From The Trussville Tribune Staff Reports
BIRMINGHAM – A teenager has been charged with capital murder after dousing his elderly neighbor in gasoline and lighting him on fire.
via BPD
Thomas Sims, 18, was already awaiting trial in connection with an armed car jacking early this year, according to al.com. Sims is now charged with the murder of 85-year-old Gene Emory Dacus.
Authorities report the capital murder charge stems from the theft of Dacus’s truck, and detectives are searching for another suspect as well.
Officers responded to the 2300 block of 33rd Avenue North on Wednesday to investigate a person on fire. Officers found the victim, who is described as an 85-year-old white man, lying on the ground in the backyard of the listed location. He suffered severe burns, and was pronounced dead on the scene by Birmingham Fire and Rescue.
Witnesses reported seeing a fire in the backyard, and also seeing a black male fleeing the scene with a red gas jug. They followed Sims and notified the police of his location, so he was located a short distance away and taken into police custody.
17 Comments
Jacky Reeser
Just how could u do something like
Jane Scoggins
Evil
Angie Bingham Gentry
Lite him up. Just plain evil
Sharon Caldwell
Agreed Angie!!
Bryan Bischoff
I hope he’s identified by other inmates and is given a trial before he hits the courtroom
Tim Glass
This pos should be taken out and shot..right now
Jackie Love King
Put some lead in him save some tax $$ caring for his sorry butt in jail!!!
Melanie Rozelle
Evil is right. And there’s a special place in hell for him.
Tjo Johnson
This is such a sad story. My heart breaks for the victim’s family and I pray for them. This picture is like looking at …nothing…because he is less than nothing. No words……
Brenda Cox Mckinney
Hope he rots in prison
Mike Sherre Meadows
Hard to believe there is this much evil in this world!
LeighAnn Floyd-Hobart
He will be the one burn…in Hell!
Carol Seward
THIS IS A RACIST THING!!! ALL BECAUSE OF OBAMAS SHIT
George Sides
It’s been known to happen…
Frank Caldwell
Should be treated the same
Teresa Popwell Mills
That’s what happens when God is taken out of everything
Chuck Biddinger
Being a teen, he will be out of jail in a few years. Sad, but true.