Man who confessed to killing, dumping body on Whitesburg Bridge indicted for murder

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – A man who confessed to fatally shooting and dumping a body on the Whitesburg Bridge in May was indicted by a grand jury on October 1.

Huntsville police officers arrested 55-year-old Daniel Ray Shelton for the murder of 39-year-old David Merrit of Arab.

Court documents obtained by WAFF 48 showed that Shelton and Merritt lived at the same home at the time of the shooting. A search warrant was obtained…

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