Johnetta Marie Yeager, 51, was shot and later died after arriving for work at the Morgan County USDA Service Center in Versailles on the morning of September 22, 2025. Surveillance footage and a witness account place her SUV in the parking lot just before 7:30 a.m.; footage cited in a probable-cause statement allegedly shows a person approach the vehicle, raise an arm in a manner consistent with firing a handgun, then leave. Officers found Yeager unresponsive in her black GMC Terrain with the driver’s door open; she was transported to University Hospital in Columbia and pronounced dead about 4:50 p.m. that day. Medical imaging reportedly showed fragments consistent with bullet fragments in her head.

Investigators recovered nearby surveillance recordings that allegedly captured a black four-door pickup with a camper shell and a person wearing a distinctive pink-and-orange hooded sweatshirt, mask, gloves and sunglasses. The investigation focused on Robert J. Anselmo; court records say Yeager had recently sought an ex parte order of protection against him and the two were involved in a civil dispute. Anselmo was arrested the evening of September 22 and charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action; he pleaded not guilty and remained held without bond as the criminal case continued into 2026.

Does anyone have information about Yeager, her routine at the USDA office, or the distinctive vehicle and sweatshirt seen near the scene?