Rayshaan Berry, 28 and a resident of Titusville, Florida, was found dead along the side of State Road 50 on June 1, 2015. A motorist discovered his body about 6:30 a.m.; initial observations indicated Berry had been shot and investigators treated the case as a homicide. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office determined he had not died in a traffic crash and sent his body to the Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy.

Investigators say the inquiry quickly produced arrests. Four Titusville residents — David Richardson, Lauren Hudgens, Sir Aljenon Ingram, and Kendrick Kitchen — were charged in connection with the killing. Authorities allege Hudgens lured Berry to a motel under the pretense of prostitution, after which the group ambushed him intending to rob him; an altercation and a gunshot followed, and Berry’s body was later dumped on State Road 50.

Court filings show multiple pleas and convictions were entered in the case, with a range of sentences imposed on the defendants.