On a Thursday afternoon, the 5th of November, 2020, a grim discovery was made on the U.S. Highway 31 bridge that connects Prattville and Montgomery, Alabama. The body of a young man, later identified as 27-year-old Joshua Thompson of Montgomery, was found, launching a homicide investigation led by the Montgomery Police Department. An initial examination revealed that Thompson had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
As detectives delved into the
circumstances surrounding the male victim's death, they began to piece together a chilling narrative. The evidence collected suggested that the bridge was not the scene of the crime itself, but rather a dumping ground. Investigators concluded that Thompson had been killed at a different, undisclosed location before his body was left on the highway bridge. This crucial detail shifted the focus of the investigation to finding not only the perpetrator but also the primary crime scene.
The investigation into Joshua Thompson's murder led authorities to a single suspect, Pierre Tremore Woods. A warrant for murder was secured for Woods, and law enforcement agencies, including the United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force, began a search for him. The manhunt came to an end on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Acting on information, members of the Escambia County Sheriff's Office Warrants Division and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force located the 27-year-old suspect at a residence on Massachusetts Avenue. Woods was taken into custody without incident, facing a charge of murder in connection with the death of Joshua Thompson.
