Prison Inmate Allegedly Orchestrated Christmas Eve Murder Conspiracy, Three Charged

A man sitting in his parked car on Ivy Chase Drive in Madison, Alabama, narrowly survived a hail of gunfire shortly before midnight on Christmas Eve. What investigators uncovered in the months that followed was something true crime followers will recognize immediately: an alleged murder conspiracy allegedly directed from behind bars by a convicted killer already serving a life sentence.

Madison Police Chief Johnny Gandy confirmed that three people have now been charged in connection with the shooting. "Madison investigators developed probable cause that led to the arrest of Keeyvon Ford and Tihira Allen," Gandy said. "All of these persons have been charged in a conspiracy of attempted murder of our victim on Christmas Eve."

The alleged mastermind, Latransezon Tremaine Malloy, never left prison to carry out the plot. Malloy is a current Alabama Department of Corrections inmate serving a life sentence for murder at Donaldson prison. Investigators allege he orchestrated the Christmas Eve attempt from inside his cell and, according to the Madison Police Department, appears to have directed numerous other crimes across multiple jurisdictions as well.

On the outside, Tihirah Allen and Keeyvon Ford are accused of being the conspiracy's operational arms. Allen was first arrested on January 23 on a charge of electronic stalking, a detail that hints at the surveillance or communication infrastructure investigators believe underpinned the plot. Three days later, on January 26, she was charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Ford was arrested and charged with the same conspiracy count on March 6. Madison PD publicly announced all three charges on March 12, 2026, following an investigation that included the execution of numerous search warrants and the collection of physical evidence.

The victim, whose identity has not been released, told officers that an unknown person or persons fired several shots at him while he sat parked in a driveway. The suspects fled before police arrived, and the victim was not struck.

WAAY characterized the alleged scheme as a potential murder-for-hire plot, and investigators say they are still working to establish the full motive. Malloy remains in ADOC custody, and Madison PD is coordinating with the Madison County District Attorney's Office to transport him to Huntsville to be formally charged. The two sources reporting on this case name different ADOC facilities: Donaldson prison and Kilby Correctional Facility in Montgomery County. That discrepancy has not been publicly resolved.

The multi-agency footprint required to crack the case reflects how complicated it can be to connect an incarcerated person to street-level violence. Madison PD credited the Alabama Department of Corrections, the Huntsville Police Department, the Madison County Sheriff's Office, and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force for their roles in locating Ford and Allen.

With the investigation still active, Madison PD has stated it will not be releasing additional details. Whether Malloy will face a separate indictment connecting him to crimes beyond Madison County remains an open question, but the department's language about "numerous other crimes in many other jurisdictions" suggests this case may be far from over.