Fugitive Files arrest: Carnell Thomas surrenders
Investigators say an agument over money led to assault and robbery
UPDATE: FOX10 News Fugitive Files helped the Mobile Police Department another arrest, and it was a quick one.
Carnell Thomas was showcased Wednesday night on FOX10 News at 5 p.m. According to MPD, Thomas saw himself on TV and decided it was a good idea to turn himself. He surrendered at the Mobile County Metro Jail shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Thomas was wanted for a robbery and assault charge that stemmed from an argument at a scrap metal sale on July 22.
That wasn’t the only FOX10 News Fugitive Files arrest made recently. Last Friday, Rashida Jacobs, turned herself in. She was wanted for robbery after police say she couldn’t settle a debt agreement with another woman. She has since been released from jail.
Mobile police still need your help locating 35-year-old Alaa Alrimawi, a.k.a. “L.A.” He’s wanted for attempted murder at the Quick Stop gas station on Overlook Road on July 6. He is 6 feet, 2 inches tall, and weighs 160 pounds. Remember do not approach him, he is considered armed and dangerous.
Instead, call the FOX10 News Fugitive Files-Crime Stoppers hotline at 251-208-7211. When you make the call, you don’t have to leave your name.
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ORIGINAL STORY:
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) -A real “scrap” over money from the sale of scrap metal ends with one man so badly beaten-he had to be hospitalized. The guy they say who did it, is on the run. It’s this edition of FOX10 News Fugitive Files.
Take a look at 35 year old Carnell Thomas. On the street, he’s known as “Bam,” and maybe for good reason.
According to M-P-D, this past Saturday, on Cherry Street in Africatown, Thomas and another guy argued over profits from the sale of some scrap metal. Thomas claimed the other guy was cheating him on the money. He confronted him, but he didn’t do it empty-handed: he carried a hatchet. Apparently, the hatchet was for “show,” because investigators tell us Thomas, first, took money from the victim, then picked him up, and “body slammed” the guy, breaking several of his bones. Thomas got away. The victim got to go to the hospital. He’s still trying to recover, according to police.
Carnell “Bam” Thomas is 6 feet, 2 inches tall, weighing 160 pounds. He’s now wanted for robbery and assault. Since investigators say Thomas has no history of violent crime, they want him off the streets. However, they ask you not to approach him if you see him, because he is considered dangerous. Instead, call the FOX10 News Fugitive Files-Crime Stoppers Hotline at 251-208-7211. You don’t have to leave your name.
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