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    Michael Anthony Powell - Alabama Death Row


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    Accused killer of Alabaster store clerk captured in predawn raid

    By Carol Robinson
    AL.com

    A felon just released from prison in 2015 after serving 17 years for robbery is now charged in the brutal slaying of an Alabaster store clerk.

    A SWAT team made up of Alabaster police and Shelby County sheriff's deputies stormed the apartment of 43-year-old Michael Anthony Powell shortly after 5 a.m. They tossed a stun grenade, or flashbang, into the ground-floor unit and captured Powell while he was asleep in his bed.

    Powell is charged with capital murder in the Oct. 30 shooting death of Kirkland Chevron clerk Tracy Latty Algar, 54. She was gunned down five days ago during a holdup inside the First Street North store. Police said she was taken into the store restroom and shot execution-style in the head.

    He said nothing and didn't appear surprised as he was led from his home at The View Apartments, which is less than a mile from the Chevron. Wearing khaki shorts and a red golf-type shirt, he was loaded into a police SUV and taken to the Alabaster Police Department for questioning.

    Algar, who only worked every third Sunday at the store, was killed not long after she got to work. The store opened at 9 a.m. and, sometime in the next couple of hours, police say, Powell entered, stole cash and then shot Algar to death. The slaying happened sometime between 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. said Alabaster police Chief Curtis Rigney. A customer made the discovery about 11:15 a.m.

    The cameras inside the store had not been working for some time, knocked out by lightning a long time ago, Algar's family said. But, based on surveillance video from neighboring businesses, detectives Powell as a person of interest in the case and have been working around the clock to crack the case.

    The suspect – later identified as Powell - was seen in the area of the Chevron between 10:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. that Sunday. He was wearing a white shirt, dark pants and a black fedora. Authorities said he walked from his apartment to the Chevron, and walked back home after the robbery and killing.

    Authorities have not released specifics of Algar's death but described it as brutal. "All we know is that he just walked in there and killed her,'' said one of Algar's sisters, Lisa Jones. "She closed her eyes, and woke up with Jesus."

    Court records show Powell was convicted of two counts of robbery and one count of escape in Covington County in southern Alabama in 1998. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison for each of the three convictions – to be served concurrently – and went to prison on May 14, 1998. His release date was scheduled for April 4, 2018 but he was paroled on Oct. 1, 2015. He served 17 years, nine months and 21 days.

    Prior to that, he had been convicted – also in Covington County – on charges of theft of property and two counts of receiving stolen property. He served one year, one month and 23 days for those convictions.

    Algar's funeral was held this morning. In an interview with AL.com on Thursday, family members described Algar as a shining light with a strong faith and a devotion to her family.

    Much of her time was spent in church-related activities – Bible study, the Welcome Outreach Team and Sisters of the Table. "She worshipped her God with such joy,'' her mother, Linda Latty, said. "She loved uplifting gospel music. She would ask questions about the Bible and God, and when I didn't have an answer for her, she would add it to her list to ask Jesus when she got to Heaven."

    About 11 years ago, Algar suffered a stroke which somewhat affected her speech. It was something she was self-conscious about but family members said her job at Kirkland Chevron restored her confidence because of daily interactions with the public. "She loved her job,'' her sister, Jones, said. "She was a very positive influence. She always tried to keep a smile on her face, especially with her customers. You could see a light shining through Tracy."

    In the wake of Algar's death, her family members have tried to remember better times and not focus on what she suffered in the moments before she was killed. "I know she was scared,'' her mother said.

    "I can't image what she was going through,'' Robertson said.

    Investigators told Algar's loved ones that her death was instant, and they find solace in that. "She wasn't raped and she wasn't beaten and that's a blessing,'' her mother said.

    Algar's funeral was held at The Connection Church in Pelham, with a private burial following. She will be wearing pair of angel wing earrings that a friend had bought her two days before her death but never had a chance to give her. She also will be wearing a pair of socks that her mom had knitted to give her for Christmas. "Now she's going to Heaven in them,'' Latty said.

    http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/in...alabaster.html
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    Accused Alabaster store clerk killer now indicted on capital murder charge

    The convicted robber arrested and charged two weeks ago in the slaying of an Alabaster store clerk has now been indicted.

