Background: The intersection of 18th Street and W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. in Louisville, Ky. (Google Maps). Insets (top to bottom): Davone Collins and Chadwick Fleming (Louisville Metropolitan Detention Center).
Two men from Kentucky have faced indictments related to a murder that took place in October 2024, when a deceased person was discovered wrapped in sheets at an intersection.
Chadwick Fleming, aged 35, and Davone Collins, aged 26, have been formally charged by a grand jury concerning the murder of 34-year-old Mitchell Jackson, as per the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department’s announcement on Facebook this Wednesday. The authorities discovered Jackson’s body on October 20, 2024, at the 18th Street and West Muhammad Ali Boulevard junction in Louisville. Initially wrapped in duct tape, the body was later verified to have succumbed to gunshot injuries.
According to an arrest citation obtained by local NBC affiliate WAVE, Fleming was arrested on Oct. 25, 2024, five days after Jackson’s body was located. The investigation into Jackson’s homicide reportedly revealed that his body had been bundled up with sheets and garbage bags and secured with zip ties and duct tape. Police said that the body had allegedly been tied to the bumper of an SUV and dragged through the street by Fleming.
At some point, police said the body became detached from the SUV and Fleming unsuccessfully tried to load it into the back of the vehicle. The arrest citation said that video surveillance cameras captured the moment that Fleming allegedly dumped Jackson’s body at the intersection.
Fleming was originally charged with tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse. He was booked into the Louisville Metropolitan Detention Center on $100,000 bond. Following the indictment, Fleming is now also charged with murder.
Collins was also indicted on charges of tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse in connection with the same case. Details about his role or relationship to Fleming were not made publicly available. He was arrested without incident on Tuesday and booked into the Louisville Metropolitan Detention Center.
Both suspects are scheduled to appear in court on July 28.
