BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A former Southern Miss wide receiver from Adamsville has been charged with capital murder in a June shooting in Birmingham, police said.
Jaylond Adams, 28, was arrested Thursday in the 400 block of Green Springs Highway and charged with capital murder and first-degree robbery in the June 18 death of Cornelius Parker, 42, the Birmingham Police Department said. Adams will be transported to the Jefferson County Jail and held without bond.
Parker was found shot on June 18 at an apartment in the 800 block of 6th Street West and was taken to UAB Hospital, where he died later that evening, police said. A preliminary investigation indicated the shooting followed an altercation involving money, according to Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama.
Adams played wide receiver at Southern Miss from 2017 to 2019, catching 81 passes for 964 yards and five touchdowns in 26 games. His best game came in 2019, when he caught 11 passes for 180 yards against Troy.
Before college, Adams starred at Minor High School in Adamsville. He was a three-star recruit and the highest-ranked commitment in Southern Miss’s 2017 recruiting class, according to 247Sports.