An Elmore man died as the result of the injuries he suffered when he was stabbed numerous times on Sept. 2.
Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said Davon Waldrep, 47, stopped to help 32-year-old Ronald Jason Mann and 16-year-old Troy Michael Carter, both of Eclectic, after he saw their car had been incapacitated near Highway 143 in Elmore. According to Franklin, Mann and Carter’s had struck an iron guard on a railroad crossing while they were fleeing the scene of a robbery, in which they had allegedly forced a middle aged couple from Wetumpka to withdraw money from an ATM.
Franklin said Mann tried to take Waldrep’s cell phone before stabbing him seven times. Franklin said Waldrep had been in critical condition since then, and “took a turn for the worse” over the past few weeks.
Initially, Mann and the juvenile were arrested and charged with one count of attempted murder and two counts of robbery in the first degree. On Tuesday, the attempted murder charges against both suspects were upgraded to murder.
Franklin said the murder charges will later be presented to a grand jury to deliberate on whether the charges will be upgraded again to capital murder.
Because of the severity of the crimes, Franklin said Carter was charged as an adult.
Currently, Mann is being held at the Elmore County Jail on bonds of $3 million and Carter is being held on bonds of $3 million.
“I think their bond amount should suffice to ensure their appearance in court,” Franklin said.
An Elmore man died last night as the result of the injuries he sustained when he was stabbed numerous times on Sept. 2.
Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin identified the man as 47-year-old Davon Waldrep.
According to Franklin, Waldrep had stopped to help 32-year-old Ronald Jason Mann and a 16-year-old juvenile, both of Eclectic, after he saw their car had been incapacitated near Highway 143 in Elmore.
Franklin said Mann tried to take Waldrep’s cell phone before stabbing him several times. Franklin said Waldrep had been in critical condition since then, and “took a turn for the worse” over the past few weeks.
As of Saturday, Mann and the juvenile remain in the Elmore County Jail on one count of attempted murder and two counts of robbery in the first degree each. On Tuesday, Franklin said those charges could be upgraded.
Updates will be posted online, and the full story will be available in the Oct. 10 edition of the Herald.
