The Birmingham Police Department reports that cold case homicide detectives have charged and arrested a suspect in connection with a 2011 homicide investigation. The incident occurred on July 10, 2011 at approximately 11:30 p.m., at 2127 7th Avenue South, Hospitality Inn.
The victim has been identified as:
Fredrick Scheinert, W/M, 54, Transient
South Precinct officers arrived at the incident location to investigate a report of person down. Upon arrival, officers located the victim inside a hotel room floor lying face down. Birmingham Fire and Rescue arrived and pronounced the victim deceased on the scene. The victim was taken to the Coroner’s Office for an autopsy. Later the coroner found the victim had sustained blunt force trauma to the body which resulted in his death. Investigators exhausted several leads but were unable to obtain the critical piece of information needed to identify a suspect.
On March 11, 2014, cold case detectives obtained a murder warrant on one suspect after obtaining the necessary information that linked the suspect to this case.
The suspect has been identified as:
Gregory Chancey, W/M, 36, of Birmingham, Alabama. A Murder warrant with a $60,000 bond has been obtained against the suspect. The suspect is in the custody of the Jefferson County Jail.
