Murder

Homicide Investigation on Longbrook Drive in Montgomery

The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a double homicide in the 100 block of Longbrook drive. Sources say that it happened around 7:30 Friday morning. According to police, a teenage male victim and the adult male suspect sustained fatal gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene. Two additional adult shooting victims were taken to a local hospital for treatment….

Arrest Made In Brutal Weekend Tallassee Murder

Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin tells us that 18-year-old Malik Johnson has been arrested in connection with the murder of 26-year-old Stephvon Adams. Sheriff Franklin says the men were in a car at the intersection of New Quarters Road and Taylor Road in Tallassee Saturday night. Franklin says the two men got into a heated argument over money and drugs….

Body Found; Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office investigating

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide. Authorities say the body of 38-year-old Antonio Washington was found in the 5700 block of Mount Zion Road. His body has been turned over to forensics to determine the cause of death. Stay with Alabama News Network for updates to this story. Categories: Crime, Montgomery Metro Tags: body found, Homicide, Montgomery…

Third Arrest Made in Montgomery Murder Case

Montgomery police have made another arrest in an ongoing murder investigation. Police have arrested 24-year-old Rapheam Griffin.  He is being held in the Montgomery County Detention Facility without bond. Griffin is charged in connection with the shooting death of Jermaine Hogan. Hogan was shot on September 11 in the  3700 block of Whiting Avenue in Montgomery.  He died two weeks later,…

Are Greenville’s violent crime rates high?

A recent murder has Greenville residents concerned about violent crime numbers in the city. Greenville Police arrested 28-year-old Jermario Smith of Greenville on murder charges Sunday. Police recieved a call concerning gunshots on Whittaker Street around 2 p.m. Police say they responded to the call and found a victim with gunshot wounds at the scene. That victim was pronounced dead,…

Three Former Faulkner Athletes Indicted on Murder Charges

Three one-time athletes at Faulkner University in Montgomery have been indicted on murder charges in the death of another school athlete. Court documents show 20-year-old Tabias Russell of Alexander City, 20-year-old Marshall Wall of Atmore and 21-year-old Ronnie Williams of Loxley are charged in the death of 19-year-old Faulkner football player Ryan Brooks of Chelsea. Police say Brooks was fatally…

State Court of Appeals Uphold Andalusia Man’s Murder Conviction

Attorney General Luther Strange announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday upheld the felony murder conviction of Eugene Wallace Black. Black, 55, of Andalusia, was convicted in August of 2015 for the murder of James “Nibby” Barton. Evidence was presented at trial showing that on the morning of May 2, 1994, Black and others discussed their need for…

Crenshaw Co. Murder Conviction Upheld

Attorney General Luther Strange announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday upheld the murder conviction of Vincent Lovelace Lowe.  Lowe, 43, of Evergreen, was convicted in May of 2015 for the murder of Albert Clyde Lee. Evidence was presented at trial that on December 4, 2013, Lee and another man had finished installing a transmission in a…

Montgomery Man Sentenced to Life without Parole for 2013 Murder

District Attorney Daryl Bailey announces that Elijah Frazier, 21, of Montgomery was convicted by a jury of two counts of Capital Murder. Frazier’s trial began on August 22. Immediately after the jury verdict, Frazier was sentenced to the mandatory sentence of Life Without Parole. Frazier shot and killed Keon Sankey, 29, on November 20, 2013 at the intersection of Burgwyn Road and Kippax…

MPD Make Arrest in Kiwanis Street Murder Investigation

The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the May 4 shooting death of 22-year-old Demetrice Kelly of Montgomery. MPD charged Willie McLean, 34, with capital murder and placed him in the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he is being held without bond. The U.S. Marshals Service Task Force took McLean into custody Aug. 24 in Montgomery. MPD and Fire Medics responded…