A dispute over a cocaine transaction in a rural Acton Township home on the night of February 26, 2021, ended in fatal violence. Deputies arrived at about 10:42 p.m. and found 42-year-old Devon Lon Remmel outside the residence with a gunshot wound to the head; he was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot to the head.

According to investigators, the confrontation began inside the house and involved two 23-year-old men from Hutchinson. One of the men, Byron Jackson, is accused of assaulting Remmel’s brother, breaking an arm and dislocating a shoulder. As the two suspects tried to leave, their vehicle was blocked by a truck driven by Devon Remmel, and the argument continued outside. The second man, Christian Brown, is alleged to have shot Remmel during that altercation; a witness reported hearing Brown say he needed to find his brass before the men fled.

Both suspects were arrested within days: Jackson was taken during a search warrant in Hutchinson, and Brown was arrested by a SWAT team the following day and charged with second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree assault; Jackson faces first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree assault. Does anyone have information about the events at the home that night or about the people involved?