Bradley Nall

In the early hours of January 30, 2021, the life of Bradley Nall, a 21-year-old white male, was cut short in Mobile, Alabama. At approximately 3:10 a.m., police responded to a call about a person shot on Randlett Drive. They arrived to find Bradley deceased from a gunshot wound inside his vehicle, just a few houses down from his family's home.

Prosecutors described the incident as a fatal ambush that occurred in Bradley's own front yard. Investigators believe a group of people went to his home with a plan to rob him of drugs and money. According to prosecutors, Bradley was asleep in his car when the group arrived. As he tried to drive away to escape, one of the assailants, Eric Gaylord, fired a handgun into the vehicle seven times, striking Bradley four times.

The investigation quickly led to a series of arrests. On January 31, 2021, police took 18-year-old Mary Butler and 19-year-old Selena Tisdale into custody. The following day, 23-year-old Demarcus Reynolds was also arrested. Eventually, Julian Sullivan, Jaravien Allen-White, and Eric Gaylord were also charged in connection with the crime. Prosecutors alleged that Tisdale, who had been in a dating relationship with Bradley, helped orchestrate the robbery that led to his death. The six co-defendants initially faced felony murder charges.

In September 2023, a Mobile County jury deliberated for one hour before finding Eric Gaylord guilty of murder and first-degree robbery for shooting and killing Bradley. The next month, a judge sentenced the 31-year-old man to life in prison. Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood stated that the verdict would allow Bradley’s family to “finally have peace and justice for their tragic loss.”

Several of Gaylord’s co-defendants later accepted plea bargains. In February 2024, Selena Tisdale pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of third-degree robbery. In exchange for her plea, the felony murder charge was dismissed, and she was sentenced to 10 years in prison with all but 18 months suspended. Julian Sullivan pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery. As of February 2024, co-defendant Jaravien Allen-White was awaiting trial.