Terry Keith Sutton, 60, a lifelong resident of Velma, Oklahoma, was found dead in his pickup truck submerged in a pond on April 3, 2024. He had sustained a fatal gunshot wound and investigators believe he managed to drive a short distance after being shot before the truck crashed into the water.

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation identified 74-year-old Charlus Terry Bishop of Loco as a suspect. Bishop was arrested on April 29, 2024, during attempts to execute a search warrant and was booked on a first-degree murder charge. Authorities say evidence included video from a nearby home showing Sutton’s white pickup followed minutes later by Bishop’s brown truck speeding away, witness statements of two trucks at an intersection before a gunshot, and cellphone data placing Bishop at the scene that contradicted his initial statement.

Court filings say the motive stemmed from a personal conflict: Sutton and Bishop were reportedly involved with the same woman. Sutton is remembered for his love of horses, rodeo, and family. Does anyone have information about Sutton’s movements that day or the intersection where witnesses saw the trucks?