A capital murder defendant charged with being the trigger man in the alleged murder-for-hire of a Hartselle, Ala., man is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder relating to his military service in Iraq, according to his lawyers, and the court this month ordered that he undergo a mental evaluation.
Five indicted for capital murder in Hartselle murder-for-hire case
Updated Apr 22, 2021;
A Morgan County grand jury indicted five people this week on capital murder charges in connection a 2020 Hartselle murder.
Logan McKinley Delp, 36, of Madison; LaJuhn Keith Smart, 25, of Huntsville; Aaron Carter Howard, 40, of Toney; Jaclyn Elaine Skuce, 38, of Madison; and Angela Stolz, 34, of Huntsville, were all indicted on three counts of capital murder this week, according to the Morgan County District Attorney’s Office.
WHNT is reporting that Morgan County District Attorney Scott Anderson said he will personally prosecute the case.
Logan McKinley Delp faces capital murder charges in the shooting death of Larry Sheppard.
The victim was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds
Posted: Apr 22, 2021 12:01 PM
Posted By: Josh Rayburn
Five people were indicted this week in the murder of Anthony Larry Sheppard.
Logan McKinley Delp, 36, of Madison; Aaron Howard, 40, of Toney; Jaclyn Skuce, 38, of Madison; LaJuhn Keith Smart, 25, of Huntsville; and Angela Stolz, 34, of Huntsville were indicted on three counts of capital murder this week, said Morgan County District Attorney Scott Anderson.
Count 1 of capital murder is based upon murder for hire, count 2 for murder of a witness scheduled to appear in court, and count 3 for murder occurring as a result of the shooting into an occupied dwelling, Anderson said.