Freddrick Sanjuan Jackson: The Teenage Serial Killer of Little Rock
Freddrick Sanjuan Jackson is an American serial killer who was convicted of murdering four young men in Little Rock, Arkansas. His crimes occurred during four separate shootings between June 2020 and April 2022. Jackson was only 15 years old when the first victim was killed and 17 when the final shooting occurred.
The killings did not follow a publicly established victim profile, ritual, or recognizable pattern beyond their location and the use of firearms. The victims were between 19 and 26 years old, and each was shot during a separate incident. Some of the shootings also involved additional suspects or surviving victims.
Jackson was arrested in April 2022. As investigators continued reviewing earlier Little Rock homicides, he was eventually charged in connection with all four deaths. In January 2024, at the age of 19, he pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and received a 50-year prison sentence.
Early Life and History of Violence
Freddrick Sanjuan Jackson was born on July 11, 2004, in Arkansas. Publicly reported police records indicate that authorities were repeatedly called about Jackson while he was still a child. Between 2015 and 2018, police reportedly documented several incidents involving threatening behavior, fighting, disorderly conduct, third-degree battery, and theft by receiving.
One reported incident occurred when Jackson was approximately 11 years old and allegedly threatened to strike an assistant principal. By the age of 14, he had reportedly been involved in fights serious enough to leave another student with a swollen eye. His parents were contacted in some cases, while other incidents resulted in school suspensions or juvenile citations.
Jackson also experienced violent deaths within his family. His uncle, Bradley Blackshire, was fatally shot by a Little Rock police officer in February 2019. Jackson's pregnant mother was later shot and killed in 2020. These events formed part of the violent environment surrounding his adolescence, although they do not excuse or fully explain the murders he later committed.
The Victims
- Nicholas Daniel Jones, 19 — Shot on June 2, 2020, near Cantrell Road and Cleveland Street in Little Rock. Jones died at a hospital on June 3, 2020.
- Daishun Allen, 21 — Shot and killed on June 15, 2020, at an apartment complex in the 1600 block of John Barrow Road in Little Rock.
- D'Anhtay Leroy Stanley, 20 — Shot and killed on February 20, 2021, in the 5200 block of Halifax Drive in Little Rock.
- Dolan Wayne Goff, 26 — Shot on April 7, 2022, in the 2800 block of Springer Boulevard in Little Rock. Goff died from his injuries on April 11, 2022.
The Murder of Nicholas Jones
On the evening of June 2, 2020, Little Rock police responded to a shooting near the intersection of Cantrell Road and Cleveland Street. Officers discovered 19-year-old Nicholas Daniel Jones inside a vehicle with a severe gunshot wound. A second man was found nearby with a gunshot wound to his leg.
Jones was transported to a hospital in critical condition. Despite emergency treatment, he died from his injuries on the afternoon of June 3, 2020. The second victim survived.
The shooting occurred during a period of heightened public activity in Little Rock, but police stated that they did not believe it was connected to demonstrations occurring in the city at the time. Investigators treated the incident as a targeted act of violence rather than a random attack associated with the surrounding unrest.
The case remained under investigation for more than two years. Jackson was eventually connected to the homicide and charged with Jones's murder. Another man, Brian Shields, was also identified and charged as a suspect in the case. The existence of a second defendant indicated that Jackson may not have acted alone, although the complete division of responsibility between the participants was not fully described in public reports.
Jackson was only 15 years old when Jones was shot. The killing later became recognized as the first of the four murders included in Jackson's eventual guilty plea.
The Murder of Daishun Allen
Less than two weeks after the shooting of Nicholas Jones, another deadly attack occurred in Little Rock. At approximately 11:20 p.m. on June 15, 2020, officers were called to an apartment complex in the 1600 block of John Barrow Road after receiving reports of gunfire.
Police found 21-year-old Daishun Allen suffering from fatal gunshot wounds. A second man, identified in reports as 26-year-old Timothy Clemmons, had been shot in the buttocks. Clemmons was transported to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and was expected to survive.
Allen was pronounced dead as a result of the shooting. Police later confirmed that he had also been injured during the June 2 shooting that resulted in the death of Nicholas Jones. Allen had survived that earlier attack only to be killed 13 days later.
The connection between the two incidents gave the Allen homicide particular significance. One man had died during the first shooting, and a survivor of that event was then murdered less than two weeks afterward. Publicly released information did not establish whether Allen was killed because he witnessed the earlier shooting, because of a continuing personal dispute, or for another reason.
Jackson later pleaded guilty to Allen's murder. He was still 15 years old at the time of the killing.
The Murder of D'Anhtay Leroy Stanley
On February 20, 2021, shortly before 2:00 p.m., Little Rock police received a report of gunfire in the 5200 block of Halifax Drive. Officers arriving at the scene found 20-year-old D'Anhtay Leroy Stanley suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Emergency medical personnel transported Stanley to a local hospital. He died from his injuries shortly afterward. His body was taken to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory for an autopsy as homicide detectives and crime-scene investigators collected evidence and interviewed potential witnesses.
The Stanley shooting occurred approximately eight months after the murders of Jones and Allen. At the time, there was no widely publicized announcement identifying the killing as part of a series. Jackson was 16 years old when Stanley was murdered.
Public reports concerning the case contain relatively few details about the circumstances leading to the gunfire. No verified motive was announced, and authorities did not publicly describe a personal relationship between Stanley and Jackson. Jackson's eventual guilty plea, however, legally established his responsibility for Stanley's death.
The Shooting and Death of Dolan Goff
The final murder associated with Jackson began as a shooting investigation on April 7, 2022. Shortly after 7:00 p.m., Little Rock officers responded to 2823 Springer Boulevard in the southeastern portion of the city.
