On New Year’s Day in State Line, Mississippi, 54-year-old Rhonda Lynette Denson was killed during an armed robbery at the gas station she managed. Denson initially barricaded herself in an office but the gunman forced entry, dragged her to the front of the store, made her open the cash register and a safe, then shot her before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect stole a vehicle from the parking lot; that vehicle was later found abandoned a few miles away.

A substantial reward was offered and the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, with state and federal assistance, pursued the case. A 37-year-old man, Drexler Johnson, was arrested; charges were eventually upgraded to three counts of capital murder and one count of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and a grand jury returned an indictment in September 2025. He is being held without bond awaiting trial.

Is there anyone who knew Rhonda, Lester, or Jason or who was in State Line that morning and can share what they saw?