Man convicted of capital murder in 2016 shooting death of Alabaster gas station clerk Share Updated: 1:11 PM CDT May 3, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital SOURCE: WVTM 13
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 1:11 PM CDT May 3, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Shelby County District Attorney Jill Lee on Monday announced a capital murder conviction of Michael Anthony Powell for the 2016 shooting death of a gas station clerk in Alabaster. A jury convicted Powell of killing Tracy Algar following an eight-day trial last month and recommended a death sentence. During the sentencing hearing, prosecutors presented evidence of Powell’s prior violent felonies, which included second-degree assault and two counts of third-degree robbery. Presiding Circuit Judge Bill Bostick accepted the jury’s guilty verdict and scheduled sentencing for May 24 at 1:30 p.m. Algar was working at the Kirkland Ch