Jeremy Scott, 38, was found dead in Benton, Kentucky, on May 31, 2018. Authorities concluded his death was caused by violence and treated the case as a homicide. Reports from the investigation offer conflicting accounts about the immediate cause of death: one account cites multiple blunt force traumas, another describes a fatal shooting.

Investigators developed evidence pointing to a suspect within the Benton community, and a local homeowner was arrested and charged with murder. Details about the suspect’s identity, motive, and the final moments before Scott’s death were not released at the time the case moved into the court system.