In the early morning hours of July 21, 2018, a passing driver on Route 3 in Richmond County, Virginia, discovered a red pickup truck stopped in the roadway. The driver witnessed a man exit the truck, run, and then fall into a nearby ditch. That man was later identified as 28-year-old Edwardo Jerel 'Jay' Garner of Farnham. When law enforcement arrived, Mr.
Garner showed no signs of life and was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene from two gunshot wounds to his neck.
The investigation into the death of Edwardo Garner led to the arrest of Michael Lee Veney. Details from the subsequent legal proceedings revealed the events that transpired on that tragic morning. Veney was charged in connection with Garner's death and stood trial for his murder.
A jury found Michael Lee Veney guilty of second-degree murder for the shooting death of Edwardo Garner. In addition to the murder conviction, Veney was also found guilty on several related charges, including reckless handling of a firearm, malicious shooting into an occupied vehicle, shooting a firearm from a vehicle, and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
