FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS ADVISORY
October 19, 2018
Steve Marshall
For More Information, contact:
Mike Lewis (334) 353-2199
Alabama Attorney General
Joy Patterson (334) 242-7491
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ATTORNEY GENERAL STEVE MARSHALL LEADS 13-STATE SUPREME COURT
AMICUS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF PENSACOLA’S RIGHT TO MAINTAIN
HISTORIC CROSS IN PUBLIC PARK
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE
October 18, 2018
Steve Marshall
For More Information, contact:
Mike Lewis (334) 353-2199
Alabama Attorney General
Joy Patterson (334) 242-7491
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Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Arrests for
Double Homicide in Butler County
(MONTGOMERY)–Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the arrests* today of
three men and a woman for the murder of two Evergreen men in Butler County in June 2018 the following defendants are charged with crimes related to the burglary,
robbery, kidnapping and murders of Cortez Dees and Luman Williams, who were shot
to death on June 2, 2018, on Dilly Hill Road in the Garland community of Butler
County:
- Courtney Andrews, 31, of Birmingham, was arrested on September 21 for making a
false statement to an agent of the Attorney General’s Office. She was subsequently
also charged and arrested on September 24 with four (4) counts of capital murder
and one (1) count of tampering with physical evidence; - Nathaniel Anthony Fortune, 29, of Birmingham, was arrested on September 27 and
charged with four (4) counts of capital murder and one (1) count of tampering with
physical evidence; - Kaia Fortune, 18, of Birmingham, was arrested on October 12 and charged with four
(4) counts of capital murder and one (1) count of tampering with physical evidence;
and - Johnathan Leonard Willis, 35, of Birmingham, was arrested on October 9 and
charged with four (4) counts of capital murder and one (1) count of tampering with
physical evidence.
No further information about the investigation or about the defendants’ alleged crimes
other than that stated in the warrants may be released at this time.
The cases will be prosecuted by Attorney General Marshall’s Criminal Trials Division.
The Attorney General thanks local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies,
especially Sheriff Kenny Harden and the Butler County Sheriff’s Office for their
contributions to this investigation, and District Attorney Charlotte Tesmer’s office.
*An arrest is merely an accusation. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until
proven guilty.
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