MADISON, Ala. — The Madison County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man suspected of a killing that happened early Tuesday morning in Madison, Alabama.
39-year-old Jonathan Taylor Stephens was arrested in Meridianville Wednesday evening.
According to Madison Police chief Dave Jernigan, police were notified just after 1:00 a.m. of a body located on the roadside in the 200 block of Slaughter Road near the railroad crossing. The deceased has been identified as Michael Anthony Baker of Huntsville.
Madison Police say they identified a residence of interest within the city and this location is under further investigation. An arrest warrant for Stephens charging him with murder along with a search warrant for a separate residence in Madison was also obtained.
Chief Jernigan says that Stephens's arrest warrant is based on probable cause and he should be considered innocent until deemed otherwise by a court of law.