A family member of a mother and daughter murdered in 1999 in Coosa County has been arrested 21 years after a crime that shocked the community.
Sheriff Michael Howell on Thursday announced the arrest of 42-year-old Joe Daniel Stallions. He is charged with two counts of capital murder in the shotgun deaths of his mother, 38-year-old Bobbi Ingram, and his sister, 17-year-old Jodi Stallions. The suspect would have been 22 when the murders took place.
The deadly shooting happened Jan. 12, 1999. The two were found by Jodi Stallions’ boyfriend. Both had been shot in the head.
Authorities at the time said Stallions’ 8-month baby was found asleep and unharmed in the room with her mother. That baby – now an adult woman – was at Thursday’s press conference standing alongside the sheriff. “Hopefully we’ll get some answers,’' said Angel Wall.
The unsolved double homicide has been investigated by every sheriff’s administration since it happened, Stallions said. Several months ago, Howell said, investigators developed new leads and presented their evidence to the Coosa County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday, which issued the capital murder warrants.
Joe Daniel Stallions, Howell said, has been previously questioned but authorities did not say whether he was previously considered a suspect. No additional details are being released because the investigation is ongoing. A motive has not been made public.
“I made it a goal of mine to bring every cold case murder to closure,’' Howell said. “These murders shocked the community and the families of these victims.”
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