FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA CONTACT

Alicia Dorn

Communications Director/Public Information Officer

870.541.5351-OFFICE/870.329.5638-CELL

Email: alicia.dorn@jeffcoso.org

JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE INVESTIGATING A HOMICIDE: Jefferson County, Arkansas - March 21, 2020 - The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and the Criminal Investigation Division are currently investigating a homicide.

Deputies were dispatched to a residence located in the 10,000 block of Princeton Pike at 6:59 p.m. Upon arrival, deputies discovered an unresponsive male, who was pronounced dead by Jefferson County Deputy Coroner April Davis at 7:55 p.m.

The victim has been identified as 64-year-old, black male Robert Simmons.

The next of kin has been notified. The investigation is ongoing.