Arrests in Deadly Lee Co. home Invasion
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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Jan 21 2016 2:41 PM
CUSSETA, AL (WTVM) – During a press conference on Thursday, Lee County Jay Jones confirmed that two suspects had been arrested and charged with capital murder in the death of 85-year-old Curtis Rudd.
Jones said Devonte Travon Mike, 20, of Opelika, and Robert Jamal Wiggins, 20, of Columbus, have been arrest and charged in Rudd's death. Mike is being held in the Lee County Detention Center without bond; Wiggins, originally from Chicago and recently located to Columbus, is currently a patient at the East Alabama Medical Center, but is being watched by Lee County deputies and will be taken to jail following his release from the hospital.
A firearm has been recovered that law enforcement believe is connected to this crime.
Early Tuesday, Sheriff Jones confirmed that Rudd died following a home invasion robbery. The murder happened on the 3400 block of Lee Co. Rd. 177 in Cusseta; a 911 call came into the sheriff's office at 1:13 a.m. CST.
Jones says the victim, identified as Rudd, was shot during the robbery and pronounced dead at the hospital by Coroner Bill Harris.
The caller stated that her husband, Rudd, had been shot by intruders. Deputies arrived on the scene and discovered Rudd lying on the floor suffering from multiple gunshot injuries.
According to the Rudd’s wife, they were awakened by a noise at their front door which resulted in the door being forced opened. Rudd’s wife was not injured in this incident.
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