Jacksonville, AL –The Jacksonville Police Department has made an announcement that an arrest was made in connection with the tragic death of Leah Tarvin, a Jacksonville State University victim of an unidentified vehicle in the course of the year.
Tarvin Was hit by a car on November. 2 as she crossed Alabama 21 just in front of Brewer Hall. The 22-year old died from his injuries in UAB Hospital in Birmingham two days later.
After her death after her death, following her death, the Jacksonville Police Department began a investigation into the homicide of a traffic driver with the assistance of troopers from Alabama’s state Law Enforcement Agency’s Jacksonville post. Police conducted a comprehensive investigation to gather the details of this tragic incident and also analyzing the cell phone’s information, vehicle and video footage from surveillance cameras, numerous eyewitness interviews as well as consultation expert experts from the area and analysis of GPS data.
Olivia Lowrey, 19, from Gadsden was arrested on June 28 and was charged with criminally negligent homicide. Lowrey has been released from the Jacksonville City Jail and has scheduled a hearing date for August. 1 starting at 1 p.m.
We would like to acknowledge ALEA and our colleagues from the Calhoun-Cleburne Major Crimes Unit, the Oxford Police Department and the JSU Police Department for their assistance in the investigation.
