In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Augusta, Georgia, the life of 33-year-old Otis Keith Pearce Jr. was tragically cut short. On August 19, 2026, Pearce was shot and killed on the front porch of a home on the 3500 block of Rushing Road. The incident unfolded around 11:21 p.m., and despite the response of deputies, Pearce was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after midnight on August 20, 2026.
The man who resided at the home, 65-year-old David Mosley, was taken into custody by the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.
Investigators determined that Pearce and Mosley were acquaintances and had been involved in a verbal altercation on the front porch of Mosley's residence. The argument escalated, leading to Mosley allegedly brandishing a handgun and shooting Pearce at least once. Following the incident, Mosley was arrested and faced multiple charges, including murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. This was not Mosley's first encounter with law enforcement for a violent offense; he had a prior conviction for shooting his ex-wife in 2008, for which he had served five years of a nine-year prison sentence.
Friends and family of Otis Keith Pearce Jr. remembered him as a kind-hearted and funny individual who would go out of his way to help others. According to those who knew him, he had been friends with Mosley for over five years and had often helped him, feeling sorry for him because he didn't seem to have anyone else. They believe that even in an argument, Pearce would not have resorted to physical violence. While David Mosley was arrested and charged in connection with the death of Otis Keith Pearce Jr., online sources available do not provide information on whether he was convicted or sentenced for the charges brought against him. The case, as documented in the available reports, details the events leading to the tragic death and the immediate legal aftermath of the arrest, but the final disposition of the legal proceedings remains publicly undisclosed in the searched records.
