Montgomery man faces murder charges

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published March 9, 2023 at 5:52 PM EST

A Montgomery man is facing murder charges connected to a March 3^rd homicide

Montgomery Police charged 33-year-old Jarrett Dotson with Murder.

Authorities say the body of 34-year-old Antonio Fortson was found with a fatal gunshot wound on Friday, March 3^rd around about 1:15 p.m. in the 2200 block of East Sixth Street.

The body was transported to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science for an autopsy.

New evidence identified Dotson as a suspect.

He was taken into custody on March 6, 2023 by the United States Marshals Task Force, and then placed in the Montgomery County Detention Facility.

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Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.

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