In the late hours of a Saturday evening in Aiken, South Carolina, a sequence of events unfolded that would tragically end the life of 36-year-old Jonathan M. Cochran. On May 11, 2019, witnesses reported a harrowing scene on the Edgefield Highway, near Jack Jones Street, just north of Aiken. They saw a person being pushed from a dark-colored, four-door car that didn't even stop.
Concerned citizens rushed to the aid of the man, who was later identified as Cochran, and attempted to render aid until law enforcement and emergency medical services arrived.
Upon their arrival, deputies discovered that Jonathan Cochran had sustained apparent gunshot wounds to his upper torso. Despite the efforts of those who tried to help him, he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Aiken County Coroner's Office later confirmed that Cochran, an Aiken resident, had suffered a gunshot wound and was believed to have been thrown from the vehicle. An autopsy was scheduled to determine the official cause of death.
The investigation into Cochran's death quickly led authorities to a suspect. The day after the incident, the Aiken County Sheriff's Office announced that they had identified 19-year-old Ricky Antwon Creech of North Augusta as the individual responsible. Arrest warrants were issued for Creech, charging him with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Later that evening, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Creech was taken into custody by the Barnwell County Sheriff's Office. While online sources detail the circumstances of Jonathan Cochran's death and the subsequent arrest of a suspect, information regarding the trial, conviction, and sentencing of Ricky Antwon Creech is not publicly available. Details about Jonathan Cochran's ethnicity were also not found in the available online sources.
