Arraignment set for Pelham triple slaying suspect Jon Staggs Jr.

Arraignment set for Pelham triple slaying suspect

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Jon Staggs, Jr., is charged with capital murder in the triple slaying. Source: Pelham Police Department Jon Staggs, Jr., is charged with capital murder in the triple slaying. Source: Pelham Police Department
SHELBY COUNTY, AL (WBRC) -

The arraignment hearing for Pelham triple murder suspect has been scheduled for Nov. 26.

Jon Staggs, Jr., 20, has been charged and indicted for the shooting deaths of Casey Cumberland, 22, Joshua Smith, 22, and Simeon Gilmore, 19 at a Pelham home Sept. 9.

Staggs, Jr. has been charged with four counts of capital murder. Three of the counts are for committing murder during the course of a burglary and the other count is for killing two or more people in one act.

According to the Shelby County Reporter (http://bit.ly/P1Ui8K), the arraignment will be an opportunity for Staggs, Jr. and his attorney, Herbie Brewer, to discuss the charges against him and enter a plea on the charges.

Staggs, Jr. remains at the Shelby County Jail on no bond.

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