Charles Quaintance III, 38, was found shot dead behind a vehicle in the Days Inn motel parking lot on Dix Ellis Trail south of Baymeadows Road in Jacksonville on December 19, 2017. His body was discovered about 4 a.m., and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation into the circumstances of the killing.

Quaintance had a documented criminal history, including a 2001 case in which he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the drug-related shooting death of 22-year-old Kenyatte Sykes and later served time before early release. He also had multiple drug-related arrests over the years. On the day he was killed, investigators arrested 37-year-old Nicholus Marquette Mitchell, last known to live on West Third Street, on charges of murder, possession of a firearm by a felon, and carrying a concealed weapon. Motive remained unclear; detectives were reviewing motel surveillance and seeking witnesses to determine whether the shooting was tied to a robbery or a dispute.

Does anyone have information about Quaintance’s movements that night or saw activity at the Days Inn parking lot around 4 a.m. on December 19, 2017?