On September 13, 2023, 30-year-old Jonathan Reshad Foster was found with apparent gunshot wounds at the Main Stay Hotel, 10800 Kanis Road, in Little Rock. Emergency medical services transported him to a local hospital, but he died of his injuries. The Pulaski County Coroner’s Office sent his body to the State Crime Lab for autopsy.

Police secured the hotel and opened a homicide investigation, canvassing for witnesses and searching for surveillance footage. Detectives detained one person for questioning at the Major Crimes Division. Investigators identified two suspects; a warrant for capital murder was issued for 32-year-old Brandon Jones, and on September 15, 2023 authorities charged 27-year-old Kaitlyn Johnson with capital murder and trafficking fentanyl in connection with Foster’s death.

Foster was born May 3, 1993, in Conway, Arkansas, graduated from Wilbur D. Mills University Studies High School in 2011, attended the University of Arkansas at Monticello and served in the United States Air Force, receiving an honorable discharge. He was a father to six children. If anyone has information about what happened at the Main Stay Hotel that night, please come forward.