MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA — Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of Warren Siao, accused of fatally shooting tow truck driver Jayson Click during a vehicle repossession attempt at Siao’s Harvest home on December 13, 2023.
A judge denied a pretrial motion by Siao’s attorneys before proceedings got underway. A fire drill at the courthouse caused delays in the morning. The jury was seated after lunch, consisting of 10 men and four women, with two serving as alternates. Both sides delivered opening statements before the state began calling witnesses.
What the State Presented
The state’s first witness was Ann Click, Jayson Click’s wife and business partner at Huntsville-based ACE Towing LLC. She testified that Jayson Click was driving a spotter car equipped with cameras to identify vehicles with repossession orders, and that he would then call his towing partner when a vehicle was located.
The state then played four 911 calls — one from Bill Irwin, the tow truck driver on the scene that night, one from a neighbor, and two from Siao himself. In his first call, Siao told dispatchers he fired a couple of rounds to “scare them off,” claiming the men broke into his garage and took his car down the street. In his second call, Siao said he believed the men were still outside and asked how long until law enforcement would arrive. Irwin was then called as the next witness for the state.
Background
Click, 38, was co-owner of ACE Towing LLC and was on the job at the time of his death, according to his wife. Madison County Coroner Tyler Berryhill confirmed Click died from gunshot wounds. Siao was arrested at his Harvest home shortly after the shooting and posted a $60,000 bond. The trial is ongoing.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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