Colten L. Oakley, 36, was found dead from gunshot wounds outside a residence in the 2000 block of County Road 1300 North in Cumberland County on August 20, 2022. Born April 19, 1986, in Mattoon, Illinois, he lived in Westfield and was active in hunting, fishing, farming and music; he belonged to Westfield United Methodist Church and wrote and played music.

Two days after the shooting, 57-year-old Lonnie L. Glidewell of Greenup, Illinois, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. The Illinois State Police, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and the Cumberland County Coroner’s Office investigated the death; Glidewell was held at the Cumberland County Jail on $1 million bond and the legal case was pending.

Colten is survived by his parents Lee Ann Higginbotham and Vernon Dale Sonny Oakley, Jr., his sister Deborah Edwards, and several nieces and nephews. If anyone knew Colten or has information about the shooting, please come forward to assist the ongoing case.