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Officer hid boyfriend accused of Christmas killing, AL deputies say. She’s charged

A community resource officer at an Alabama sheriff’s office is accused of helping a murder suspect hide from law enforcement, deputies said.
A community resource officer at an Alabama sheriff’s office is accused of helping a murder suspect hide from law enforcement, deputies said. File

A murder suspect was apprehended after Alabama deputies accused him of hiding at a shared residence with his girlfriend who is an officer.

Gregory Jowers was arrested May 12, according to a Mobile County Sheriff’s Office statement shared on Facebook. He is accused in the deadly assault of his roommate, John Fabian, who was found unresponsive in their home on Christmas Day, and later died at a hospital, WALA reported.

Deputies said they found Jowers at a home in Mobile where he had been living with his girlfriend, Andrea Nettles, who worked as a community resource officer at the sheriff’s office, according to WPMI.

Deputies said Nettles helped hide Jowers, AL.com reported. She was arrested May 13 and charged with first-degree hindering prosecution, deputies said, according to the outlet.

McClatchy News reached out to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office May 14 but did not receive an immediate response. In a news release, the sheriff’s office said Nettles is no longer employed there, WPMI reported.

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Natalie Demaree
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Natalie Demaree is a service journalism reporter covering Mississippi for McClatchy Media. She holds a master’s in journalism from Columbia Journalism School and a bachelor’s in journalism and political science with a specialization in African and African American Studies from the University of Arkansas. 
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