BESSEMER — Three people are behind bars and facing capital murder charges after authorities say they brutally beat and robbed a Bessemer man in an attack so violent that investigators believe the suspects punched, kicked, stomped, and struck him with a gun.
Court records made public Monday identify the suspects as 41-year-old Jimmy Lee Wells, 31-year-old Antwaniqua Vannae Smith, and 37-year-old Ronald Ray Ross Jr. All three are charged with capital murder in the killing of Jarrett Kevar Parker.
Charging documents paint a disturbing picture of the assault. Investigators allege the trio was attempting to rob Parker of his clothing when the encounter escalated into a deadly beating. The suspects are accused of repeatedly attacking Parker with their fists and feet before striking him with a firearm…