On a summer evening in Montgomery, Alabama, the life of 21-year-old Jacquez Hall was cut short by gunfire. The shooting, which occurred on August 15, 2019, near the campus of Alabama State University, also claimed the life of 24-year-old Justin Martin and left three other individuals wounded. Investigators at the time believed the incident transpired during a drug deal.
In the months that followed, law enforcement made two arrests in connection with the double homicide.
The first was 27-year-old Anthony Thomas, who was taken into custody and charged with murder. Subsequently, on October 15, 2019, a 16-year-old male was arrested by a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force. Due to his status as a juvenile, his name was not publicly released by the authorities. The teenage suspect faced two counts of murder for the deaths of Hall and Martin, in addition to assault charges, the same charges levied against Thomas. His bail was set at $333,000.
Despite the initial arrests and charges brought against both Anthony Thomas and the juvenile suspect, further details regarding the progression of their legal cases, including any trials or convictions, are not available in publicly accessible online records. The trail of information regarding the judicial outcomes for the two individuals charged in the death of Jacquez Hall and Justin Martin grows cold after the initial reports of their arrests. The full story of the pursuit of justice for the two young men who lost their lives on that August evening remains incomplete.
