On February 14, 2021, at about 5:30 a.m., 34-year-old Stephen D. Basham was shot to death inside a home on the 300 block of Plum Street in Hackett, Arkansas. According to authorities, a man forcibly entered the residence by kicking in the front door, struck an individual with a baseball bat requiring medical attention, then went upstairs and fatally shot Basham multiple times. A woman and three juveniles, ages 9 to 15, were in the home during the attack and were not physically harmed.

The Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office investigated, recovered a firearm and the baseball bat used in the crimes at another Fort Smith location, and executed three search warrants while conducting multiple interviews. Two suspects were identified and arrested: 46-year-old Jeffery Allen Workman of Fort Smith, charged with first-degree murder, first-degree battery, aggravated residential burglary, possession of a firearm by certain persons, and a parole violation; and 39-year-old Jennifer Martin of Fort Smith, charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree battery. Workman was held without bond and Martin was held on a $150,000 cash bond.

Does anyone have information about Basham or the events in Hackett that morning?