As Gadsden leaders joined residents Tuesday evening to discuss ways to address crime in District 3, they said the issue is complicated by two realities: not enough police officers to more frequently patrol areas of concern, and not enough information from witnesses in the community.
Police Chief Lamar Jaggears and other representatives of the Gadsden Police Department were among those who gathered at Carver Community Center. With them: Sheriff Jonathon Horton and Chief Deputy Mitchell Hill; Chief Deputy District Attorney Marcus Reid; hosting City Council member Thomas Worthy and fellow members Jason Wilson and Ben Reed; Nick Hall, representing the mayor; Gadsden Schools Superintendent Tony Reddick and Board of Education member Z. Andre Huff; Etowah County Commissioner Jeffery Washington; and Rep. Gil Isbell, R-Gadsden.
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William Michael Rowe faced charges for the murder of J.L. Shadwrick this week in Etowah County Circuit Court, but two families were closely watching the proceedings.
Rowe was indicted in 2017 for the Aug. 15, 2016, slaying of Shadwrick, 64. He already was behind bars after his arrest earlier in the year for the February 2014 death of Gary L. Stokes an arrest that came about three years after Stokes was found stabbed on his front porch.
Rowe pleaded guilty to both crimes, as well as a charge of burglarizing Shadwrick’s vehicle.
Etowah County Assistant District Attorney Marcus Reid said Rowe was sentenced on Monday by Circuit Judge Cody Robinson. He agreed to sentences of 40 years on each murder charge, which will be served concurrently.