Crime & Safety
Bessemer Man Charged With Murder In Death Of Female Trucker: PD
Police have charged a Bessemer man with murder in connection with the death of a female truck driver whose body was found in Fairfield.
BIRMINGHAM, AL — A Bessemer man has been charged with the murder of truck driver Christine Summers, who was beaten to death August 19, according to a news report. Charles L. Gipson was arrested Monday and is being held at the Jefferson County Jail, according to an ABC 33/40 report.
Summers' body was found on I-59/20 near Valley Road in Fairfield. Gipson also faces charges of assaulting a police officer, according to the report.
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