Updated: Tuesday, 30 Dec 2008, 10:09 PM CST
Published : Tuesday, 30 Dec 2008, 10:09 PM CST
BAY MINETTE, Ala. - Baldwin County Corrections Center now holds two capital murder suspects. Floyd Casey, 18-years-old, surrendered late Tuesday afternoon and 19-year-old Cortez Porter was arrested Monday.
Last week on County Road 49 in Magnolia Springs, 52-year-old Edward McCrory was stabbed to death. At the time, investigators also discovered several items stolen from his home including a 4-wheeler.
Patty Schutt Lives down the road from the crime scene. "It's a crazy world, you hear these kind of things on the news all the time, you just don't think it's going to be close to home like it was to mine," said Schutt.
Baldwin County deputies say viewer tips were a big help. "That's what happened in this case, people saw some things and relayed it back to us and it assisted us in apprehending these guys," said Major Anthony Lowery with the Sheriff's Office.
Investigators are not saying how the accused knew the victim or the motive for the robbery and murder. But they do say the two men are the masterminds behind the murder and could face the death penalty if convicted.
Both men will appear in court Wednesday. A judge will decide
whether or not they should be granted a bond.