Donald Lewis Jackson, 63, of Tar Heel, North Carolina, was found dead at his home on Purdie Church Road after deputies performed a welfare check on the evening of June 9, 2022. He was born November 5, 1958, in Robeson County and is survived by siblings Francis Blount, Lula Pait, Lawrence Jackson, Jimmy Jackson and Berry Jackson; he was preceded in death by parents Asberry and Eula Jackson, sister Pauline Barnes and brother Allen Jackson.

The death prompted a multiagency search for a suspect, David Earl Wilkins. Wilkins was located and arrested the next day after about 24 hours; he was charged with first-degree murder and held without bond at the Bladen County Jail. Robeson, Bladen and Cumberland county sheriff’s offices assisted in the manhunt.

Investigators say the inquiry into Jackson’s death is ongoing. If anyone knew Donald, his movements on June 9, 2022, or has information about David Earl Wilkins’ whereabouts that day, please come forward.