Jon Trevor Townley, 24, was shot and killed after an argument at a residence on Sunflower Lane in Covington, Georgia, in the early hours of February 28, 2017. Deputies from the Newton County Sheriff’s Office found Townley bleeding in the front yard at about 2 a.m.; he was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators say the dispute involved Townley, another man, and a woman identified as Rita Mary Dugar, then 26 and from Canton. Dugar was arrested at the scene and charged with murder. A Newton County grand jury later indicted her on malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. She was denied bond.

By February 2021, Dugar was tried in bench court and acquitted of malice murder but convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony; she received a life sentence. The Georgia Supreme Court later unanimously upheld the conviction. Does anyone have additional information about Townley’s last hours or the people involved that could help clarify what happened?