A man and a woman are jailed in Colorado, charged in the 2022 death of a Pell City woman who was fatally run over while trying to foil a series of car break-ins.

Rebekah Poe, 46, was killed that November Sunday night in the area of Funderburg Lane and Skyline Trail.

Shawna Alyssa Masten, 31, and Christopher Cody Masters, 30, are being held in Colorado’s Jefferson County Jail. Both are convicted felons from Alabama and are charged with murder in Poe’s death.

Masten was taken into custody Tuesday by Pell City police, U.S. Marshals in Denver, and Lakewood Police. She is being held in the jail there on a fugitive from justice warrant. Law enforcement officers found her in homeless camp.

Colorado jail records show Masters was booked into the jail there Feb. 1. He, too, is being held on a fugitive from justice warrant out of Alabama, as well as Colorado charges of grand larceny, violation of a domestic protection order and domestic violence.

Both are awaiting extradition to Alabama.

Police said it was just before 7:30 p.m. when Poe, who served at her church and was a longtime beloved employee at Waffle House, confronted suspects who had just broken into vehicles at a residence on Skyline Trail.

She was struck and killed as the suspects fled the scene.

Authorities have previously described Poe’s death as a “murder.”

A reward of at least $20,000 had been offered for information in solving the case.

Police at the time said the two people responsible – a man and a woman – were driving a dark, possibly black, Dodge Charger, traveling in the direction of Stemley Bridge Road in Pell City.

Pell City police Chief Clay Morris in a Thursday press conference called Poe’s death, “one of the most tragic crimes we’ve had in Pell City.”

The chief was joined by Northern District of Alabama U.S. Marshal Marty Keely, St. Clair District Attorney Lyle Harmon, and Sheriff Billy Murray. At least 19 law enforcement agencies took part over the past 15 months.

Morris said the lengthy investigation was intensive, thorough and deliberate. Investigators identified 5,000 potential suspect vehicles, analyzed 10,000 digital devices, and received 15,000 pieces of data from communication companies. More than 30 search warrants were carried out during the probe.

Morris said the couple left Alabama immediately after Poe’s death and had no intention of returning.

The chief said he is confident in the evidence linking them to the crime.

“We can definitely place them at the scene of the crime,’’ Morris said.

Masten has multiple arrests dating back to 2016 in both the Bessemer Cutoff and Birmingham divisions of Jefferson County. She pleaded guilty to drug possession in 2021 and received a 24-month sentence.

Masters, too, has been arrested numerous times in Alabama, including charges out of Jefferson, Lauderdale, Talladega, and Marion counties. He last pleaded guilty in 2021 to unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle.

At the time of Poe’s death, Masters had been out of state prison only five months, and Masten had been out of prison for roughly nine months.

Poe left behind a husband two daughters.

“Rebekah showed love and kindness towards everyone that she encountered. She served her community, her church, and her family,’’ a GoFundMe read. “Everything she did in life was with purpose and hard work.”

“There was never a time you didn’t see her with a smile. She was employed by Waffle House for 30 years, and everyone that walked in was greeted with love and a smiling face,’’ according to the GoFundMe.

“She served at Cropwell Baptist Church and was behind the scenes of many of its mission efforts. Our community was better with her in it. We are all thankful to know that she served and loved our Lord and is now in His presence.”

This story will be updated with information from the press conference.