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| After 7 Are Killed in Alabama, Two Men Are Arrested in Oregon | After 7 Are Killed in Alabama, Two Men Are Arrested in Oregon |
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| Two men accused of killing seven people in northern Alabama this month have been arrested in Oregon and are awaiting extradition on capital murder charges, the authorities said. | Two men accused of killing seven people in northern Alabama this month have been arrested in Oregon and are awaiting extradition on capital murder charges, the authorities said. |
| The men, John Michael Legg, 19, of Danville, Ala., and Frederic Allen Rogers, 22, of Hartselle, Ala., were arrested on Sunday, accused of fatally shooting four men and three women, including a 17-year-old, in a house near Huntsville, Ala., on June 4. | The men, John Michael Legg, 19, of Danville, Ala., and Frederic Allen Rogers, 22, of Hartselle, Ala., were arrested on Sunday, accused of fatally shooting four men and three women, including a 17-year-old, in a house near Huntsville, Ala., on June 4. |
| Officials said the next day that they viewed the shootings as isolated and that members of the public in the area were not at risk. | Officials said the next day that they viewed the shootings as isolated and that members of the public in the area were not at risk. |
| After the killings, investigators issued a nationwide law enforcement alert and zeroed in on Salem, Ore., as a destination where the two men might have fled. After monitoring the home where they believed the men were staying on Sunday, officials in the Marion County Sheriff’s Office followed the two men, arrested them after a traffic stop and took them into custody, said Mike Swafford, a spokesman for the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama. | After the killings, investigators issued a nationwide law enforcement alert and zeroed in on Salem, Ore., as a destination where the two men might have fled. After monitoring the home where they believed the men were staying on Sunday, officials in the Marion County Sheriff’s Office followed the two men, arrested them after a traffic stop and took them into custody, said Mike Swafford, a spokesman for the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama. |
| Mr. Legg and Mr. Rogers were identified as suspects early in the investigation, Mr. Swafford said. He said the authorities had been called in the past to the house in Valhermoso Springs, Ala., where the killings took place to respond to complaints related to drugs and other issues. Two of the victims lived there, two more were temporarily staying there and the others came and went, he said. | Mr. Legg and Mr. Rogers were identified as suspects early in the investigation, Mr. Swafford said. He said the authorities had been called in the past to the house in Valhermoso Springs, Ala., where the killings took place to respond to complaints related to drugs and other issues. Two of the victims lived there, two more were temporarily staying there and the others came and went, he said. |
| Mr. Swafford said Mr. Legg, Mr. Rogers and three of the seven victims were part of a club called the Seven Deadly Sins, which he did not describe in detail beyond saying that it did not have connections to other clubs or a larger entity. He said one of the motives in the shootings might have been to end the club. Money and drugs also probably played a role, he said, adding that he could not provide further details because the investigation remained active. | Mr. Swafford said Mr. Legg, Mr. Rogers and three of the seven victims were part of a club called the Seven Deadly Sins, which he did not describe in detail beyond saying that it did not have connections to other clubs or a larger entity. He said one of the motives in the shootings might have been to end the club. Money and drugs also probably played a role, he said, adding that he could not provide further details because the investigation remained active. |
| When the police arrived at the scene of the shootings, a back bedroom in the house — a single-level, ranch-style residence — was on fire, but Mr. Swafford said at the time that the fire was not being investigated as a cause of the deaths. | When the police arrived at the scene of the shootings, a back bedroom in the house — a single-level, ranch-style residence — was on fire, but Mr. Swafford said at the time that the fire was not being investigated as a cause of the deaths. |
| The authorities found the victims’ bodies strewn around the house with multiple gunshot wounds. The victims’ cellphones had been taken, according to an affidavit that was filed to obtain felony arrest warrants. | |
| A woman who was in contact with Mr. Legg and Mr. Rogers told investigators that they became upset with members of the club on the night of the shooting over the theft of several of Mr. Legg’s firearms. | |
| The woman said Mr. Legg and Mr. Rogers told her that “the ‘club’ would be dismantled by the end of the night,” according to the affidavit. |