In the quiet community of Sweet Water, Alabama, the life of Chadrick Kornegay, a 45-year-old White/Caucasian man, was cut short on the evening of May 29, 2017. The events of that day would leave a lasting mark on the small Marengo County town.
Details surrounding the incident point to a fatal shooting. In the immediate aftermath, law enforcement began an investigation into the violent death of Kornegay.
Their efforts quickly led them to a person of interest.
The day after the shooting, on May 30, 2017, the Marengo County Sheriff's Office made an arrest in connection with the case. Joseph "Joe Don" Miles, a 26-year-old man from the nearby Myrtlewood community, was taken into custody at his home. He was subsequently charged with the murder of Chadrick Kornegay.
