Roosevelt Wendell Demmons, Sr. was 32 when he died in Thomson, Georgia, on Saturday, August 27, 2016. A lifelong McDuffie County resident born July 15, 1984, he worked for Sac Transport Incorporated and was father to one son, Roosevelt Demmons, Jr. His family — wife Stacy Moss Demmons and parents Loretta and David Demmons — held a visitation and funeral service in Thomson to mourn him and remember his bright smile and engaging personality.

The death prompted a criminal investigation that resulted in an arrest. If anyone knew Roosevelt, his routines, or has information about the events surrounding his death, please share what is known with the authorities.