Police arrested a suspect following a four-hour manhunt after Lowndes County Sheriff "Big John" Williams was fatally shot outside a convenience store.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – An Alabama sheriff was shot and killed Saturday night and law enforcement apprehended the suspect after a nearly four-hour search.
About 8:15 p.m. Saturday, Williams was shot at aconvenience store. Law enforcement apprehended the suspect William Chase Johnson when he walked up to the shooting scene at about 12:05 a.m. Sunday with a firearm in his hand and was taken into custody.'I don't understand it': The 'senseless' murder of Sheriff 'Big John' Williams has stunned Lowndes County, Alabama
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is handling the investigation. Johnson was not taken to Lowndes County jail. Instead he was being held in Elmore County, authorities confirm. Jarrett declined to offer many specifics on what happened, citing the ongoing nature of the investigation. Before Johnson was taken into custody, Jarrett urged residents not to approach Johnson if he was spotted.
From the scene where Lowndes County Sheriff John Williams was killed tonight pic.twitter.com/RIm1BzHS1dIn 1978, he started volunteering as a reserve deputy, and for three years in the 1980s he was in the Hayneville Police Department until full-time work with the sheriff’s office. "We are deeply saddened by the great loss of Lowndes County Sheriff Big John," Montgomery County posted on its Facebook page. "He was a wonderful sheriff and an even more incredible man. To know him was to love him. His family, friends, and all of Lowndes County remain in our thoughts and prayers. Big John, you will be greatly missed."
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