Overview
- Darrell Moorer, 36, admitted to murder in the 2015 killing of 34-year-old Jamie Lightsey after initially being charged with capital murder.
- Montgomery County Circuit Judge Monet Gaines imposed a 24-year prison sentence following the guilty plea.
- Prosecutors said a credible tip to CrimeStoppers in 2023 linked Moorer to the long-dormant case, which had been reassigned to the county cold-case unit.
- The incident began with a minor crash on Woodley Road and escalated as Moorer followed Lightsey before firing into her car on Argyle Road, according to witness accounts.
- District Attorney Azzie Oliver credited Det. Guy Naquin, cold-case investigator Antony Shannon, and CrimeStoppers director Tony Garrett, with prosecution by Shaquila Jackson, Marianalyn Coleman, and Jalen Johnson.