Samuel Sammy Jackson, 60, a former college basketball coach working as an Uber Eats driver, was reported missing by his wife on January 27, 2025 after she last spoke with him the night before as he prepared for a shift. His BMW was found abandoned at an apartment complex in Bonaire, Georgia, with its contents scattered across the seats and floor.

Jackson’s son tracked his phone to an area off Bolton Road in Atlanta, and the Atlanta Police Department searched near Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway on January 29, 2025. A man’s body was found in a wooded area and the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Samuel Jackson; he had been shot multiple times.

Investigators quickly developed a person of interest: 30-year-old Iquane Brown, who had ordered a rideshare from Jackson in Houston County shortly before Jackson disappeared. Brown was taken into custody on January 31, 2025 on unrelated charges, and was later charged in connection with Jackson’s death with murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, hijacking of a motor vehicle, kidnapping, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Anyone with information about Samuel Jackson or his last known movements is asked to come forward.