Johnathan David Weatherford, 21, was found fatally shot from behind near the train tracks in downtown Jenks, Oklahoma, on April 22, 2018. The Jenks Police Department’s initial investigation treated the shooting as a deliberate act rather than a random encounter.

Investigators developed a motive tied to a romantic dispute involving Weatherford, a Bristow man, and the same woman. Prosecutors said the Bristow man had a pattern of harassment toward the woman and her former partners, and that the woman had recently told him she intended to continue her relationship with Weatherford. Surveillance placed the suspect’s pickup truck near the tracks that day and showed him appearing to follow Weatherford; footage later captured a figure running from the scene.

The suspect was arrested and charged with first-degree murder; a jury convicted him at trial and he received a life sentence with parole eligibility after 38 years. Does anyone have information about Weatherford’s movements that day or about the area around the train tracks in downtown Jenks?