Raymond Aaron Lawhorn, 52, of Whitwell, Tennessee, was found dead in a home on Jones Point Road on April 23, 2015, having sustained a gunshot wound to the head. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Marion County Sheriff’s Department investigated the death as a homicide.

Authorities developed information that led them to Phillip Clements, 58, of Whitwell. Clements was arrested and charged with one count of criminal homicide and was held in the Marion County Jail without bond while investigators continued to examine the circumstances and motivation behind the killing.

The community reacted to the loss and the swift arrest as investigators worked to piece together what happened. If anyone knew Raymond Lawhorn, his routines, or events at the Jones Point Road residence around April 23, 2015, please share information with investigators.