Jackie Jermaine Willis, 41, was killed in Palmetto in Pickens County, Alabama, on the evening of January 2, 2025. Known to friends and family as Jack Will, Maine, and Head, Willis was a father, fiancé, a graduate of South Lamar High School, a forklift driver, and a member of the Underground Riders Motorcycle Club.

Emergency responders found Willis critically injured; he was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was sent to Montgomery for autopsy. A suspect, 23-year-old Russell Douglas Beede of Fayette, was identified at the scene, fled, and was located about 15 minutes later after a high-speed crash. District Attorney Andy Hamlin said Beede was taken into custody that night and has been charged with murder.

Funeral services were held at New Grove Baptist Church in Kennedy, Alabama, and Willis was buried at Holly Grove M.B. Church Cemetery. Does anyone who knew Jackie or was in the Palmetto area that night have information to share?