Jeremiah James Story was 21 and working as a detention officer for the Perry County Sheriff’s Office when he was shot during a booking at the Perry County Detention Center. On the evening of Wednesday, June 22, 2022, Roderick Lewis, 37, was being processed on drug and paraphernalia charges and, while changing clothes in a bathroom, produced a pistol and opened fire. Story was critically wounded, taken to a hospital in Conway, and died in the early hours of the following day.

A witness disarmed Lewis at the scene. The Arkansas State Police led the investigation; Lewis was transferred to the Faulkner County Detention Center and the investigative file was turned over to the Perry County prosecuting attorney. Lewis was charged with capital murder in connection with Story’s death. Story had served two years with the sheriff’s office and was a veteran of the Arkansas National Guard.

If anyone has information about the booking or the events that night, please share what is known.