Eighteen-year-old Trayleon La’Sean Jones of Bauxite was found shot to death on a Thursday evening in the autumn of 2024 near North Little Rock. Deputies discovered his body at the intersection of East 46th Street and Mimosa Road in the McAlmont area of Pulaski County.

The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office named a person of interest and made an arrest the next day. Twenty-eight-year-old Jacob Derrick was booked into the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility and is charged with capital murder; he was held without bond. Authorities did not release details about a motive or the circumstances that led to the shooting, and the investigation was described as ongoing.

If anyone witnessed activity around East 46th Street and Mimosa Road that evening or has information about Jones, contact the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office.