Billy Jack Swafford, 46, was found dead in his Comer, Georgia, home on Osley Mill Road on May 18, 2026, after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds. Madison County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call about a shooting; medics pronounced Swafford dead at the scene. He was a self-employed small business owner, born in Newport, Rhode Island, and remembered for hard work and commitment to family and community.

Investigators identified Swafford’s 24-year-old roommate, Jacob Richard Allen Cassidy, as the suspected shooter after an argument between the two men reportedly escalated. Cassidy fled the home but was located and taken into custody; he was charged with murder and booked into the Madison County Jail without bond. While in custody, Cassidy has claimed he acted in self-defense, saying Swafford pointed a gun at him during the confrontation. The case is in the early stages and remains under active investigation and prosecution.

Did anyone in the Comer area know the two men or witness events around Osley Mill Road on May 18?