UPDATE:
From the Martinsville Police Department
On April 30, Martinsville Police made an arrest related to the April 29 homicide that occurred on Ridge Road in Martinsville. Police arrested Jermaine Dominique Finney, 36, of Martinsville on the charge of concealing or transporting a dead body. The charge is a class 6 felony. Finney is being held without bond in the Martinsville City Jail. The investigation is ongoing and more charges and arrests are expected.
UPDATE:
From the Martinsville Police Department:
On 4/30/2025, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 500 block of Lee’s Ridge Road in Henry County for a reported deceased male. The victim was found lying on the shoulder of the roadway and appeared to have suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The investigation led to a residence at 1145 Ridge Road in Martinsville. A search warrant was obtained for the residence and was served by members of the Henry County Sheriff’s Office and the Martinsville Police Department. Evidence obtained in the search warrant showed that the homicide occurred inside the residence.
The victim in the case has been identified as James Baldwin Jr., age 34, of Stultz Road, Martinsville. The Medical Examiner’s Office in Roanoke is performing a forensic examination of the victim.
The investigation is ongoing. The Martinsville Police Department is now the leading investigative agency in this case, with the ongoing assistance of the Henry County Sheriff’s Office. Several people of interest in the case are currently being interviewed. We will not be releasing those names at this time. We are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a gold 2022 Chevrolet Trax with VA tags TGB-2200.
If you have information about the investigation or information on the location of the vehicle, please call Detective Steven Rogers at 276-403-5331, 276-638-8751 or the anonymous tip line of Crime Stoppers at 276-63CRIME (276-632-7463). Information leading to an arrest may be eligible for a cash reward.
(The vehicle was located shortly after this was released.)
ORIGINAL STORY:
From the Henry County Sheriff’s Office:
On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at approximately 7:30 a.m., the Martinsville-Henry County 911 Center received a call reporting that a body had been found in the 500 block of Lee’s Ridge Road in Martinsville. Emergency responders from Henry County Public Safety and deputies from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the scene and confirmed that the individual was deceased.
The victim was found lying on the shoulder of the roadway and appeared to have suffered multiple gunshot wounds. At this time, the victim’s identity is unknown.
The body will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Roanoke for positive identification and to determine the cause and manner of death.
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating this case and is asking for the public’s assistance. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Henry County Sheriff’s Office at 276-638-8751 or Crime Stoppers at 276-632-7463. Information that leads to an arrest and conviction may be eligible for a cash reward.
