In the early morning hours of March 2, 2017, the atmosphere inside Jus One More, a sports bar in Warner Robins, Georgia, turned deadly. A dispute involving 24-year-old Kenny Odel Hart Jr. and his 26-year-old brother, Jabrial Odeal Adams, escalated into a violent confrontation. During the fight, another man pulled out a pistol and opened fire, striking both brothers multiple times.
Hart and Adams, both of Warner Robins, succumbed to their gunshot wounds inside the establishment located at 4993 Russell Parkway. The sudden eruption of violence left the community in shock and sent the shooter fleeing into the night.
Warner Robins police quickly launched an investigation into the double homicide. Within days, they identified a suspect: Travis Bernard Thomas Jr., then 26 years old and also known as 'Shoota'. A warrant was issued for his arrest on a slew of charges, including two counts of murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and two counts of aggravated assault. The search for Thomas intensified as law enforcement agencies worked to bring him into custody. The manhunt concluded on March 13, 2017, when U.S. Marshals located and arrested Thomas in Ridgeland, South Carolina. He was found hiding in a house and was taken into custody to be extradited back to Georgia to face justice.
After his capture and return to Houston County, Travis Thomas Jr. stood trial for the murders of Kenny Hart Jr. and Jabrial Adams. In October 2018, following a three-day trial, a jury found Thomas guilty on all eight counts against him. The evidence presented painted a clear picture of the events that transpired on that fatal night. For his crimes, Thomas was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, with an additional five years for the use of a firearm during the commission of the killings. Later, Thomas appealed his convictions, arguing insufficiency of evidence and errors by the trial court. However, in December 2020, the Georgia Supreme Court found no reversible errors and affirmed the convictions, ensuring that Thomas would remain behind bars for the rest of his life for the killings of the two brothers.
