Prosecutors said they are seeking the death penalty against the man who they alleged abducted and murdered Alabama teen Aniah Blanchard. Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes announced on Monday that they will be upgrading first degree-kidnapping suspect Ibraheem Yazeed’s charges to capital murder. Hughes revealed that the 19-year-old had been fatally shot, but declined …
On Wednesday, authorities announced that forensic testing confirmed that human remains found on Monday were that of missing Alabama teen Aniah Blanchard. Lee County officials said Blanchard’s case is now a homicide and that the three suspects will face upgraded charges. WIAT reported that police received a tip early Monday which led them to Shorter …
The mother of Aniah Blanchard broke her silence on Tuesday, a day after authorities announced that remains likely belonging to the missing Alabama teen were found following a month-long search. At Tuesday’s vigil which was held in Blanchard’s native town of Homewood, Angela Harris revealed that she felt guilt about her daughter’s presumed death and …
The second man accused of kidnapping an Alabama teen whose possible remains were found on Monday has been granted bond. Antwon Fisher’s bond was set at $50,000. His bond was granted on Monday without any objection from the state, according to WHNT. Fisher, 35, and Ibraheem Yazeed, 30, are charged with the first-degree kidnapping of …
A third person has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Alabama teen Aniah Blanchard, whose remains were possibly found on Monday following a month-long search. According to the Montgomery Advertiser, David Johnson Jr. has been charged with hindering prosecution in connection with Aniah Blanchard’s disappearance. It’s unclear how exactly he hindered prosecution in this …
Remains possibly belonging to missing Alabama teen Aniah Blanchard have been found following a month-long search that has involved local, state, and federal authorities, according to multiple reports. District Attorney Brando Hughes told WRBL on Monday that “human remains have been found and we have good reason to suspect they are that of” Blanchard, 19. …
Suspect Antwon Fisher served three years in prison for fatally shooting a woman during a drug deal
A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of Alabama teen Aniah Blanchard, who remains missing since her disappearance late last month. WRBL reported that Auburn police arrested Antwain Fisher, 35, on first-degree kidnapping charges on Friday evening. It is currently unclear how investigators believe Fisher is involved in Blanchard’s October 23 …
The person who witnessed a man abduct an Alabama teen last month initially did not contact authorities because his wife told him not to get involved, court testimony revealed on Wednesday. Kidnapping suspect Ibraheem Yazeed, 30, was denied bond and ordered to submit his DNA during the preliminary hearing. Auburn police detective Josh Mixon testified …
Prosecutors asked the court for a kidnapping suspect’s DNA on Tuesday, amid the ongoing search for an Alabama teen who has been missing since last month. WIAT reported that Lee County Assistant District Attorney Garrett Saucer filed a motion requesting buccal swabs from Ibraheem Yazeed, 30. Yazeed remains jailed on first-degree kidnapping charges in connection …
Lawyers representing the suspect in the kidnapping of a missing Alabama teen have asked the court to grant bond, claiming that their client has faced death threats from inmates while incarcerated. According to WIAT, lawyers said the repeated threats have led prison officials to place Ibraheem Yazeed, 30, in Lee County jail’s solitary confinement unit. They …
The parents of an Alabama teen who vanished late last month told Dr. Phil that they believe someone who knows their daughter set up her kidnapping. In an interview that is scheduled to air on Thursday, Aniah Blanchard’s mother and stepfather, Angela Harris and UFC heavyweight fighter Walt Harris, told Dr. Phil that they do …
