After almost five years since a Memphis man was found gruesomely murdered, U.S. Marshals have arrested a woman in connection to the crime. Breanna Williams faces multiple charges including first-degree murder in the case involving the death of 20-year-old Baba Said, who was reported missing and subsequently found dead near McKellar Lake, as per Action News 5.
The arrest of Williams, which took place at a business on Appling Farms Parkway, marks a critical turn in the investigation, with authorities having to previously release Williams due to circumstances not detailed in the report. Said's vehicle was discovered abandoned the day following his disappearance, and a GPS ping from his phone eventually led to a residence on Amarillo Street. It was outside this residence that a bloodied couch was found curbside, pointing to signs of a struggle or worse, Local Memphis reports.
Initial coverage of the case brought forward disturbing details. Inside the Amarillo Street home, investigators located blood spots, a cleaning rag, and a bottle of bleach, which conjured a grim picture of the events that had transpired. In a chilling confession detailed by WREG, Jalen Braden admitted to luring Said to the house for robbery, shooting him in the back of the head, and then desecrating Said's body further by disposing it in a drainage ditch.
In the convoluted web of this murder case, Williams herself had originally claimed to have been a potential victim, stating she was nearly kidnapped by Said, an assertion that police scrutiny would eventually unravel. Meanwhile, another suspect, Albert Johnson, has also been ensnared in the investigation. He reportedly admitted to being at the scene and played a role in disposing of Said's remains. These remains, badly decomposed and stuffed in garbage bags, were only discovered three months after the fatal incident by a boater in the area, as reported by Local Memphis.
The investigators pieced together the events that led to Said's untimely demise, confirming his death by a single gunshot wound to the back of the head. As of now, Williams and her alleged accomplices are awaiting their day in court to answer these grave charges, adding yet another layer to the city's narrative of violence and tragedy.
