On the night of January 17, 2021, 20-year-old Jared James Sykes of Dardanelle, Arkansas, was killed while night hunting for coyotes in Carden Bottoms. Jared, a student at Arkansas Tech University and a member of the Arkansas National Guard, and two cousins had parked and were using thermal scopes and a coyote call when a man in a nearby cabin fired into the field. One round struck Jared; he was taken to Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Russellville and later pronounced dead.

An autopsy by the Arkansas State Crime Lab ruled the manner of death homicide. Investigators initially treated the incident as a hunting accident, but a felony manslaughter warrant was later issued for 24-year-old Scott Douthit of Russellville.

Are there witnesses or additional details about that night that could help clarify what happened?