weekend. Authorities have charged 18-year-old Harrison Cole English with murder.  He’s being held in…

Mother Charged in Death of Boy Found in Hotel Freezer

Police in Alabama have arrested the mother of a baby whose body was found inside a freezer in a hotel room. News outlets report 36-year-old Amanda Gail Oakes is charged with manslaughter and corpse abuse in the death of 6-month-old Curtis James Oakes. Police previously charged her 28-year-old boyfriend, Carlton James Mathis of Gainesville, Georgia, with murder in the child’s…

Woman Sought in Connection with Uniontown Murder

Uniontown Police are searching for Latarsha Denise Shepherd for criminal solicitation to commit murder. Police say an unidentified man was killed following an altercation that involved four men. The physical altercation happened on Buck Ave. in Uniontown last Saturday morning. Roshawd Letrel Shepherd has been charged with murder this case. Esayvon Barnett is being charged with assault in the second…

Woman Wanted for Questioning in Double Homicide Contacts Crimestoppers

A woman wanted for questioning in connection with a double homicide investigation has contacted Crimestoppers. Crimestoppers says Nichollete Jackson called them this afternoon at approximately 2:45 p.m. after learning she was wanted for additional questioning by investigators in the murder case of rapper Edward Reeves and his cousin, Kendrick Stokes. Police say they were initially looking for Jackson because she failed…

Teens To Face Trial as Adults

Montgomery 14 and 15 year olds charged with murder and robbery.

Two Montgomery teens will go on trail as adults for a murder in Prattville. Autauga County authorities say Roderick Demar Williams was 14 and Devonte Raymon Hill was 15 in 2016 when they killed 56 year old john Michael Taylor of Prattville. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the transfer to adult court. Autauga County Authorities say Taylor was…