Earnest Jackson, 40, was found dead in the stairwell of his Fox Creek Apartments residence in Texarkana, Arkansas on May 25, 2021. His family had not heard from him since May 19, which prompted a welfare check that led to the discovery. Investigators determined Jackson died of a single gunshot wound to the chest and noted his 2015 Ford truck and keys were missing from the scene.

Police records show officers had been called to Jackson’s apartment on May 17, 2021 after he asked for help having his former girlfriend, 22-year-old Mahogany Jashe Palmer, removed. GPS data from Jackson’s truck later placed the vehicle at a Little Rock tow yard after Palmer allegedly drove it off the road; she left it there when she could not pay the impound fee. Statements made by Palmer on jail phone calls were also cited by detectives.

Mahogany Jashe Palmer was arrested and charged with capital murder. She pleaded guilty to murder and an unrelated residential burglary and received a combined sentence of 60 years, with 40 years for Jackson’s murder and 20 years for the burglary, to be served consecutively. Did anyone in Texarkana know Jackson’s routine or see his truck between May 19 and May 25, 2021?