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Fairfield gas station killing suspect released from jail on another capital murder charge 7 weeks ago
Updated May 07, 2021;
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The suspect in Thursday’s deadly shooting inside a vehicle at a Fairfield gas station was released from jail less than two months ago in a separate capital murder case.
Travec Brandon Ard, 24, was taken into custody Thursday evening, charged with capital murder in the slaying of 25-year-old Desi Montell Carter, who lived in Stockbridge, Georgia.
Jail records indicate Thursday’s fatal shooting happened during a robbery. The suspect and the victim were inside a vehicle together when the slaying happened, authorities said.
From The Tribune staff reports
FAIRFIELD An arrest has been made in connection to a fatal shooting that took place at a Fairfield convenience store on Thursday.
According to a report from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies took 24-year-old Travec Brandon Ard into custody a little more than six hours after a man was slain in a car that was parked at a gas pump.
Police say Ard was arrested somewhere near UAB Hospital. He is being held without bond in the Jefferson County Jail in Bessemer on the charge of capital murder. According to reports, Ard was released from jail less than two months ago on a separate capitol murder charge.