A murder suspect is in custody in connection with the slaying of a man found on a Birmingham roadside nearly one month ago.

The Birmingham Police Department’s Crime Reduction Team on Friday arrested Cortney Lamar Copes. The 37-year-old suspect is charged with murder in the Dec. 26, 2019 killing of Adam Blake Warren.

Jail records show Copes was booked into the Jefferson County Jail at 3:35 p.m. Friday. Bond for the murder warrant is set at $250,000 but he is being held without bond because of a previous failure to appear on drug charges.

The body of the 36-year-old Warren, who lived in Trafford, was discovered the day after Christmas in the 8900 block of Eighth Court North. Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport workers first spotted the man and then called Birmingham police to the scene. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced Warren dead on the scene.

The area is behind the airport where few homes remain. Most of the homes in the area were bought out by the airport. They continue to patrol the area and Warren was found just inches off the street.

Information about what led to the homicide and Copes’ arrest has not been made available.