Trevor Lawson, an 18-year-old from Rusk, Texas, was found dead of a gunshot wound on November 7, 2018. Cherokee County deputies discovered his body, and the death was investigated as a homicide.

Two men, Cody Ray Roberts and Jontae Jamaile Johnson, were arrested and indicted on capital murder charges in connection with Lawson’s death. Roberts was 17 at the time of the killing. Legal proceedings encountered a major setback in 2022 when a trial ended in a mistrial after a piece of digital evidence was not disclosed to the defense. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office acknowledged the oversight and has been working on new policies to address evidence handling.

Roberts remains in custody and the case was rescheduled. The shooting and the stalled trial have drawn sustained attention in the community. Does anyone have information about Lawson’s last known movements or the evening of November 7, 2018?