Jeremy A. Jones, 33, of McKean, Pennsylvania, died in the early morning hours of October 13, 2020, after a confrontation outside Partners Tavern on East Lake Road in Harborcreek Township, near Erie. Known as Jay, Jones worked in construction and had recently started Great Lakes Contractors with his uncle. His obituary remembered him as a husband and father who enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding his motorcycle, and spending time with family.

Prosecutors say Kendig drew a 9mm handgun and shot Jones in the stomach; Jones was unarmed and died at the scene. The Erie County Coroner ruled the death a homicide. Kendig was arrested and charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and related counts; he was tried and acquitted by an Erie County jury in August 2021.

The matter continued civilly: Jones’s mother sued for negligence and obtained a $585,000 settlement in December 2022. Other civil suits followed and a federal suit brought by Kendig against a state trooper was dismissed in June 2024. What details about that night might someone who was there be able to add?