Otmar Schwestak, 72, was found dead in his Benson, Arizona, home on August 21, 2020, discovered by his son Michael slumped over in a chair with a newspaper still tucked under his arm. The scene reportedly showed no obvious signs of a struggle. Before his death, Otmar had complained about erratic behavior from neighbor Jon Melvin Bentley.

Investigators focused on Bentley after learning he had a history of paranoia and had made threats to at least one other neighbor. Bentley’s son told detectives his father had been extremely paranoid about neighbors and had taken his pistol. A single bullet casing found near Otmar’s body was forensically matched to a firearm registered to Bentley, and Bentley was arrested and charged in the fatal shooting.

Bentley was initially found incompetent to stand trial and ordered into a restoration program; after treatment he was later found competent and a trial date was set. Does anyone who lived near North Mescal Road in 2020 remember anything about tensions between the Schwestak and Bentley families?