Kenneth Larry Patterson, 66, was shot and killed on Franklin Mountain Road in Marshall, North Carolina, on March 31, 2026. Authorities say the death resulted from gun violence and investigators have linked the shooting to a domestic dispute and what they described as a jealous rage.

Patterson was a lifelong tobacco farmer and owner of LMP Truck Factoring. Born November 10, 1959, in Greeneville, Tennessee, he was engaged to be married and is remembered as a father, son, brother and active member of Middle Laurel Church of God. He enjoyed hot rods, rod runs, spending time with friends, and his two dogs, Macy and Thug.

Madison County investigators arrested 70-year-old Douglas Rex Conner of Greeneville, Tennessee, and charged him with murder; Conner was held in the Madison County Detention Center awaiting a court appearance. Funeral services were held at Middle Laurel Church of God, with burial at Cutshall Cemetery.

Did anyone in the area know Patterson or see anything on Franklin Mountain Road that morning?