Randy E. Banks, 49 and known as Wahoo, was found dead on August 7, 2014, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Early notices placed his death at his residence, but investigators later determined he had been fatally shot at the Wave Rider Motel. Banks was originally from Benton Harbor, Michigan, and had lived in Miami and Myrtle Beach.

Police identified a suspect and charged Robert Carl Ware in connection with the shooting. At a trial in Conway, prosecutors presented evidence including testimony from Banks’ girlfriend, Sabrina Boatwright. The jury convicted Ware of murder and a weapons offense; sentencing included life in prison plus an additional five years for possession of a weapon during a violent crime.