Jonathan Outlaw, 42, of Clarksville and a former Tennessee State University police officer, was shot and killed on the evening of October 24, 2017, at a Phillips 66 gas station in Cedar Hill. He had arranged to meet people who responded to his Craigslist ad to sell a 2015 Chevrolet Camaro; the meeting was a setup for a robbery. During an attempt to steal the car, Outlaw was shot multiple times and died at the scene, and the suspects fled in the Camaro.
Three people from Nashville were identified as suspects: 19-year-old Ricardo Lamont Murray Jr., 17-year-old Kemontea Dovon McKinney, and Johnathan D. Reed. All three were charged with criminal homicide, aggravated robbery, and theft of property over $10,000. Murray surrendered to authorities a few days after the murder; the juvenile McKinney was taken into custody.
McKinney was tried as an adult in Robertson County Circuit Court and in July 2019 was convicted of premeditated first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree felony murder, aggravated robbery, and theft of property; the court merged convictions and sentenced him to life in prison. His conviction was reversed on appeal but the Tennessee Supreme Court later reinstated the trial court’s judgment in May 2023.
Did anyone who knew Jonathan or saw activity at the Phillips 66 on October 24, 2017, have information to share?