John Anthony ’Jay’ Tarvin, 44, was found shot to death inside his home on Presley Drive in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on the night of January 3, 2020. He was a well-known youth sports coach for baseball and football and a volunteer with the Hattiesburg Parks and Recreation department; his sudden, violent death deeply affected friends, family, and the young people he mentored.

Investigators kept the case open for months. In September 2020, 44-year-old Eddie McNair was arrested on an obstruction of justice charge connected to the investigation. Later developments included the October 2022 arrest of 26-year-old Eddie Person on capital murder and tampering with evidence charges, and the November 2024 apprehension of 25-year-old Kode McNair in Memphis by the U.S. Marshals Service on capital murder and tampering with or fabricating evidence charges.

Did anyone in the Hattiesburg area know Jay Tarvin or have information about his movements or contacts around January 3, 2020?