Thomas Frank Wideman, 50, known as Biscuit, was shot and killed the night of July 9, 2023, at the Hickory Hills Apartments on Marlowe Court in Frankfort, Kentucky. First responders arrived after reports of a shooting at 11:23 p.m. and Wideman was pronounced dead at the scene from a single gunshot wound.

Investigators identified 37-year-old Simeyon Johnson as a suspect after a witness said Johnson fled the apartment carrying a handgun. The two men had a long-standing, close relationship, with Wideman having been an important figure in Johnson’s childhood. Johnson was sought as armed and dangerous and had two outstanding warrants when a manhunt began.

U.S. Marshals later arrested Johnson in Louisville and a Franklin Circuit Court grand jury indicted him for murder. He initially pleaded not guilty and subsequently pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree manslaughter; sentencing was set for a later date. Anyone with information about Wideman, his movements that night, or the events at Hickory Hills Apartments is asked to come forward.