North Alabama man arrested for murder, victim identified

North Alabama man arrested for murder, victim identified

Madison County investigators have charged a man with murder following a death Thursday.

According to the sheriff’s office, deputies received a call reporting a dead man at 1790 Capshaw Road in the Harvest community.

The man, later identified as Derek Franklin Walls, 54, of Harvest, was found inside a residence.

Detectives have arrested and charged Kyle Hayden Lewter, 36, with murder.

Investigators believe a physical altercation between the two, who knew each other, led to Walls’ death.

Lewter was taken to Madison County Jail to be held without bond until an Aniah’s Law hearing.