Ashton Nelson, 24, was found shot to death inside his vehicle in Homer, Louisiana, on the night of December 17, 2019. His body and the car had been set on fire in an apparent effort to conceal the crime. The scene was near Norton Street at the intersection of Memphis and Adams Streets and the discovery occurred just before midnight.

The Homer Police Department, assisted by Louisiana State Police and the State Fire Marshal’s Office, investigated the killing as possibly drug-related. Authorities arrested two 19-year-olds in the case: JeTerryious Burns was taken into custody the day Nelson’s body was found, and Chauncell Vederrion Jenkins was arrested on December 19, 2019. Both were charged with second-degree murder and booked into the Claiborne Parish Detention Center; Burns’ bond was set at $500,000.

Does anyone have information about Nelson’s activities in Homer or about the night of December 17, 2019 that could help clarify what happened?