Shane Russell Jones, 41, of Beaumont, Texas, died on April 26, 2020, from a gunshot wound to the chest. Police responded to a reported fight on Stonetown Road and found Jones already deceased. He was known to the man later charged in the case, Zachary Kapel.

Zachary Kapel, 33 and also from Beaumont, was arrested and charged with murder. Prosecutors said the shooting may have begun as a drug deal gone wrong and also presented evidence of another possible motive. At trial the prosecution played a video of Kapel admitting to pulling the trigger; Kapel’s defense argued he acted in self-defense, saying Jones was attempting to unlawfully enter Kapel’s truck.

A Jefferson County jury found Kapel guilty of murder. On February 6, 2023, Kapel was sentenced to 65 years in prison and fined $10,000, with the jury requiring he serve at least half the term before parole eligibility. Anyone who knew Shane Jones or has information about the events on Stonetown Road is asked to come forward.