SPANISH FORT, Alabama — Two additional arrests have been made in a Spanish Fort shooting that law enforcement officials believe left one man dead on April 29.
Eddie Lee Padgett, 62, of Daphne was booked into the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Corrections Center on Thursday, and was set to be charged in a state court on Friday, including attempted murder, a class C felony, discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence.
According to a release issued Friday by the Baldwin County Major Crimes Unit, Padgett was located Thursday by the U.S. Marshals Service at a residence in Daphne, transported to Investigations Command of the Sheriff’s Office and interviewed.
Padgett admitted to his role in the homicide, according to the release, was held on a federal drug conspiracy indictment until Friday’s court hearing.
His brother, 51-year-old Karl Padgett of Spanish Fort, was booked into the Corrections Center on April 30 on a federal drug conspiracy indictment, according to the release. He was also set to be charged on Friday with abuse of a corpse.
Kendrick Kentrell Patrick, 31, of Spanish Fort, was booked into the Corrections Facility on April 30, charged with murder after a body was found April 29 near the Major’s Creek Bridge north of Stockton.
Patrick faces additional charges of attempted murder, discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, and a probation violation. He is being held without bond as a federal inmate with the U.S. Marshals Service.
According to reports, Sheriff’s Department officials believe the victim, identified as 30-year-old Skyler Rasaad Williams of Mobile, was shot in Spanish Fort and transported to Stockton. Officials believe the shooting to be drug related.
Reports say the Sheriff’s Office was notified of the discovery of the body in Stockton on the night of the shooting. Deputies responded to the scene at approximately 9:30 p.m. Monday where the victim was identified as Williams.
Like Patrick and Williams, the Padgett brothers have a long history of bookings with the Corrections Center.
Eddie Lee Padgett’s booking history dates back to 2000 on a variety of charges including domestic violence, traffic and drug charges. He served six months in the facility, from January to July 2015 on forgery charges and was booked twice in 2017 on possession of drug paraphernalia charges.
Karl Padgett has a booking record going back to 1994 in Baldwin County with charges including burglary and domestic violence. He was in jail for a month from October to November 2017 on a parole violation charge.
