In the quiet community of Alexander City, Alabama, a dispute between neighbors culminated in the death of 75-year-old Donald Jenkins. On a Wednesday afternoon in April, Jenkins was on his riding lawnmower cutting his grass when he was fatally shot once. His neighbor, 51-year-old Franklin Nathan Price Jr., who lived across the highway, was later arrested and charged with his murder.
Following the shooting, Price was taken into custody and held in the Tallapoosa County Jail on a $350,000
bond, with $250,000 of that amount related to the murder charge. He was also facing two counts of burglary. Price’s attorney filed a motion for a bond reduction, arguing that the amount was excessive as Price was unemployed and had no prior felony convictions. The attorney also requested a preliminary hearing and access to the evidence gathered by the state.
A Tallapoosa County Grand Jury later indicted Price, whose age was then listed as 52, on a charge of felony murder in connection with Jenkins' death. The indictment was handed down on January 27, and the charges were officially filed the following Monday. Further details regarding the motive for the shooting, the specifics of the burglary charges, and the ultimate outcome of the legal proceedings, including a trial, verdict, and any potential sentence, have not been made publicly available in the provided online sources.
