MOBILE, Ala. (WALA/Gray News) – A man from Alabama on bail for murder is accused of committing another murder.

Mobile investigators say Nyyon Sanders shot Joseph Evans Jr. at Dauphin Gate Apartments monday evening

Nyyon Sanders allegedly let the battery in his ankle monitor die before committing the second murder.

Now the privately held electronic ankle monitoring company is under fire again.

Circuit Court President Judge Wesley Pipes identified the company as Accupoint and said there had been problems in the past.

District Attorney Keith Blackwood says he is very concerned about how this crime happened.

“It’s just an absolute worst-case scenario that everybody in the community fears,” Blackwood said.

Nyyon Sanders was arrested Wednesday morning after a search warrant in the area of ​​Bankhead Street and Euclid Avenue.

The victim’s family say they are furious after learning he was already out on bail for the murder.

“How many times will it take for one person to kill someone? Just like the second time, how many chances will he have? Joseph Evans Sr. said. “It will be the third time someone’s family has gone through what I and the first family went through, so I hope justice is served.”

According to Blackwood, Nyyon Sanders shouldn’t have been in that area to begin with.

“My understanding is that Nyyon Sanders allowed the ankle monitor to go off after 5:00 p.m. and within four hours he committed the murder,” Blackwood said.

Last month, Accupoint came under fire after a murder defendant violated the conditions of his release by going to a casino in Mississippi.

PIPES says it’s “definitely an option” to cut ties with Accupoint in the near future.

Pipes also said he contacted the company Wednesday afternoon. His office is working to find out what happened from multiple agencies and is exploring multiple options for the best way to electronically monitor suspects while they are out on bond.

According to Mobile police, Nyyon Sanders was out on bail for a 2022 murder allegedly committed with his brother, Kevin Sanders.

Court documents show bond has been revoked for both brothers. The documents also say the brothers were together during both alleged murders.

Kevin Sanders is not charged in the November murder, according to court documents, but he violated his bond by allegedly traveling with Nyyon Sanders to an area outside of his authorized travel.

Blackwood called it a failure by the private ankle monitoring system.

He says the company wasn’t alerted that Nyyon Sanders’ battery had died until 8 the next morning.

“Another case where you have a private ankle monitoring company that has been tasked with monitoring someone who is out on bail,” Blackwood said. “That did not happen in this case, and this defendant is presumed to have committed another crime.”

The DA says he’s ready to take over the sheriff’s office, but it all comes down to money.

“It all comes down to funding for our law enforcement agency to be able to do this job,” Blackwood said. “You have to have staff to do that. You must have the equipment. The sheriff’s office is, again, ready, willing and able to take this on.”

Accupoint did not respond to requests for comment.

The trial for the 2022 crime is scheduled to begin on January 13, 2025.

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