Crime & Safety
Capital Murder Charge Dropped Against Suspect In June Homicide
Jeremiah Lorenzo Rapley was charged with capital murder in the June 14 death of Demegious Osborne, but the charge has been dropped.
BIRMINGHAM, AL — Capital murder charges against a Birmingham man in the shooting death of 42-year-old Demegious Osborne in June have been dropped. Jeremiah Lorenzo Rapley was released from the Jefferson County Jail Friday after being held without bond.
The case against Rapley was set for a preliminary hearing on Friday, Sept. 13. However, the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office requested that the case be dismissed because there was not sufficient evidence to move forward.
The shooting happened just after 3 p.m. June 14 in the 900 block of Ninth Street North. Authorities said it appeared Osborne was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by another man - now identified as Rapley – and some kind of exchange took place which reportedly led to the gunfire.
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Rapley was arrested on July 21 and booked into the Jefferson County Jail on no bond. Charging documents against stated Osborne was killed during the theft of marijuana and cash.
Birmingham police are continuing the investigation, according to an Alabama Media Group report.
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