On the evening of Tuesday, October 15, 2024, the sound of gunfire disrupted the quiet at the South Pointe Apartments on California Street in Marianna, Arkansas. When officers from the Marianna Police Department arrived around 9:30 p.m., they discovered 25-year-old Danny Jordan, a male resident of Little Rock, lying in an open doorway of one of the apartments. He had sustained apparent gunshot wounds.
The Lee County Coroner was called to the scene and pronounced Jordan dead.
In the days that followed, the investigation into the homicide was handed over to the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division. Jordan's body was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory to determine the official cause and manner of death.
The investigation quickly led to a suspect. On Thursday, October 17, 2024, just two days after the shooting, Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police arrested 18-year-old Jeremiah Harris of Marianna in connection with Jordan's death. Harris was taken into custody and is being held at the Lee County Detention Center.
Jeremiah Harris has been charged with First-Degree Murder and Committing a Terroristic Act for his alleged role in the death of Danny Jordan. He was scheduled to have a bond hearing on Monday, October 21, 2024. The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting is ongoing.
