On the evening of June 27, 2026, 20-year-old Correnthian Jeremiah Cooks was shot in the 1000 block of Dayton Road in Cordele, Georgia. Cooks, a former Crisp County High School honor student and a U.S. Navy sailor, was treated at a local hospital but succumbed to his injuries. A second man sustained gunshot wounds and was later released from the hospital.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation took over the case. On June 29, 2026, four people were arrested and booked into the Crisp County Jail: 17-year-old Bianca Armani King-Knight of Crisp County, 19-year-old Trenton Donnell Lane of Wilcox County, 17-year-old Kaylee Posey of Crisp County, and 19-year-old William Troy Posey of Crisp County. On July 10, 2026, the GBI announced felony murder and three counts of aggravated assault against each of the four.

The investigation is ongoing and the case will be turned over to the Cordele Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution when complete. Did anyone in Cordele know Correnthian or have information about what happened that night?