On a Sunday in November 2015 a relative went to check on 29-year-old Mario Demonte Johnson in Covington, Georgia, after being unable to reach him. The relative found Johnson lying in the front yard of a residence on Heritage Way; he had suffered what appeared to be gunshot wounds. The Newton County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation into the apparent homicide.

Investigators developed a person of interest and executed a search warrant at the home of 58-year-old Rodney Carter Clark on Geiger Street in Covington. Authorities said the search yielded evidence that supported an arrest warrant in connection with Johnson’s death. Clark was taken into custody and charged with murder plus multiple related offenses, including possession of cocaine, giving false statements, tampering with evidence, possession of a drug-related object, obstruction, and counterfeited trademarks. Later reports confirmed that Rodney Clark was found guilty of Johnson’s murder.

If anyone knew Mario, his movements that November, or has information about what happened on Heritage Way, please share what you know.