Jacob Jake Presley Ford, 38, was fatally shot on August 30, 2023, at the Tin Top RV Park in Montgomery, Alabama. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation into the death of the Elmore resident.

Investigators identified Brandon Kelley as a suspect. Kelley was at large for a time; security cameras sometimes captured him in Montgomery and Elmore County and multiple agencies joined the search. The manhunt ended with Kelley’s capture, though immediate details about how he was taken into custody were not released. After his arrest, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office charged Kelley with Murder, Breaking and Entering of a vehicle, Burglary 1st, and three counts of Robbery 1st.

Ford had worked 16 years as head of maintenance for the State of Alabama Department of Finance. A Celebration of Life service was held on September 6, 2023, and he is survived by his parents, two sons, and a brother.

If anyone has information about Ford’s death or remembers seeing activity at Tin Top RV Park around August 30, 2023, please come forward.