In the summer of 2017, a domestic tragedy unfolded in Augusta, Georgia, ending the life of 60-year-old Ronald Kearse. On a Saturday night in June, authorities were called to his residence where they found him deceased from a gunshot wound. The ensuing investigation quickly focused on a suspect who was intimately familiar with the victim: his own son.
Ronald Kearse's son, 25-year-old Perry Christian Kearse, was identified as the alleged perpetrator.
Following the shooting, Perry fled the scene, prompting a search by the Richmond County Sheriff's deputies. His freedom was short-lived, however, as he was located and taken into custody in the early hours of the following morning, Sunday, June 18, 2017.
After his arrest, Perry Christian Kearse was charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. While the immediate aftermath of the charges is not extensively detailed in available online sources, it is evident that he was convicted and incarcerated for the death of his father. This is confirmed by a later, and equally tragic, event. In October 2023, while serving his sentence at Baldwin State Prison, Perry Christian Kearse was involved in an altercation that resulted in the stabbing death of another inmate. In July 2024, a grand jury indicted him and another inmate on charges of malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault in connection with this new case. There are no available online sources detailing the specifics of his trial or the length of his sentence for the murder of his father.