Police found 26-year-old Dolan Wayne Goff seated behind the wheel of a red Dodge Ram pickup truck. The vehicle had multiple bullet holes, and Goff had suffered several gunshot wounds. He was transported to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in critical condition.
Investigators located video evidence that reportedly showed gunfire involving Goff's red truck and a black car. Witnesses at the scene were held temporarily so detectives could obtain statements and reconstruct what had happened.
Goff remained hospitalized for four days. He died from his injuries on Monday, April 11, 2022. His death caused police to reclassify the shooting as a homicide.
Jackson, who was 17 years old, was arrested in connection with the shooting on April 12, 2022, one day after Goff's death. Another suspect, Cyrus Walker, was later arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the case. As with the Jones homicide, the presence of another defendant indicated that Jackson was not the only person accused of participating in the fatal encounter.
Jackson's Arrest
The investigation into Goff's shooting produced the arrest that ultimately brought Jackson's series of crimes to an end. Jackson was taken into custody on April 12, 2022. Because he was 17, initial reports referred to him only as a juvenile suspect.
Jackson was first associated publicly with the Goff homicide. Investigators subsequently connected him to the earlier deaths of Nicholas Jones, Daishun Allen, and D'Anhtay Stanley. The four murders had occurred across a period of approximately 22 months, beginning when Jackson was 15 and ending shortly before his 18th birthday.
The gradual development of the cases illustrated the difficulty of solving separate firearm homicides when witnesses, physical evidence, and multiple possible participants are involved. Jackson was not publicly identified as the perpetrator of an organized series until authorities assembled the cases against him.
Charges and Prosecution
Jackson was prosecuted as an adult despite being a juvenile when the murders occurred. He faced four counts of first-degree murder, along with firearm-related charges. Prosecutors did not have to conduct four separate murder trials because Jackson ultimately agreed to resolve the cases through a guilty plea.
First-degree murder under Arkansas law generally requires proof that a person purposely caused another person's death or caused a death while committing another serious felony under circumstances demonstrating extreme indifference to human life. By pleading guilty, Jackson accepted criminal responsibility for all four killings and gave up his right to require prosecutors to prove the charges before a jury.
The guilty pleas also brought legal closure to cases that had remained unresolved for months or years. Jones and Allen were killed in June 2020, Stanley was killed in February 2021, and Goff died in April 2022. Jackson's final sentencing did not occur until January 2024.
Guilty Plea and Sentence
On January 10, 2024, 19-year-old Freddrick Sanjuan Jackson pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder. The court sentenced him to a total of 50 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections.
The sentence meant that Jackson avoided the possibility of receiving several life sentences if he had gone to trial and been convicted on every charge. At the same time, the 50-year term ensured that he would spend most of his adult life in prison.
Arkansas sentencing rules require Jackson to serve a substantial portion of his sentence before he can be considered for release. Because he committed the crimes as a juvenile, his parole eligibility is also affected by laws governing lengthy sentences imposed for offenses committed by minors. Eligibility for a hearing does not guarantee that parole will be granted.
Sixth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Will Jones emphasized that Jackson had been a teenager when his acts of violence destroyed multiple families. The prosecutor also stated that the case demonstrated the need for stronger community resources capable of reaching at-risk juveniles before their behavior escalates into deadly violence.
A Serial Killer Who Was Still a Child
Jackson's age is one of the most disturbing features of the case. He was 15 when Nicholas Jones and Daishun Allen were killed, 16 when D'Anhtay Stanley was murdered, and 17 when Dolan Goff was shot.
Most serial murder cases involve adults whose crimes develop over many years. Jackson, by contrast, accumulated four murder convictions before reaching adulthood. His youth also meant that warning signs, police contacts, school discipline, and violent behavior had appeared while he remained under the supervision of parents, schools, juvenile authorities, and community institutions.
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. publicly described a 17-year-old believed to be responsible for significant violence in the city as one of its most violent individuals. Although Jackson was not always named in early statements because of juvenile confidentiality rules, the description was later associated with him.
Classification as a Serial Killer
Jackson is commonly classified as a serial killer because he murdered four people during separate events with periods of time between the crimes. The killings occurred in June 2020, February 2021, and April 2022 rather than during a single continuous attack.
His case differs from the stereotypical image of a serial killer. There is no publicly verified evidence that Jackson selected victims according to a particular physical type, used an elaborate ritual, kept trophies, or killed to satisfy a documented psychological fantasy. His crimes instead resembled repeated urban firearm homicides involving personal conflicts, associates, or other circumstances that have not been fully disclosed.
The label describes the number and separation of the murders, but it does not establish a specific motive. Authorities have not publicly released a complete explanation for why Jackson killed each victim.
The Lasting Impact
The four murder convictions represent four separate lives lost: Nicholas Jones, Daishun Allen, D'Anhtay Stanley, and Dolan Goff. Each man left behind relatives and friends who endured years of investigation, court proceedings, and uncertainty.
The case also left surviving victims. A man was wounded in the shooting that killed Jones, Timothy Clemmons survived the attack that killed Allen, and witnesses were present during at least some of the incidents. Their experiences extended the damage beyond the four homicide victims.
Jackson's conviction answered the legal question of responsibility, but many details remain outside the public record. The precise motives, relationships among the participants, roles played by alleged accomplices, and events immediately preceding some of the shootings have not been fully explained.
Freddrick Sanjuan Jackson's crimes remain an extraordinary example of repeated lethal violence committed by a juvenile. Before turning 18, he had participated in four killings across Little Rock. His arrest ended the sequence, and his guilty pleas resulted in a 50-year prison sentence, but the consequences of the murders will continue to affect the victims' families and the Little Rock community for decades.
