Victor Stephen Trial, 67, was found dead on November 14, 2021, inside his Pearl of Navarre Condominium in Navarre, Florida. Deputies from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office found him with a single gunshot wound on the left side of his upper back; a pool of dried blood was outside the entry door, a trail of blood led to the victim, and a spent .45 caliber shell casing was recovered inside the apartment. Witnesses said they heard a possible gunshot around 1 p.m. that day, and security footage captured a suspect entering the condo complex about that time.

Investigators identified and arrested John Patrick Guillebeau, 60, of Ellijay, Georgia, a childhood friend of Trial, on a charge of first-degree premeditated murder. The sheriff indicated the motive related to an incident in the past, but no specific details were released because the investigation was ongoing. Anyone with information about Victor Trial, his movements on November 14, 2021, or his relationship with Guillebeau is asked to come forward.