From The Tribune staff reports
MADISON COUNTY — A Georgia woman has been identified as the victim in a capital murder investigation.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Courtney Spraggins, 26, of Trion, Georgia, was found dead at Lawsons Ridge Drive in Huntsville on Friday, January 7.
State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) Special Agents responded to the scene at the request of the Huntsville Police Department to immediately launch a death investigation.
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Special Agents arrested and officially charged David McCoy, 28, of Madison with Capital Murder. McCoy, an officer with the Huntsville Police Department, was off duty at the time of the incident.
McCoy was transported to the Madison County Jail without bond.
Nothing further is available as the investigation is ongoing. Once complete, the findings will be turned over to the Madison County District Attorney’s Office.
The story will be updated when more information is available.