John Harp, 60, was found unresponsive with visible lacerations on the night of February 3, 2021, at a residence on South Elm Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead; his body was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for autopsy. Investigators soon determined the assault had occurred earlier in Lonoke County and that Harp had been transported to the Little Rock address afterward.

A sedan found at the Elm Street scene figured into the developing timeline. Deputies made arrests at a Butlerville-area home in Lonoke County within hours of the discovery: Ricky Allen Williams, 54, was booked on charges including capital murder and possession of a firearm by certain persons, and his mother, Willie Faye Thompson, 76, was arrested on a felony count of hindering apprehension or prosecution. Both were held in the Lonoke County jail without bond as the case was transferred to county authorities.

If anyone knew Harp or has information about his movements that night, please share what is known.