From Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–A woman who Birmingham police believed was kidnapped following a wreck was found dead in her vehicle on Friday, according to Sgt. LaQuitta Wade.
At approximately 3:18 p.m. on Friday, the U.S. Marshals Task Force and Birmingham Police Department’s Crime Reduction Team located a burgundy vehicle in a wooded dead-end area in the 2300 Block of 18th Place SW.
When officers arrived on the scene, they observed the victim, Nakita Chantryce Davidson, 40, of Birmingham, deceased inside the vehicle.
“Davidson is the victim of a kidnapping investigation that began on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 6th Avenue SW and MLK,” Wade said.
At approximately 2:11 a.m., South Precinct officers responded to a call of a two-vehicle accident. When officers arrived on the scene, they observed one vehicle at the location.
“Officers also observed evidence of a violation crime,” Wade said. “We believe that the suspect, Cedric Dewayne Robertson, shot the victim placed her inside her vehicle, and left the scene.”
At approximately 6:40 p.m., on Friday, April 12, 2024, BPD’s Crime Reduction Team, the U.S. Marshals Task Force members, and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office successfully located and apprehended Robertson in the 2100 Block of Northland Avenue SW.
Robertson is in the custody of the Jefferson County Jail and has no bond.
According to an update from Birmingham Police, a warrant for capital murder has been issued on Robertson by the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office in connection to Davidson’s murder.