Timothy O’Ryan Jacobs, 22, was found dead inside a vehicle in a field near Hornet Road and Meadow Road just outside Lumberton, North Carolina, on February 1, 2023. He was pronounced dead at the scene and the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation.

Within days investigators identified multiple suspects. On February 8 two Lumberton residents — 20-year-old Tyler Jacob Scott and 25-year-old Destinee Scott, who are not related despite the shared surname — were arrested and charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and altering criminal evidence; Tyler Scott also faced a charge of concealing/failing to report a death. On February 12, 18-year-old Xavier Davis of Rowland was arrested and charged with accessory after the fact and concealing/failing to report a death. Warrants were issued for a 16-year-old juvenile on a range of charges including first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon, and authorities sought 22-year-old Clonze McDuffie of Rowland on charges of accessory after the fact and altering criminal evidence.

The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, Lumberton Police Department and the ATF continued the investigation and urged anyone with information to contact the Sheriff’s Office. Does anyone have information that could help investigators tie these suspects to what happened to Timothy Jacobs?