No bond for Birmingham woman charged in deadly street racing crash that killed grandmother
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Carmesia Flannigan appeared before District Judge Katrina Ross Tuesday.
The 22-year-old suspect was re-arrested April 7 in Georgia after U.S. Marshals and Birmingham police had searched for her for two weeks. She was extradited to Alabama on April 13 and booked back into the Jefferson County Jail.
She is charged with murder, leaving the scene of an accident with injury and unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the March 21 death of 52-year-old Brandy Ballard. Following her release from jail after her initial arrest, Flannigan posted two separate Facebook Live videos laced with expletives blaming Ballard for the crash. “That old ass lady swerved in my lane,’ Flannigan said on the video. The videos were deleted from Facebook but were posted to YouTube and has had thousands of views.
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From The Tribune staff reports
HOOVER A Jefferson County judge granted bond to a man accused of assaulting women he met on dating apps.
The Birmingham Police Department arrested Johnathan Fitzgerald Lockett, 39, of Birmingham, after what they called an extensive investigation, which was conducted by the department’s special victim’s unit. Police say he also goes by the name “Master Lockett.”
On Friday, Nov. 20, BPD’s Crime Reduction Team arrested Lockett with the help of the Hoover Police Department. Detectives presented the case to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office for review. After an assessment, detectives obtained warrants for attempted rape, kidnapping, and sodomy.