Federal prosecutors have charged two Birmingham residents in connection with the fire set inside the Walmart Supercenter on Lakeshore Parkway in Homewood, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama. The indictment marks the latest development in a months-long investigation involving federal and local law enforcement.

A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Lillian Jayne Colburn, 26, and Mercutio Terrell Southall, 41, charging both individuals with arson and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists in relation to the August 2025 fire at the Homewood Walmart.

The incident, identified in the federal filing as occurring on August 25, 2025, prompted a coordinated investigation by the FBI, the Homewood Police Dep

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