Mahogany Jackson, a Birmingham mom held against her will and tortured for hours before she was killed. The horrific incident was done by a gunshot to the back of her head, was stripped, handcuffed, beaten, spit on and forced to perform sex acts at gunpoint, a detective testified this Monday. The terrific incident was recorded by some of the eight people, who were charged in Jackson’s death, police testified.
The full coverage of the case Authorities confirmed that Harris is the suspect they believe fired the gunshot. A projectile was later tracked from Jackson’s head. Jackson left behind a 3-year-old daughter after the following incident. Five others are charged with the murder – Teja Lewis, 26, Si’Niya McCall, 23, Giovannie Clapp, 23, Blair Green, 25, and Ariana Lashay Robinson, 23. The suspects are also accused of first-degree kidnapping and first-degree sodomy. Another charge against Lewis and Clapp was a second-degree assault for allegedly pistol-whipping Jackson. The three capital murder suspects are being held without bond.
The five suspects in the case are not charged with a capital offense appeared Monday before Jefferson County Judge Kechia Davis. After the two hours of chilling testimony, the judge ruled there were no conditions under which the suspects could be released on bond that would keep the community safe, or even the suspects safe.
“The community is outraged,” the judge confirmed the same. The two main accused in the crime also had their bonds on previous charges revoked – Lewis for discharging a firearm into an occupied building and Green for burglary. Jackson’s mom, Gail Maddox Trotter, was in court for the testimony and visibly distraught throughout the procss. “Obviously it was another difficult day for the family hearing that testimony,” said the district attorney.
He mentioned, “We assured them that we’re going to do the best we can to bring justice and hold them accountable for the horrific acts perpetrated against Mahogany. This is a marathon, not a sprint. Carr said of the trek toward justice.
The procedure began just before 8 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, when Jackson messaged his family members. She mentioned that she was being held hostage in apartment 3 at Serenity Apartments in southwest Birmingham. Later, she sent her location and told them not to call her, but to call police. Her body was found in the early-morning hours of Monday, Feb. 26, under a mattress at an illegal dump site in the 1700 block of Laurel Avenue that is known as “Dead Man’s Road.”