A Dale County judge is set to decide this week whether to give bond to a Dothan former Marine accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend.
Dustin Rigsbee is charged with the murder of Harleigh Dills, a mother of three, after Rigsbee’s mother called law enforcement to tell them he shot his partner.
At an Aniah’s Law hearing Monday, Dothan Police investigator Scott Spivey said Rigsbee shot Dills with a high-powered rifle early Friday morning before fleeing to Jack in Coffee County to his mother’s home.
The investigator said Rigsbee confessed the murder to his mother, who called 911 and told authorities he’d shot his girlfriend.
Dills was most likely shot at close-range in the face before she was dragged into the master bedroom and covered with a blanket, according to the investigator.
The investigator said three of Rigsbee’s children and two of Dills’s children were in the trailer at the time of the murder. Rigsbee allegedly took the children to his mother’s house.
Once police arrived, Rigsbee fled into the woods wearing a bulletproof vest, armed with an AR-15 and a knife. It took several hours of negotiation to get him to surrender.
Rigsbee was honorably discharged from the Marines and recently treated for PTSD.
Defense attorneys said there was “credible evidence” the shooting was accidental, but prosecutors pushed back, saying since Rigsbee fled and engaged in a standoff he was a flight risk.
Judge Stanley Garner is expected to rule on bond this week.
