BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT ) — The Birmingham Police Department announced a second arrest in connection to an ongoing homicide investigation.
Michael Spellman, 62, of Birmingham was arrested Thursday as officers noticed him riding a bicycle near the intersection of Ninth Avenue West and First Street West. He was previously identified as a person of interest in the kidnapping and killing of Genise Carter on Jan. 25.
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Spellman was transported to BPD Headquarters for questioning and then booked into the Birmingham City Jail under a 48-hour felony extension.
On Friday, detectives presented case information to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office and obtained a warrant for capital murder (kidnapping) on Spellman. He’s in the custody of the Jefferson County Jail under no bond.
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