Terry William Benson Jr., 47, of Plymouth Township, Ohio, was found on the ground with a gunshot wound and died on September 28, 2018, at Ashtabula County Medical Center. Benson was a local entrepreneur who owned Snap-On and later Matco Tools franchises and founded TW Benson Enterprises and TW Benson Trucking, Inc. He was survived by children Leigha and Terry W. Benson III and a stepson, Michael Pendergast, whom he had raised since age two.

Ashtabula County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a house on West Prospect Road the day of the shooting. Kevin D. Kettlewood, 47, of Madison, was taken into custody at the scene and charged with voluntary manslaughter; he was arraigned in Ashtabula Municipal Court and held in the county jail on $25,000 bond while the investigation continued. The community held memorial services and sought answers following Benson’s death.

If anyone knew Benson, his movements that day, or has information about the incident on West Prospect Road, please come forward.