BREAKING NEWS: Two charged with murder

By Staff
Two men were arrested Thursday and charged with the weekend murder of a Tharptown man.
Bobby Ray Jones, 50, of Alabama 72 in Tuscumbia, and Bobby Joe Johnson, 75, of 5684 Franklin 87, were arrested and charged with murder Thursday.
Jones is accused of shooting Mitchell Robbins in the mid-section Aug. 22 at Robbins' home. He shared a residence with Johnson.
Investigators believe an altercation earlier in the day resulted in Robbins' murder shortly after noon on Saturday. Officials believe that Johnson provided Jones with the murder weapon.
Jones told authorities that Robbins committed suicide while he stood just a few feet away. Investigators did not immediately press charges until forensic evidence could be tested.
As the week progressed, individuals involved in the case began to make statements that linked them to the murder, officials said.
Two other men, J.C. Borden, 55, of Mount Hope, and Johnny Borden, 22, of Haleyville, were charged with first-degree hindering of prosecution for allegedly misleading authorities.
Jones and Johnson are being held on $400,000 bond. J.C. Borden's bond was set at $25,000 and his nephew, Johnny Borden, had his bond set at $12,500.
For more information, including interviews with the victim's family, read Saturday's edition of the Franklin County Times.