    A Shelby County grand jury on Thursday, Nov. 17, issued the capital murder indictment against 43-year-old Michael Anthony Powell, according to records made public today. Authorities say he killed 54-year-old Tracy Latty Algar execution-style in the bathroom of Kirkland Chevron on Oct. 20. Only several hundred dollars were taken in the holdup.

    Algar, who only worked every third Sunday at the store, was killed not long after she got to work that Sunday morning. The store opened at 9 a.m. and, sometime in the next couple of hours, police say, Powell entered, stole cash and then shot Algar to death. The slaying happened sometime between 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. A customer made the discovery about 11:15 a.m.

    The cameras inside the store had not been working for some time, knocked out by lightning a long time ago, Algar's family said. But, based on surveillance video from neighboring businesses, detectives Powell as a person of interest in the case and have been working around the clock to crack the case.

    The suspect – later identified as Powell - was seen in the area of the Chevron between 10:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. that Sunday. He was wearing a white shirt, dark pants and a black fedora. Authorities said he walked from his apartment to the Chevron, and walked back home after the robbery and killing.

    Authorities have not released specifics of Algar's death but described it as brutal. "All we know is that he just walked in there and killed her,'' said one of Algar's sisters, Lisa Jones. "She closed her eyes, and woke up with Jesus."

    http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/in...ore_clerk.html
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    Chevron murder suspect faces additional charges in jail

    By Neal Wagner
    Shelby County Reporter

    COLUMBIANA – A 44-year-old Alabaster man who is facing a capital murder charge tied to the October shooting death of a Chevron convenience store clerk is now facing two additional charges for his alleged criminal actions in the Shelby County Jail.

    Michael Anthony Powell, who lists an address on Third Street Northeast in Alabaster, was indicted by a Shelby County grand jury in November on a capital murder charge originally brought against him by the Alabaster Police Department on Oct. 30.

    Powell is facing allegations he shot and killed 54-year-old Pelham resident Tracy Latty Algar while Algar was working a Sunday morning shift at Alabaster’s Kirkland Chevron off U.S. 31. He has been held in the Shelby County Jail without bond since his Nov. 4 arrest, and allegedly attempted to identify himself as another inmate in the jail in early December, according to the latest arrest warrants filed against him.

    In addition to the capital murder charge, Powell is now facing a felony obstruction of justice by using a false name charge and a misdemeanor count of tampering with physical evidence charge.

    According to his most recent warrants, Powell allegedly attempted to use a letter to identify himself as another inmate in the jail who is facing a public intoxication charge. The warrants claim Powell made a letter attempting to identify himself as the other inmate “with the intent that it be introduced in the pending or prospective official proceeding.”

    Powell is now set to appear in Shelby County Circuit Court for arraignment on Dec. 21.

    During the Chevron shooting, Alabaster Police Chief Curtis Rigney said the suspect allegedly entered the gas station, took Algar into the bathroom and shot her in the top of the head, killing her. The suspect allegedly stole a “couple hundred dollars” in the robbery before fleeing the scene on foot, Rigney said.

    On Oct. 31, Alabaster police released an image and video of a “person of interest” in the case, and requested the public’s help in identifying the man. The video and the community’s help aided in identifying the suspect, and officers took him into custody at his residence shortly after 5 a.m. on Nov. 4.

    If convicted of the capital murder charge, Powell could face the death penalty.

    http://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/...arges-in-jail/
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    Alabaster gas station murder suspect seeks to bar death penalty

    By Neal Wagner
    Alabaster Reporter

    COLUMBIANA – A 44-year-old Alabaster man who has been charged with shooting and killing the clerk at a local Chevron gas station in 2016 is asking the court to bar the death penalty in his capital murder case, and has asked he be issued a bond to allow him to be released from jail pending his trial.

    In motions filed in Shelby County Circuit Court on Oct. 19, Everett Wess, the attorney for Alabaster resident Michael Anthony Powell, made the requests for his client.

    Powell, who lists an address on Third Street Northeast in Alabaster, was indicted by a Shelby County grand jury in November 2016 on a capital murder charge originally brought against him by the Alabaster Police Department on Oct. 30, 2016.

    Powell is facing allegations he shot and killed 54-year-old Pelham resident Tracy Latty Algar while Algar was working a Sunday morning shift at Alabaster’s Kirkland Chevron off U.S. 31.

