Gadsden Man Charged with Murder of Girlfriend

Marbury III x253 year old Leon Marbury III, had been charged with Murder, in connection with the death of his girlfriend on Monday of this week (August 18th).

Gadsden Police responded to the couple’s apartment in the “C” Building of the Forrest River Apartment Complex that morning to conduct a welfare check on Vanessa Christina Lee, age 41; officers determined that a crime had been committed at the scene after finding blood in the apartment. Marbury was soon located nearby and was questioned; afterwards he was arrested on charges of Hindering Prosecution 1st Degree.

Lee - Murder VictimThe body of Vanessa Lee was found just after 7:00 that evening along the roadside near the intersection of Fain and Davis Streets in East Gadsden.

Marbury has since been charged with Murder/Domestic Violence and is being held in the Etowah County Detention Center without bond.

It’s unclear what sparked the incident and at this point officials are refusing to comment on the case any further.

(al.com/www.al.com)

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