Dionne Junior Stanford, 41, was found unresponsive on the front porch of a residence in the 600 block of Magnolia Avenue in Ozark, Alabama, on the evening of June 8, 2026. He had sustained at least one gunshot wound to his upper torso, was transported by Ozark EMS and Fire to a local hospital, and died later that evening; the death was confirmed by Dale County Coroner John Cawley.

Ozark Police, assisted by the Dale County Sheriff’s Office, identified a person of interest within hours and located a silver Ford F-150 on U.S. 231 near Bivins Drive. The driver, 32-year-old Jamaree Raquis Beaty of Ozark, was taken into custody for questioning, later arrested and charged with Stanford’s murder. Investigators say Beaty cooperated and led them to where the firearm allegedly used in the shooting had been discarded; the weapon was recovered the next morning in a dense, overgrown field with help from the Ozark Public Works Department and entered into evidence. Beaty was booked into the Dale County Jail and the motive remains under investigation.

If anyone knew Dionne Stanford or has information about the events on Magnolia Avenue the night he was shot, please come forward with what was seen or heard.