3 Homicides, Kidnapping Under Investigation In Jefferson County

JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL — A kidnapping case in Jefferson County has led to an investigation into a homicide, while two more homicides from the weekend are also under investigation.

Deputy Chief David Agee of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said they received a 911 call from a woman saying she had been kidnapped and was being held at Woodside Condominiums in Center Point Friday afternoon. Deputies arrived to find the woman tied up, and with visible injuries.

Agee said the victim told deputies she was likely kidnapped because she knew about a homicide, and led investigators to a body in a wooded area near St. Vincent’s East. The body was discovered Saturday and has been identified as 31-year-old Kellie Ann Hughes. Agee said two suspects have been identified in the case.

Saturday night, deputies found two men dead in the front seat of a car at Tammera Place Apartments on Chalkville School Road, Agee said. The windows of the car had been shot out, and deputies found drugs and guns in the vehicle. The victims have been identified as Jacoby Keland Johnson, 21, and Tyler Darcell Robinson, 20.

The JCSO does not have any suspects in this case.