James Lee Golden was 58 when he was found dead at the Regal Inn Motel on Pruden Boulevard in Suffolk, Virginia, on the afternoon of July 11, 2021. Police determined his death was a homicide caused by a gunshot wound.

Investigators identified a suspect within weeks. On July 28, 2021, 41-year-old Dominique Vontral Steward was arrested in Chesapeake and charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a murder; he was held without bond at the Chesapeake City Jail.

Reports state Steward was later found responsible for Golden’s death and sentenced to serve 29 years in prison for the fatal shooting at the motel. Anyone with information about Golden, his movements that day, or the events at the Regal Inn Motel is asked to come forward.