Joseph Roberts, 39, was shot and killed outside a residence at 108 West Craig Street in Stockton, Missouri, on March 10, 2018. Deputies from the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched after a 911 call and found Roberts suffering from a single gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators identified his landlord, 71-year-old Ramie A. Halbrook, as a suspect. A witness who was helping Roberts move reported that Roberts approached Halbrook after seeing him on the property and asked why he was in the shed; the witness said Halbrook did not speak and fired a handgun at Roberts. The witness fled and summoned help. Halbrook was arrested that afternoon and booked into the Cedar County jail without bond.

Halbrook faced first-degree murder and armed criminal action charges. At a bench trial in October 2021, after four days of testimony, the court found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action and sentenced him to a total of 11 years in prison, the counts to run consecutively.

If anyone knew Joseph, his movements that day, or saw activity at 108 West Craig Street on March 10, 2018, please share what you remember.