    In the Chevron shooting, Alabaster Police Chief Curtis Rigney said the suspect allegedly entered the gas station, took Algar into the bathroom and shot her in the top of the head, killing her. The suspect allegedly stole a “couple hundred dollars” in the robbery before fleeing the scene on foot, Rigney said.

    He has been held in the Shelby County Jail without bond since his Nov. 4, 2016 arrest, and allegedly attempted to identify himself as another inmate in the jail in early December 2016, according to his arrest warrants.

    In the request to bar the death penalty in Powell’s case, Wess claims Powell’s “indictment fails to allege the existence of any aggravating circumstances which would authorize a sentence of death.”

    “The failure of the indictment to allege one or more aggravating circumstances precludes the state from requesting the death penalty, and bars this court from sentencing the defendant to death in the event that he is convicted of capital murder for the reasons stated in this motion,” read the request.

    In the request to issue Powell a bond, Wess claimed Powell “does not pose a threat to the community or to himself should he be released,” and claimed Powell “is not a flight risk or does he present a threat of committing further criminal offenses.”

    “The granting of this motion (to issue bond) would be in the best interest of the defendant, insuring his ability to maintain employment and thereby make payment of current and future obligations and to provide for his family,” read the motion.

    As of Oct. 24, Shelby County Circuit Court Judge William Bostick had not yet ruled on the pair of motions.

    http://www.alabasterreporter.com/201...death-penalty/
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    Judge denies gas station murder suspect’s request to bar death penalty

    By Neal Wagner
    Shelby County Reporter

    COLUMBIANA – A Shelby County Circuit Court judge has denied a request to bar the death penalty in a case against a 44-year-old Alabaster man who is facing allegations he shot and killed a clerk at a local Chevron gas station in 2016.

    Judge William Bostick denied the request from Michael Anthony Powell, who lists an address on Simmsville Road, during a Dec. 5 hearing at the Shelby County Courthouse.

    In motions filed in Shelby County Circuit Court on Oct. 19, Powell’s attorney Everett Wess filed requests to bar the death penalty in the case and to allow Powell to be released from jail pending trial. Wess later withdrew the request to grant Powell bond.

    Powell was indicted by a Shelby County grand jury in November 2016 on a capital murder charge originally brought against him by the Alabaster Police Department on Oct. 30, 2016.

    Powell is facing allegations he shot and killed 54-year-old Pelham resident Tracy Latty Algar while Algar was working a Sunday morning shift at Alabaster’s Kirkland Chevron off U.S. 31.

    In the Chevron shooting, Alabaster Police Chief Curtis Rigney said the suspect allegedly entered the gas station, took Algar into the bathroom and shot her in the top of the head, killing her. The suspect allegedly stole a “couple hundred dollars” in the robbery before fleeing the scene on foot, Rigney said.

    He has been held in the Shelby County Jail without bond since his Nov. 4, 2016 arrest, and allegedly attempted to identify himself as another inmate in the jail in early December 2016, according to his arrest warrants.

    In the request to bar the death penalty in Powell’s case, Wess claimed Powell’s “indictment fails to allege the existence of any aggravating circumstances which would authorize a sentence of death.”

    “The failure of the indictment to allege one or more aggravating circumstances precludes the state from requesting the death penalty, and bars this court from sentencing the defendant to death in the event that he is convicted of capital murder for the reasons stated in this motion,” read the request.

    As of Dec. 7, a new court date had not been set for Powell in Shelby County Circuit Court.

    http://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/...death-penalty/
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    Chevron murder suspect set to appear in court

    A 45-year-old Alabaster man who is facing charges alleging he shot and killed a clerk at an Alabaster gas station in 2016 is set to appear in Shelby County Circuit Court for a status hearing in mid-December, according to scheduling documents recently filed in court.

    Michael Anthony Powell, who lists an address on Simmsville Road, is set to appear in court for a status hearing at the Shelby County Courthouse in front of Judge William Bostick at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 17.

    Powell was indicted by a Shelby County grand jury in November 2016 on a capital murder charge originally brought against him by the Alabaster Police Department on Oct. 30, 2016.

    Powell is facing allegations he shot and killed 54-year-old Pelham resident Tracy Latty Algar while Algar was working a Sunday morning shift at Alabaster’s Kirkland Chevron off U.S. 31.

