Suspect in Helena double homicide arrested in Florida

Suspect in Helena double homicide arrested in Florida

HELENA, Ala. (WIAT) -- A suspect police believe was involved in the deaths of two people in Helena last week has been arrested.On Monday, the Helena Police Department announced that John Peyton Scott III was in custody. He is charged with capital murder in the deaths of Sharon Tarwater Whited, 40, and her father, 75-year-old Chester E Tarwater Jr., who were found dead at a home on Piney Woods Drive in Helena Jan. 19. City leaders, community …

Friends remember victims in Helena double homicide, suspect in custody

John Peyton Scott III, a man wanted for capital murder in connection to a double homicide in Helena on Wednesday, January 19 was arrested Monday in Florida. The Helena Police Department said Scott was taken into custody in St. Augustine around 2:00 p. m. and is in the custody of St. Augustine detectives. See Also:Two people found dead in Helena, search underway for person of interest. See Also:Man wanted in connection to double homicide in Helen…

Third suspect arrested in murder of Pansey man

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — A third suspect has been arrested and charged with capital murder in last year's shooting of a Pansey man.Officers say, Elijah Patrick Hazell, 18, was captured in Dothan on Sunday. Second person arrested in murder of Pansey man Hazell is one of three suspects, including Mykeila Rowser, 21, and Cierra Goodson, 34 who are all charged with capital murder in a robbery allegedly turned deadly of Hardy Gray on December 1.Poli…

UPDATE: Alabama double-murder suspect arrested in Florida

UPDATE. An Alabama man wanted for double-murder in Helena on Wednesday was arrested Monday in Florida. The Helena Police Department said John Peyton Scott III was taken into custody in St. Augustine around 2 p. m. and is in the custody of St. Augustine detectives. Scott was elevated from a person of interest in the deaths of 40-year-old Sharon Tarwater Whited and her father 75-year-old Chester E. Tarwarter Jr. to an 'armed and considered dangero…