Press Release: Rape Suspect Arrest
Rape Suspect Arrested
June 24, 2025 at 1:42:36 PM CDT
On November 26th, 2024, Homewood Police officers took a report of a rape which occurred in the 10 block of Aspen Court. Homewood Police detectives interviewed the victim and were able to identify a suspect. Through further investigative work, detectives were able to confirm the suspect’s involvement using DNA evidence. Homewood detectives were able to issue arrest warrants for the suspect; however, he fled the area before he could be taken into custody.
On June 24th, 2024, the Homewood Police Department with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, arrested Jelani Adom Gooden, age 28 of Salem, Alabama, for the rape that occurred in the 10 block of Aspen Court. He was taken into custody and transported to the Homewood City Jail. Gooden was transferred to the Jefferson County Jail on the below listed charges where he is being held without bond.
• Rape 1st Degree No Bond
• Sodomy 1st Degree No Bond
• Sexual Abuse 1st Degree $15,000 Bond
• Assault 3rd Degree $6,000 Bond