    In the Chevron shooting, Alabaster Police Chief Curtis Rigney said the suspect allegedly entered the gas station, took Algar into the bathroom and shot her in the top of the head, killing her. The suspect allegedly stole a “couple hundred dollars” in the robbery before fleeing the scene on foot, Rigney said.

    He has been held in the Shelby County Jail without bond since his Nov. 4, 2016 arrest, and allegedly attempted to identify himself as another inmate in the jail in early December 2016, according to his arrest warrants.

    In a previous request to bar the death penalty in Powell’s case, Powell’s attorney claimed Powell’s “indictment fails to allege the existence of any aggravating circumstances which would authorize a sentence of death.”

    “The failure of the indictment to allege one or more aggravating circumstances precludes the state from requesting the death penalty, and bars this court from sentencing the defendant to death in the event that he is convicted of capital murder for the reasons stated in this motion,” read the request.

    Bostick denied the request to bar the death penalty in December 2017.

    Powell’s upcoming hearing date was set several months after Powell filed a handwritten motion in Circuit Court requesting a court appearance, claiming he was having issues with his court-appointed attorney.

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    Trial set for Chevron murder suspect

    By Neal Wagner
    Alabaster Reporter

    COLUMBIANA – A 46-year-old Alabaster man who has been charged with shooting and killing the clerk at a local Chevron store is set to stand trial on a capital murder charge in June, according to scheduling documents recently filed in Shelby County Circuit Court.

    Michael Anthony Powell, who lists an address on Simmsville Road, is set to stand trial beginning the week of June 10, and will appear in court for a pre-trial docket call on April 29 and on May 20 for a plea date.

    Powell was indicted by a Shelby County grand jury in November 2016 on a capital murder charge originally brought against him by the Alabaster Police Department on Oct. 30, 2016.

    Powell is facing allegations he shot and killed 54-year-old Pelham resident Tracy Latty Algar while Algar was working a Sunday morning shift at Alabaster’s Kirkland Chevron off U.S. 31.

    In the Chevron shooting, Alabaster Police Chief Curtis Rigney said the suspect allegedly entered the gas station, took Algar into the bathroom and shot her in the top of the head, killing her. The suspect allegedly stole a “couple hundred dollars” in the robbery before fleeing the scene on foot, Rigney said.

    He has been held in the Shelby County Jail without bond since his Nov. 4, 2016 arrest, and allegedly attempted to identify himself as another inmate in the jail in early December 2016, according to his arrest warrants.

    In a previous request to bar the death penalty in Powell’s case, Powell’s attorney claimed Powell’s “indictment fails to allege the existence of any aggravating circumstances which would authorize a sentence of death.”

    “The failure of the indictment to allege one or more aggravating circumstances precludes the state from requesting the death penalty, and bars this court from sentencing the defendant to death in the event that he is convicted of capital murder for the reasons stated in this motion,” read the request.

    Bostick denied the request to bar the death penalty in December 2017.

    Powell’s upcoming hearing date was set several months after Powell filed a handwritten motion in Circuit Court requesting a court appearance, claiming he was having issues with his court-appointed attorney.

    https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com...urder-suspect/
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    Chevron murder suspect to undergo mental evaluation

    By Neal Wagner
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    COLUMBIANA – The murder trial originally set to begin on June 10 has been put on hold for a 46-year-old Alabaster man who has been charged with shooting and killing a Chevron convenience store clerk during a 2016 robbery, as he is set to undergo a psychiatric mental evaluation with the Alabama Department of Mental Health.

    Michael Anthony Powell, who lists an address on Simmsville Road, originally was set to stand trial beginning on June 10, but the trial was postponed after the mental evaluation was ordered on June 7.

    The evaluation will determine Powell’s “mental condition at the time of the alleged offense, including any possible mental disease or defect, any relation, if any, of the same to the alleged offense, and specifically all grounds used to determine whether or not (Powell), as a result of any such disease or defect, might have been unable to appreciate the nature and quality or wrongfulness of the alleged offense,” read the court order.

    The evaluation also will determine Powell’s “present ability to assist” his defense attorneys, read the order.

    Powell was indicted by a Shelby County grand jury in November 2016 on a capital murder charge originally brought against him by the Alabaster Police Department on Oct. 30, 2016.

    Powell is facing allegations he shot and killed 54-year-old Pelham resident Tracy Latty Algar while Algar was working a Sunday morning shift at Alabaster’s Kirkland Chevron off U.S. 31.

