An Alabama man who flagged down a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy in Huntland, Tennessee, allegedly confessed to shooting two people on Interstate 65 in neighboring Giles County, Tennessee, and asked to be arrested.
Aaron Wayne Purvis, 31, of Atmore, Alabama, faces charges of first-degree homicide and attempted first-degree homicide and is awaiting transfer to neighboring Giles County, according to press releases from the Franklin County and Giles County sheriff’s offices.
Purvis is charged in the Sunday fatal shooting of driver Sfenson Simeus, 26, of Lake Worth, Florida, and passenger Elda Simeus, 23, of Plainfield, Indiana, who is listed in stable condition after being treated for an apparent gunshot wound.
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The Franklin County officer wasn’t expecting Purvis’ startling account when he encountered the man in the predawn hours Monday.