Crime & Safety

Police Make Arrest In July Ensley Homicide

An arrest has been made in the July 28 death of Joe Albert Foster IV in Ensley.

BIRMINGHAM, AL — A man has been arrested and charged with murder in the July 28 death of Joe Albert Foster IV. Birmingham police announced Friday they have arrested 21-year-old Myles Cordell Amerson.

Foster was shot and killed at the Villas at Westridge Apartment Complex located in the 2300 Block of Court R in Ensley.

Amerson will be held in the custody of the Jefferson County Jail with a $60,000 bond.

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