FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 16, 2025
MOBILE, Alabama – A Mobile Man was sentenced today for the 2022 murder of Eldred Bogan, announces Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood.
In the afternoon of August 15, 2022, Billy Norwood intentionally shot and killed Eldred Bogan in broad day light and was captured on video that was shown during his November 2024 trial. A jury only deliberated one hour before unanimously convicting Norwood.
Because of this conviction and his prior felony convictions, Norwood was facing a sentence of Life or Life Without the Possibility of Parole. Today, Judge Vicki Davis sentenced Norwood to Life Without the Possibility of Parole.
“Billy Norwood murdered Eldred Bogan in broad daylight and has shown absolutely no remorse,” says Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood. “We believe that justice was served today.”
The State was represented by Assistant District Attorney Lauren Walsh and Trial Coordinator Josie Sheaffer.