Investigators need your help locating Dexter Saxton, 19 (on left), and Derek Cliatt, 20 (on right). It's believed that Cliatt may actually be wearing short dreads.
Rashawn Ricks (Russell County Sheriff's Office)
35-year-old Reginald Berry of Pittsview seen here with his sister.
Wednesday, February 20 2013 11:19 AM EST2013-02-20 16:19:05 GMT
Shattered glass and crime scene tape mark the spot where 35-year-old Reginald Berry and his girlfriend 27-year-old Michelle Buchannon were found murdered on a dark road in Hurtsboro.More >>
Shattered glass and crime scene tape mark the spot where 35-year-old Reginald Berry and his girlfriend 27-year-old Michelle Buchannon were found murdered on a dark road in Hurtsboro.More >>
Tuesday, February 19 2013 8:27 PM EST2013-02-20 01:27:58 GMT
News Leader 9 has learned Sheriff Heath Taylor will hold a press conference about a homicide that happened overnight in Russell County.More >>
Russell County authorities are investigating a double homicide in east Alabama near Hatchechubbee and Hurtsboro. Sheriff Heath Taylor held a press conference about the double homicide Tuesday morning. More >>
RUSSELL COUNTY, AL (WTVM) -
Two additional suspects are wanted in connection with a double homicide that happened in Hurtsboro earlier this week. A third suspect is already behind bars. Rashawn Ricks, 17, was arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder.
Police say around 11:30 p.m. Monday night they received a call that a car was on the side of Shady Grove Road with its doors opened.
When police arrived they found the bodies of two people inside the car. The coroner identified the victims as 35-year-old Reginald Berry of Pittsview and 26-year-old Michelle Buchannon of Opelika. The two had been shot to death.
Authorities made an announcement about Ricks's arrest Wednesday morning in press conference. Sheriff Heath Taylor says Ricks shot the couple multiple times, then fled the crime scene.
Ricks allegedly told investigators things about the crime scene that led them to believe that he was there. Ricks and Berry grew up in the area and apparently had a troublesome past and at one point they were in a physical altercation.
Taylor added Berry could have possibly been a witness to a shooting Ricks was involved in, in Macon County - and that's why Berry possibly became a target.
Buchannon simply got caught in the crossfire.
Ricks is being charged with two counts capital murder for the couple's death. He also has charges pending in Macon County for attempted murder and firing into a vehicle.
Ricks is being charged as an adult. No court date has been set yet.
Investigators need your help locating Dexter Saxton, 19, and Derek Cliatt, 20. It's believed that Cliatt may actually be wearing short dreads.
Both of the suspects face two counts each of capital murder. If you have any information on these suspects' whereabouts, please call police.
Reginald Berry's family is
asking the community for help with funeral cost. If you'd like to help, you
can go to any Wells Fargo location. The fund is listed under ‘The Memorial
Service of Reginald Berry'.
Monday, May 20 2013 11:07 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:07:26 GMT
What's left of a car lays crumpled beside Highway 17 in Thomson. Blood stains the seats and the rearview mirror and a hubcap were thrown about 20 feet away from the car when it collided with an 18 wheeler.More >>
What's left of a car lays crumpled beside Highway 17 in Thomson. Blood stains the seats and the rearview mirror and a hubcap were thrown about 20 feet away from the car when it collided with an 18 wheeler.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 10:39 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:39:29 GMT
A truck carrying granulated ammonium nitrate is on fire near Highway 39 and Rose Bud Lane in Chappells, SC, according to the Newberry County Sheriff's Office. Residents within a mile radius are being toldMore >>
A truck carrying granulated ammonium nitrate is on fire near Highway 39 and Rose Bud Lane in Chappells, SC, according to the Newberry County Sheriff's Office.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 7:04 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:04:30 GMT
Aiken County deputies say they searched with New Ellenton police officers for two armed men who shot dogs on Sizemore Avenue on Saturday night. Aiken County deputies say they started searching for the suspectsMore >>
UPDATE: Police say they've arrested one of the two suspects who shot three dogs in a New Ellenton neighborhood Saturday.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 6:09 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:09:50 GMT
The Sam's Club in Aiken opened its hiring center Monday morning. The new Sam's Club on Jefferson Davis Highway is set to open this fall. The store is looking to fill nearly 200 full-time and part-timeMore >>
The Sam's Club in Aiken opened its hiring center Monday morning. The new Sam's Club on Jefferson Davis Highway is set to open this fall. The store is looking to fill nearly 200 full-time and part-time positions. Club Manager Gerald they've already had 100 applicants before 11 a.m.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 1:49 PM EDT2013-05-20 17:49:35 GMT
Two people are in the hospital after their motorcycle crashed while police were chasing them.South Carolina Highway patrol said the chase started just after 2 a.m. Monday. They said the motorcycle driverMore >>
Two people are in the hospital after their motorcycle crashed while police were chasing them.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 11:31 PM EDT2013-05-20 03:31:42 GMT
Relatives and dozens of Beech Island community members gathered today in front of Island Cuts Barbershop to remember Zann Worrell. "I was totally surprised and very happy that everybody came out becauseMore >>
Dozens of Beech Island residents gathered tonight to remember Zann Worrell, who was fatally shot in his barbershop on Saturday afternoon.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-05-19 20:20:12 GMT
One person has been transported to the hospital after being shot at Axis Barbershop in Beech Island. Aiken County dispatch said it happened around 2:30 p.m. Saturday. There are at least two suspects,More >>
Aiken County Coroner's office has confirmed that 32 year old Zann Worrell Jr. of North Augusta died at GRU Medical Center on May 18, 2013 at 3:37 p.mMore >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:11 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:11:10 GMT
Richmond County Dispatch confirms there has been a stabbing at a Family Dollar. Deputies say it happened on the 2900 block of Dean's Bridge Road around 7:18 tonight. Information is limited at this tiMore >>
UPDATE: Richmond County investigators said Tonya S. Terry was stabbed several times in the chest area inside the Family Dollar on Dean's Bridge Road Saturday evening.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 10:04 AM EDT2013-05-19 14:04:50 GMT
Richmond County dispatch received a call around 7:20 a.m. that the Millbrook Apartment building was on fire located off of Skinner Mill Road. Firefighters were on the scene until around 8:30 a.m. No injuriesMore >>
Richmond County dispatch received a call around 7:20 a.m. that the Millbrook Apartment building was on fire located off of Skinner Mill Road.
Saturday, May 18 2013 7:23 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:23:19 GMT
A fundraiser was held Saturday in honor of Wesley Spires. Local firefighters held a boot drive to honor their fellow volunteer firefighter who remains in critical condition after he was beaten by whatMore >>
A fundraiser was held Saturday in honor of Wesley Spires. Local firefighters held a boot drive to honor their fellow volunteer firefighter who remains in critical condition after he was beaten by what investigators said was a bat along the Augusta Riverwalk on May 3rd.More >>
Investigators need your help locating Dexter Saxton, 19 (on left), and Derek Cliatt, 20 (on right). It's believed that Cliatt may actually be wearing short dreads.
Rashawn Ricks (Russell County Sheriff's Office)
35-year-old Reginald Berry of Pittsview seen here with his sister.
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