Jorian Travon Edwards was 23 when he was shot and killed on the evening of July 23, 2018, in Easton, Maryland. Police found him on a trail near Tubman Drive with gunshot wounds; he was taken to University of Maryland Shore Medical Center and did not survive. Investigators reported three male suspects fleeing the scene and recovered a 9mm shell casing and $300 in cash near Edwards’ body.

The investigation led to arrests of Dionysus Rodnell Butler, Jr., Jawuan Blake, and Terrence Conway. Prosecutors said the three had arranged to meet Edwards on the pretext of selling a firearm but intended to rob him. Evidence shown at trial included surveillance of Butler buying ammunition weeks earlier and a recorded police interview in which Butler at first implicated Blake, then later said he fired the shot, saying the gun discharged while he was loading a clip.

A Talbot County jury found Butler guilty of felony murder, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, armed robbery, and using a firearm in the commission of a felony. Did anyone in the community know Edwards or recall seeing him on Tubman Drive that night?