On the morning of February 1, 2026, deputies responded to a parking lot on East Bonnie Road in Belle Rive, Illinois, after a 911 call and found 47-year-old James D. Cross of Dahlgren dead from multiple gunshot wounds. An autopsy confirmed the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds, and the case was opened as a homicide.

Investigators quickly focused on someone from Cross’s past. Detectives identified 31-year-old Jasmine L. Farny, also of Dahlgren, as a person of interest; authorities said Farny and Cross had previously been in a dating relationship. Farny was interviewed twice, taken into custody, and charged with first-degree murder. She is being held in the Jefferson County Jail pending a pretrial detention hearing.

Officials have not released the motive or the specific sequence of events that led to Cross’s death, nor have they detailed the evidence that resulted in Farny’s arrest. If anyone knew James, Jasmine, or saw activity around East Bonnie Road on February 1, please share what you know with investigators.