Kenneth James Long, 49, was found dead in Farmerville, Louisiana, on December 1, 2020. His sudden and violent death prompted an immediate investigation by the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators identified a person of interest and on December 2, 2020, 20-year-old Demarcus D. Perkins was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Perkins was booked into the Union Parish Detention Center and the case proceeded through the courts. By June 2021 Perkins had pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was later sentenced to 25 years in prison for Long’s death.

What details about Kenneth Long’s last day or the events leading up to his death might help clarify what happened?