An Alabama mother of four was reportedly trying to leave her boyfriend when he allegedly chased her down, shot her and stuffed her into the trunk of her own SUV before driving away from the scene of a two-vehicle crash, according to a report.
The body of Nakita Chantryce Davidson, 40, was found in her burgundy 2008 Saturn Outlook in a wooded area of southwest Birmingham on Friday afternoon, according to the AL.com news website. The discovery came after Davidson was allegedly shot and kidnapped by Cedric Dewayne Robertson, 37, near the entrance to the city's Elmwood Cemetery around 2:10 a.m. Thursday.
A 911 caller reported a two-car crash there but cops found only one vehicle and evidence of possible shooting, police said.
Davidson had been dating Robertson for less than a year, her brother, Laderrius Swain, told AL.com.
"Her plan was to get away from him," Swain said. "That's what she was trying to do that night."
A witness at the crash scene claimed to have seen Robertson shoot a woman at the crash scene before putting her into the trunk of her SUV and driving away, the Associated Press reported, citing court records.
He also allegedly left his cellphone behind.
Robertson was reportedly arrested while moving from one abandoned house to another in a southwestern Birmingham neighborhood a short time after Davidson's body was found.
Authorities said they'd been searching the area since Friday morning, according to AL.com.
Robertson was charged with capital murder, kidnapping and failure to appear in court, and is being held without bail, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office's website.
An inmate mug shot shows his head wrapped in a large white bandage.
The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office didn't immediately respond to a Monday email from HNGN asking whether prosecutors would seek the death penalty.
Alabama has 165 convicted killers on death row, according to the state's Corrections Department.
The state recently began using nitrogen gas as an execution method, with a spiritual adviser who watched the first inmate put to death that way describing it as "torture."
