Ashton Cole O’Dell, 30, was killed on the afternoon of February 22, 2021, near Highway 75 and West 4050 Road in Ramona, Oklahoma. Reports say a verbal and physical dispute between O’Dell and 23-year-old Bailey Keith Wattenbarger escalated; a family member tried to intervene before the fight turned fatal. Wattenbarger shot O’Dell multiple times and the injuries proved fatal.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office investigated and identified Wattenbarger as the shooter. He was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and booked into the Washington County Jail to await trial. The community was left reeling by the violence and the loss of someone described as a lover of the outdoors.

If anyone witnessed the altercation or has information about the events that afternoon, please come forward to assist the investigation.