JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (Trussville Tribune) — After 14 years, a man has been charged in connection to a cold case investigated by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

On Aug. 18, 2010, the sheriff’s office launched its investigation into the burglary and sexual assault of a 77-year-old woman in the Grayson Valley area.

However, there were no suspects or leads, and the case went cold.

After over a decade, detectives gave it a second look and followed up on the evidence collected at that time, which proved to be crucial, and were able to identify a suspect.

The suspect, 34-year-old Julian Delance Poole, was located and arrested by the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force Group in Knoxville, Tenn.

He was booked into the Jefferson County Jail on August 1, 2024.

Poole was recently on indicted on charges of first-degree burglary, first-degree rape, and first-degree sodomy. He is being held without bond.

“Our detectives never stop working a case.  I am proud of their tenacity in identifying this suspect,” Sheriff Mark Pettway stated.

“I would like to thank the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force Group and other law enforcement agencies for their help as well.”