Former deputy coroner Christopher Dontell was charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping, accessory after the fact and murder in the death of Gregory Rice, who was shot to death in October 2020. At the time of his death, Rice was the father to four children with Meagan Jackson, with whom Dontell was allegedly having an affair. Jackson faced the same charges and sentenced to life. Rice was found on on November 8, 2020 with his body wrapped in a tarp that was secured by zip ties, and was weighted down by at least one cinder block secured with a ratchet strap. At autopsy, the coroner determined Rice had been shot five times.