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Mystery as double amputee in wheelchair found slain in field by father and son on four-wheelers
A MAN has been indicted for the mysterious murder of a double amputee who was found dead in a field by a father and son riding ATVs.
Prosecutors claim Jerome Nichols, 24, and another man kidnapped Ramarreo Prince Akins, 41, on August 12, 2021, outside a grocery store in Memphis, Tennessee.
Shelby County Sheriff’s OfficeJerome Nichols, 24, was arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Ramarreo Prince Akins, 41[/caption]
Google street viewProsecutors claim Nichols and a second man kidnapped Akins, who was a double amputee bound to a wheelchair, from a local grocery store[/caption]
Surveillance video obtained by officials allegedly shows Nichols and the second suspect punching and slapping Akins, who was confined to a wheelchair due to the amputation of both his legs.
Next, the footage reportedly shows the duo kidnapping Akins from his wheelchair at gunpoint, putting him in a green Saturn SUV.
The video reportedly ends with the suspects driving away from the grocery store, leaving Akins’ wheelchair behind, prosecutors claim.
Two days later, a local father and son riding four-wheelers in the field found the 41-year-old’s body riddled with bullet holes.
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Investigators say Akins was shot more than six times.
Nichols was arrested a month later in connection with Akins’ murder.
Police officials are still searching for the second prep, who has yet to be identified.
Nichols has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder, first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon, and aggravated robbery resulting in serious bodily injury.
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