LUVERN, Ala. — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has launched a death investigation in Crenshaw County at the request of the Crenshaw County Sheriff’s Office.
According to ALEA, special agents responded around 1:44 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, to the 1000 block of Quail Tower Road in Luverne, where they discovered the body of 44-year-old Travis Clayton of Opp.
The suspect, identified as 39-year-old DeAndre Phiffer of Rutledge, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. He was booked into the Crenshaw County Jail.
Officials said the investigation remains ongoing. Once complete, findings will be submitted to the Crenshaw County District Attorney’s Office for review.
