'Not in Prattville': City in shock after 2 killings in 2 days
Two murders in Prattville that occurred in two days is sending shockwaves through this community
'Not in Prattville': City in shock after 2 killings in 2 days Two murders in Prattville that occurred in two days is sending shockwaves through this community Check out this story on montgomeryadvertiser.com: https://on.mgmadv.com/1ViTbHE
Marty Roney, Montgomery Advertiser Published 6:52 p.m. CT May 25, 2016 | Updated 7:31 a.m. CT May 26, 2016
Prattville police are searching for Santwone Cornelius Jones, 24, of Montgomery, in connection with Sunday's homicide.(Photo: Contributed)
PRATTVILLE — News that authorities are investigating two murders in Prattville that occurred within about a 48 hour period is sending shock waves through this community that prides itself on a low crime rate.
Wednesday afternoon the death of Carol Parker Nunnery, 72, of Prattville, was ruled a homicide. Her body was found Tuesday afternoon off Autauga County Road 3, just east of Autaugaville, said Sheriff Joe Sedinger. At 1 a.m. Sunday Prattville police officers found John Michael Taylor, 56, also of Prattville, in the middle of Cobbs Ford Road suffering from a gunshot wound, said Police Chief Mark Thompson. Before dying of his wound, he told officers he had been robbed by three men. His death has also been ruled a homicide.
"Man, this isn't supposed to happen. Not in Prattville," Wes Mills, of Prattville, said on Wednesday morning.
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Nunnery, a Prattville native, lived downtown and was well known in the community. The two murders were the subject of lunch conversations at downtown eating spots on Wednesday. In Nunnery's case, Willie Foster, 31, of Prattville faces "felony" charges in her disappearance, the chief said. He would not give the specific charge. Foster had apparently done work for Nunnery at her home in the past, Thompson said
Her death is being handled as a joint investigation between the police department and the sheriff's office. The cause of her death hasn't been released. Her body was found just off the county road by a passerby, the sheriff said.
Her vehicle was found a short time later off Highway 14 in Prattville, Thompson said.
Thompson said a press conference will likely be scheduled on Thursday to release more information in her case.
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Taylor walked to a service station on Cobbs Ford Road and made purchases there, said Capt. Jeff Hassell, of the PPD's investigations division. Three men entered the store when he was inside. Prattville police have charged a 14-year-old and 15-year-old, both of Montgomery, with murder in the case. The district attorney's office is seeking to have them certified as adults, said C.J. Robinson, chief assistant district attorney.
At large in Taylor's murder is Santwone Cornelius Jones, 24, also of Montgomery. Hassell said the investigation points to Taylor being targeted as he left the service station, with robbery being the likely motive.
The fact that arrests were made quickly in both cases helps soothe some nerves in town, said Melanie Rawlinson.
"Everybody's on edge because we aren't used to these kind of things going on in Prattville," she said. "I know it sounds silly, but I haven't been able to sleep since Sunday. I'm just so upset about what has happened."
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