Overview
- Barry Donnell Craig, 51, and Wesley Alexander Rice, 31, are charged with two counts of capital murder, one count of murder and being prohibited persons in possession of a firearm.
- Both men were arrested Dec. 1, booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail and are being held without bond after authorities announced the charges Dec. 2.
- The case involves the October deaths of Terance Smith, 43, found Oct. 20 in an abandoned house near his home on Old Fayette Road, and Erik Bradley Thomas, 37, found Oct. 23 by family in a separate abandoned house several miles away.
- A Tuscaloosa County grand jury issued indictments on Nov. 25 that state both victims were shot.
- Officials cite forensic testing, cyber analysis, witness statements and multiple search warrants by a multi-agency team, and they say the investigation remains active.