Suspect arrested in Ashville homicide investigation
Published 9:15 pm Monday, July 10, 2017
- The suspect Claude Henry Williams, Jr. was arrested in connection with the July 5 homicide of Joe Montgomery of Ashville.
An Ashville man has been charged with first-degree murder following the death of an 89-year-old Ashville man last Wednesday, according to the St. Clair Sheriff’s Office.
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According to a press release from Assistant Sheriff Billy J. Murray, Claude Henry Williams, Jr., 30, was arrested Thursday morning following the investigation into the death of Joe Montgomery. Williams address was listed as Highway 411, Ashville.
The release notes Montgomery was discovered by a family member on the floor of his residence at 191 Montgomery Dr., at approximately 9:48 p.m. on July 5. When emergency personnel arrived on the scene, they found Montgomery with a gunshot wound to the head and transported him to UAB hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Murray said no bond has been set for Williams at this time.
The sheriff’s office and the Ashville Police Department are working together on the investigation. No other details were released concerning the case at this time.