Kelvin Jurand Thompson, 22, was killed in the early hours of June 27, 2017, on a rural stretch of Pulaski County near Hawkinsville. A 911 call at about 12:19 a.m. reported two dead men near Woods Road and Sandridge Church Road. Investigators identified Thompson and Robdreckious Jamal Quainton of Warner Robins; the preliminary indication was that both died from gunshot wounds. One body was found in the road, and Thompson’s body was discovered in a nearby pond.

Authorities quickly focused on Dennis Sharod Penix of Eastman, who was arrested in Macon the same day and charged with two counts of malice murder. Sheriff Danny Brannen described the killings as a drug deal gone wrong, and reports said Penix had been seen with Thompson and Quainton the night before they were found. Reporting later noted Penix remained identified as a man accused or charged in the 2017 double homicide and that he was recaptured after a 2021 jail escape.

Thompson’s death occurred on a back road outside Hawkinsville and remains recorded as a homicide; at the time of these reports Penix had been arrested and charged. Does anyone have memories or information about Thompson, Quainton, or the area around Woods Road and Sandridge Church Road that could add context to this case?