Jalen O’Keith Holland, 23, was found dead from a gunshot wound in a wooded area near Hickory Street and Fourth Street in Ruston on March 27, 2020. The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation; detectives from the Criminal Investigative Division processed the scene and followed leads with support from the Narcotics Enforcement Team, Uniform Patrol and Civil Division.

Investigators focused on a primary suspect from Ruston. On May 12, 2020, 23-year-old Cameron Barber of Ruston was arrested without incident and charged with second-degree murder; he was booked into the Lincoln Parish Detention Center. The shooting was the second homicide in the parish in less than two weeks.

Anyone who knew Jalen, saw activity in the Hickory and Fourth Street area in late March 2020, or has information about the case is asked to come forward.