Robber convicted in execution-style killing of Shelby County store clerk; jury recommends death sentence
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A Shelby County jury convicted Michael Anthony Powell, who was a convicted robber at the time of his arrest in the deadly shooting, of capital murder in the killing of 54-year-old Tracy Latty Algar at the Kirkland Chevron that Sunday morning more than four years ago. Algar was killed execution-style in the bathroom of the convenience store. Only several hundred dollars were taken in the holdup.
The trial lasted more than a week and when it was over, the jury recommended Powell be sentenced to death, said Shelby County District Attorney Jill Lee. Presiding Circuit Judge Bill Bostick will sentence Powell on May 24.
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
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