Adam Lloyd Jeter, 34, of nearby Zwolle, was found shot to death on December 15, 2017. His body was discovered inside his vehicle in a cow pasture off Patterson Road in Many, Louisiana; reports say he had been shot multiple times after reportedly checking his mail in front of his home. Jeter is remembered as a kind-hearted, hardworking man whose violent death devastated his small community.

The Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office led the investigation and eventually arrested 39-year-old Blake Joseph Kendall of Many, charging him with first-degree murder in connection with Jeter’s killing. Investigators recovered a Beretta 9mm pistol as evidence that was linked not only to Jeter’s death but also to the August 19, 2017, shooting death of 72-year-old Jerry W. Scott on Matthews Lodge Road.

Anyone who knew Adam or who has information about either shooting is asked to come forward.