Justin Michael Whitfield, 23, and Destin Rashard Holley, 23, were found slain in separate Tuscaloosa County locations Sunday. Charging documents against cousins Keondre Jazel McCall and Mance Quinnell McCall Jr. provide new details about the case.
One of two men found shot to death in Tuscaloosa County was recently honorably discharged from the U.S. Army because of an injury, and his family believes he was set up to be robbed when he was killed.“Justin was so proud to be in the military,’’ said his sister, Jen Whitfield. “If he was going to pass, we expected him to pass defending our country. That’s something he was proud of, being a soldier.”Two 19-year-olds have been charged with capital murder in the slayings.
The McCall cousins were located at a residence less than a mile away from the vehicle, according to the affidavit in the case. Efforts to locate Holley’s family weren’t immediately successful, but Whitfield’s family members are heartbroken over their loved one’s death. Justin Whitfield was in an airborne unit util he broke his ankle beyond repair. He received an honorable discharge in November and also received a notable settlement from the military for his injury, his sister said.
She described her brother as kind-hearted and somewhat sheltered, and likely had no idea what was coming. She said he left that night with his PlayStation 5. Justin Whitfield was in the process of figuring out his next step, where he wanted to go to school to become an accountant, his sister said. “He did have a plan for his life,’’ she said.
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