Two Talladega County residents charged with Coosa County murder

Two Talladega County residents have been charged with the murder of a Coosa County man, and a third has been charged with felony theft in connection with the same incident, according to the Coosa County Sheriff’s Office.

21 year old Charles Claude Oden,  of Childersburg, and his girlfriend, 19 year old Kaylyn Shana Sims,  of Stewartville, have each been charged with one count of murder. Oden’s bond was set at $300,000, and Sims’s was set at $250,000.

The two are charged with the March 2 killing of 43 year old Gregory Wayne Parker, of Weogufka, at Parker’s home on Lodis Lane. Parker had apparently been shot to death.

Aauthorities say An intense investigation uncovered several leads, and the primary suspects were identified, Two individuals were arrested for murder within hours of the crime being committed.

Talladega County Task Force Cmdr. Jason Murray said Oden was out on bond for unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance when he was arrested for murder.

Parker’s is the first homicide in Coosa County since February 2010.

Coosa county authorities say 25-year-old Casandra Lynn Johnson Tampling, of Childersnburg, was arrested for theft of property in the second degree.

How the charges against her relate back to the murder charges was not made entirely clear, although authorities say the investigation remains ongoing.