Chance A Loftis
Travis Hayes JenkinsOne of the two men accused of killing a 46-year-old man and leaving him in a drifting boat last week told investigators that the victim was attacked after he could not locate a campground they were trying to find.
Chance A. Loftis, 24, and Travis Hayes Jenkins, 28, were arrested April 25 — the same day two fishermen discovered Donald Rogers’ body dangling over the side of an aluminum boat near the Grasshopper Creek Recreation Area at Birchwood.
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office detectives said Jenkins told them during initial interviews that Loftis had gotten angry at Rogers because he “could not find the campground,” an affidavit of complaint states. Jenkins told officials that Loftis “attacked [Rogers] until he was not moving,” the report states.
A Hamilton County medical examiner’s report shows Rogers died from strangulation and a bludgeoning so severe his skull was fractured.
Both Loftis and Jenkins have been charged with criminal homicide and are in custody at the Hamilton County Jail, each held on a $1 million bond. Their next General Sessions Court date is set for May 14.