ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WDNews) — Two men charged in connection with separate August shootings in Enterprise are being held without bond, while a third man is scheduled for an Aniah’s Law hearing Monday.
The cases stem from shootings Aug. 7 and Aug. 9, according to 12th Judicial Circuit District Attorney James Tarbox.
On Aug. 7, Enterprise police responded to a report of shots fired in the 900 block of Rucker Boulevard in a shopping center parking lot. Police found one person who had been shot.
The investigation led to the arrest of Ja’vante Griggs. Tarbox said Griggs faces multiple charges, including attempted murder and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, both Class A felonies.
District Judge Josh Wilson held an Aniah’s Law hearing for Griggs on Aug. 17. Assistant District Attorney JT Jones represented the state.
Following the hearing, Wilson denied Griggs bond and ordered him held without bond in the Coffee County Jail.
Two days after the Rucker Boulevard shooting, Enterprise police responded to Brookdale Apartments on Apache Drive on Aug. 9 for a report of a person suffering from a gunshot wound.
Cornell Davis was pronounced dead at the scene by the Coffee County Coroner’s Office. Deontae Johnson was later charged with murder in connection with Davis’ death.
Wilson held an Aniah’s Law hearing for Johnson on Aug. 19. Assistant District Attorney Kylie Crespo represented the state.
Johnson was also denied bond and ordered held without bond in the Coffee County Jail.
Tarbox said the investigation into the Aug. 9 shooting also led police to file charges against Darius Andrews in connection with a separate shooting that occurred before Davis was killed.
That shooting also happened in the 900 block of Rucker Boulevard in a shopping center parking lot.
Andrews faces three charges, including discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, a Class A felony.
Wilson has scheduled an Aniah’s Law hearing for Andrews on Aug. 24. Tarbox said the state will seek to have Andrews held without bond.
“These shootings are unacceptable. I appreciate the swift response and investigations of the Enterprise Police Department with assistance from the State Bureau of Investigations and other local partner agencies,” Tarbox said.
“Anytime an act of violence occurs, our office and law enforcement will do everything we can to hold those responsible accountable for their actions. We understand and acknowledge that this duty comes with heightened public scrutiny when the acts of violence occur in public places, where no one in our community should feel threatened or not safe with their surroundings.”
