Ronald Rocky Bethel, 61, was fatally shot outside his Mannford, Oklahoma residence on September 20, 2016. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement took the lead on the case as investigators worked to reconstruct the events that led to his death.

Authorities identified a primary suspect within days. On September 25, 2016, the OSBI and the Northern Oklahoma Violent Crimes Task Force arrested 34-year-old Richard Dylan Vawter of Jennings in Sand Springs. An arrest warrant had been issued charging him with first-degree murder; he was booked into the Creek County Jail with bond set at $5 million.

If anyone has information about Bethel, his movements that week, or witnessed activity near his home on September 20, 2016, please come forward.