A second suspect has been identified in the 2012 slaying of SRS Security Guard Hester Jackson at his Hephzibah home.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance with any information on the location of Ojore Adams. Adams is a 22 year old black male who is 6’3” in height and weighs 215 lbs. His last known address was on the 3200 block of Lockhart Road in Louisville GA.
Adams has active warrants for Murder, Burglary and Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Crime. Adams is to be considered armed and dangerous.
Callers may remain anonymous. Please contact the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Division at 706-821-1080 or any Violent Crimes Investigator.
Earlier this week, authorities charged Damarkeo Jarome Lockhart, 21, of Kartha Drive, Augusta, in the slaying.
The victim was shot after catching burglars in the act of robbing his home on Willis Foreman Road in Hephzibah. Warrants say the suspect broke into Jackson’s home and stole three watches and then shot Jackson with a .380-caliber handgun when he returned home.
Lockhart been charged with murder, burglary, weapon possession and making a false statement in government matter.
According to investigators, Jackson had just come home from picking up dinner Dec. 8, 2012. When he walked around the corner of the house, he saw the burglars who fatally shot him. Neighbors saw two people running from the house after hearing the gunshots.