    In the Chevron shooting, Alabaster Police Chief Curtis Rigney said the suspect allegedly entered the gas station, took Algar into the bathroom and shot her in the top of the head, killing her. The suspect allegedly stole a “couple hundred dollars” in the robbery before fleeing the scene on foot, Rigney said.

    He has been held in the Shelby County Jail without bond since his Nov. 4, 2016 arrest, and allegedly attempted to identify himself as another inmate in the jail in early December 2016, according to his arrest warrants.

    In a previous request to bar the death penalty in Powell’s case, Powell’s attorney claimed Powell’s “indictment fails to allege the existence of any aggravating circumstances which would authorize a sentence of death.”

    “The failure of the indictment to allege one or more aggravating circumstances precludes the state from requesting the death penalty, and bars this court from sentencing the defendant to death in the event that he is convicted of capital murder for the reasons stated in this motion,” read the request.

    Bostick denied the request to bar the death penalty in December 2017.

    https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com...al-evaluation/
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    Robber convicted in execution-style killing of Shelby County store clerk; jury recommends death sentence

    A 48-year-old man has been convicted in the 2016 shooting death of an Alabaster store clerk during a robbery.

    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.

    The case was investigated by Alabaster detectives Jason Higgins and Josh Rauch. During the penalty phase hearing, prosecutors presented evidence of Powell’s prior violent felonies, which included second-degree assault and two counts of third-degree robbery.

    Algar, who only worked every third Sunday at the store, was killed not long after she got to work that Sunday morning. The store opened at 9 a.m. and, sometime in the next couple of hours, police say, Powell entered, stole cash and then shot Algar to death. The slaying happened sometime between 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. A customer made the discovery about 11:15 a.m.

    The cameras inside the store had not been working for some time, knocked out by lightning a long time ago, Algar’s family said. But, based on surveillance video from neighboring businesses, detectives Powell as a person of interest in the case and have been working around the clock to crack the case.

    Powell was seen in the area of the Chevron between 10:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. that Sunday. He was wearing a white shirt, dark pants and a black fedora. Authorities said he walked from his apartment to the Chevron and walked back home after the robbery and killing.

    “All we know is that he just walked in there and killed her,’' said one of Algar’s sisters, Lisa Jones, shortly after the slaying. “She closed her eyes and woke up with Jesus.”

    In a 2016 interview with AL.com, family members described Algar as a shining light with a strong faith and a devotion to her family.

    Much of her time was spent in church-related activities - Bible study, the Welcome Outreach Team and Sisters of the Table. “She worshiped her God with such joy,’' her mother said. “She loved uplifting gospel music. She would ask questions about the Bible and God, and when I didn’t have an answer for her, she would add it to her list to ask Jesus when she got to Heaven.”

    About 11 years before her death, Algar suffered a stroke which somewhat affected her speech. It was something she was self-conscious about, but family members said her job at Kirkland Chevron restored her confidence because of daily interactions with the public. “She loved her job,’' her sister, Jones, said. “She was a very positive influence. She always tried to keep a smile on her face, especially with her customers. You could see a light shining through Tracy.”

    Powell was arrested in a predawn raid at his Third Street apartment in Alabaster shortly after 5 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4. Lawmen tossed a stun grenade, or flashbang, into the ground-floor unit and captured Powell while he was asleep in his bed. Powell said nothing and didn’t appear surprised as he was led from his home at The View Apartments that morning.

    Powell was released from prison in 2015 after serving 17 years for robbery. Court records show Powell was convicted of two counts of robbery and one count of escape in Covington County in southern Alabama in 1998. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison for each of the three convictions - to be served concurrently - and went to prison on May 14, 1998. His release date was scheduled for April 4, 2018 but he was paroled on Oct. 1, 2015. He served 17 years, nine months and 21 days.

    In that case, Powell also robbed a convenience store - Mr. Henry’s No. 3 on South Three Notch Street. The victim told police Powell held a handgun on him and told him to give him the cash register, which contained $402.38. According to the victim, Powell had previously been in the store and he was able to identify him from a lineup.

    Prior to that, he had been convicted - also in Covington County - on charges of theft of property and two counts of receiving stolen property. He served one year, one month and 23 days for those convictions.

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    Criminals learn in the penitentiary never to leave a witness. I've noticed that more and more felons that commit the same crime when they are released end up killing the victims.
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