William B. Wells, 24, is being held on $300,000 bail for shooting a defendant outside of a Madison County courthouse. Wells was allegedly retaliating against the defendant for shooting his mother who was not fatally injured. Wells is a former firefighter who has previous aggravated assault charges. According to police he shot Kendrick Armond Brown in the small courtyard outside of the courthouse. Brown was the defendant in a drug case where Wells’ mother was set to testify against him. Brown died from the gunshot wounds at the courthouse.
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