Mobile County sheriff speaks on ex-employee's arrest in connection with Gregory Jowers manhunt
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — For the first time, we are hearing from Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch after the arrest of an accused murderer and employee of the sheriff's office in connection with a Christmas Day homicide.
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'My reaction was unacceptable, and my first words was finding the charges and put her in jail,' Burch said.
Andrea Nettles is now a former employee of the sheriff's office. She is accused of hiding her boyfriend, a wanted fugitive, inside her home.
The wanted fugitive is Gregory Jowers, he is accused of killing 63-year-old Tommy Fabian on Christmas Day.
According to deputies, they found Fabian badly beaten inside his home on McLeod Road in Theodore. He was transported to the hospital and died from his injuries.
A week after Fabian died, the Sheriff's office declared that Jowers was wanted for the murder.
Jowers was arrested Monday during a standoff on Forest Oak Drive at Nettles' home.
'We don't know how long they were in a relationship whether it started after the Christmas Day murder or before,' Burch said.
Nettles joined the sheriff's office in 2023 and worked part-time as a community resource officer, directing traffic at various schools.
'I can speak for the sheriff's office if you harbor a fugitive, or I guess decide to become personally involved with a criminal we don't want you at the sheriff's office and I will terminate you if I find out about it,' Burch said.
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Jowers is being held without bond, he is due back in court for an arraignment on Monday.
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