On the afternoon of May 2, 2024, 52-year-old Jerry Jerome Frison was found dead from gunshot wounds in the front yard of a residence on the 4800 block of Dan Williams Road in the Theodore neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama. Police responded to reports of a shooting and discovered his body at the scene.

Investigators identified a person of interest and soon arrested 59-year-old Ervin Payne of Theodore. Payne was charged with murder and booked into the Metro Jail; he has pleaded not guilty to the charge. The case is scheduled to proceed through the criminal justice system to determine the full circumstances of Frison’s death.

If anyone saw activity on Dan Williams Road around the late afternoon of May 2 or has information about either man, please come forward to the Mobile Police Department.