Crime & Safety
Center Point Homicide Suspect In Custody
A suspect in the shooting death of 56-year-old Kenny Unsells Hambright Dec. 7 has been arrested by Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL — A Crimestoppers tip led to the arrest of a man accused in the shooting death of 56-year-old Kenny Unsells Hambright Dec. 7 in Center Point. Cordlin Garrett, 26, was taken into custody Saturday by Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies.
Hambright was one of five homicide victims in a span of three days in the Birmingham metro area.
Deputy Chief David Agee of the Jefferson County Sheriff's office said a Crimestoppers tip on Garrett connected to other crimes in the area led to the arrest.
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Hambright's murder was in the same apartment complex in Center Point wherea woman was reported kidnapped over the weekend, and where 3-year-old Kamille McKinney was reportedly murdered.
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