James Rolman, 72, was murdered after withdrawing a substantial sum for his business payroll on July 26, 2014, in Lockland, Ohio. Rolman co-owned David Hirschberg Steel and Recycling Center and was found dead inside his car, which had been hidden inside a silo at the abandoned J&R Trucking Company.

Christopher R. McFerron, 44, a former employee of the trucking company and a customer of Rolman’s business, was arrested as a person of interest after leading police on a high-speed chase. He was charged with aggravated murder, failure to comply with a police officer, inducing panic, and using weapons while intoxicated; investigators noted prior financial disputes between McFerron and Rolman’s company. Jason Brown, 34, later pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 12 years; prosecutors said Brown waited in a truck while McFerron lured Rolman, shot him in the head, and took his money, with Brown receiving some of the cash and using it to buy heroin.

Rolman’s family and colleagues remembered him as a gentle, generous, hardworking man; a James P. Rolman Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in his name. If anyone has information about Rolman’s abduction or what led to the attack near the trucking yard, please come forward.