Mike Wallace, 55, was found shot to death on the evening of October 27, 2016, on a rural road near Leachville, Mississippi County, Arkansas. A local farmer described as compassionate and an early adopter of progressive practices, Wallace had been involved in an escalating dispute over Dicamba, a herbicide he said was drifting from neighboring fields and damaging his crops.

The conflict culminated in a planned meeting between Wallace and Allan Curtis Jones, a 26-year-old farmhand from nearby Missouri. During the encounter an argument broke out; Wallace allegedly grabbed Jones’s arm, and Jones then drew a pistol and shot Wallace multiple times. Wallace was unarmed and died at the scene. Jones was arrested and charged with first-degree murder; the case later went to trial and resulted in a conviction for second-degree murder in September 2017.

Hundreds of friends and family attended memorial gatherings for Wallace, who was remembered as a devoted family man and respected member of the farming community. Does anyone who knew Wallace or worked in the area have additional details about the lead-up to that confrontation?