Lee Matthew Jones, 60, of Beaumont, Texas, was found dead in the upstairs bedroom of his 22nd Street home in the West End on April 30, 2016, from a single gunshot wound to the chest. Investigators initially treated the death as a homicide.

No sign of forced entry was reported, and it appeared no one else was present in the home when the shooting occurred. Charlsie Rebecca Jones, 57, his wife, was arrested, held on $1 million bond and later indicted in connection with the murder. Court documents say she did not appear distraught when police arrived and was evasive about what happened. She continued working as a legal assistant for the Jefferson County 9th Court of Appeals after the incident.