Charles Duncan Sr., 55, of Athens, Ohio, was found dead at his home on the 200 block of West Washington Street on November 25, 2018. Initial details were unclear, but investigators later linked his death to a drug-related incident and said he was killed during an attempt to collect a drug debt.

On November 28, 2018, 18-year-old Michael Allen Russell of Athens was arrested and charged with robbery and involuntary manslaughter in connection with Duncan’s death. Subsequent indictments named four more people — Robert Andrew Martin, Troy Allen Vermillion II, Bernard C. Mitchell, and Jonathon Champe McLaughlin — in an alleged drug trafficking and burglary ring; those indictments included charges such as murder and involuntary manslaughter tied to breaking into homes and stealing items to trade for drugs.

Does anyone have information about Duncan, his movements in late November 2018, or knowledge of the alleged trafficking ring?