2 charged in slaying of man found at Huntsville motel

Published 9:35 am Tuesday, September 18, 2018

HUNTSVILLE (AP) — Two men have been charged in the slaying of a man found dead in an Alabama motel room.

Al.com reports 23-year-old Atimothy Devonte Pullen and 27-year-old Shaquan Laray Horton are charged with murder in the shooting death of 40-year-old Ryan Baker. Baker was found dead in a Huntsville motel room in July.

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Huntsville police Lt. Michael Johnson says Horton was arrested Monday during a traffic stop. Pullen is being held on unrelated charges at a jail in Lincoln County, Tennessee. He’s pending extradition to Alabama.

It’s unclear if either man has a lawyer to contact for comment.