On an evening in Valley, Alabama, that would end in tragedy, James Jimmy Robert Worthy, a 60-year-old White/Caucasian male, was killed on April 15, 2022. The retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander was at his residence on Lee Road 279 when a fatal encounter unfolded. An argument with his son, James Matthew Worthy, escalated, leading to a violent and irreversible conclusion.
The dispute culminated in the younger Worthy allegedly shooting his father.
The elder Worthy sustained gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident, which tragically occurred on the son's 33rd birthday, brought a swift response from law enforcement.
Lee County Sheriff's deputies arrived to find a scene that pointed toward a domestic altercation turned deadly. Following an investigation into the circumstances of the shooting, James Matthew Worthy was taken into custody. He was subsequently charged with the murder of his father and booked into the Lee County Detention Facility. The community was left to reconcile the loss of a respected veteran with the deeply troubling nature of his death at the hands of a family member.
