Ellis Ray Hamby Jr., 44, was found shot to death on October 28, 2016, inside the Leslie Drive home he shared with his girlfriend, Tonya Baughman, in the Oakdale community of Morgan County, Tennessee. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation led the initial inquiry, which soon focused on Baughman.

Baughman was arrested and originally charged with voluntary manslaughter; a Morgan County grand jury upgraded the charge to first-degree murder in September 2017. The case then experienced repeated delays as defense counsel changed. A three-day jury trial was held in February 2024; prosecutors said Hamby was struck by four shotgun blasts to the torso and argued the scene had been staged to suggest self-defense by placing a tire tool in Hamby’s right hand.

After reviewing a 911 call and body-worn camera footage, a 12-person jury convicted Baughman of the lesser-included offense of reckless homicide, a Class D felony. Sentencing was scheduled for June 7, 2024.

Did anyone in Oakdale know Hamby or have information about the events on Leslie Drive that night?