SELMA, Ala. (AP) - A man was charged with capital murder in the killing of an Alabama high school basketball coach nearly three weeks after the man was shot to death outside a barbecue restaurant, authorities said.
Federal marshals captured Jerry Johnson, 21, at the home of a woman in Montgomery on Tuesday, said Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson. He said Johnson was accused of killing Dallas County coach Christopher Harrell during what was described as a random robbery at the business.
A judge ordered Johnson held without bail during an initial hearing Wednesday, Jackson said.
Harrell, 56, had stopped to pick up dinner when someone tried to rob him, authorities said. There was no indication the shooting had anything to do with Harrell’s work as a coach, Jackson said.
An attorney representing Johnson did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
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