Jonlee Chad Ricks, 44, was shot to death early on July 22, 2023, on Dean Springs Road in Belton, South Carolina. Emergency responders found Ricks with a gunshot wound to the chest around 1:40 a.m.; the Anderson County Deputy Coroner ruled the death a homicide. Ricks worked locally as an equipment operator and brick mason.

According to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, Ricks was first assaulted and robbed after a confrontation at a stop sign. The assailants fled but returned shortly afterward, and during a second physical altercation Ricks was shot. Five people were arrested in connection with the case: Roddriques Rashun Watson, 28, charged with murder and accused of firing the fatal shot; Jenna Lee Ward, 27, charged with criminal conspiracy and accessory before the fact to a felony; Charles Alexander Williams, 29, and Samuel Summers, charged with attempted armed robbery and criminal conspiracy; and 21-year-old Nevaeh McMillian, charged with accessory after the fact to a felony. Investigators said the probe remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about the events on Dean Springs Road that morning or knew Ricks, please share what you know with investigators.