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TBI investigation of Oak Ridge apartment death still open, ongoing

Posted at 5:15 pm February 8, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Thomas Stephen "T.S." Thrasher

Thomas Stephen “T.S.” Thrasher

The investigation of the death of an Oak Ridge man in an apartment in December 2014 remains open and ongoing, a state official said Monday.

Thomas Steven Thrasher Jr., 29, also known as “T.S.,” died December 8, 2014. He was found dead in a second-floor apartment when the Oak Ridge Police Department responded to a report of a possible intruder at about 4:40 a.m. that Monday at 615 West Vanderbilt Drive.

Anderson County District Attorney General Dave Clark said that month that a criminal investigation was under way, but there had not been an arrest and no charges had been filed. Clark said at the time that an autopsy had been performed by the Anderson County medical examiner.

“As a result of the circumstances, the Oak Ridge Police and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have been conducting a criminal investigation,” Clark said. “There has been no arrest or charges filed at this time.” [Read more…]

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DA: Criminal investigation under way in apartment death, but so far, no arrest, charges

Posted at 12:34 pm December 11, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Dave Clark

Dave Clark

A criminal investigation is under way in the death of a 29-year-old man at an apartment in Oak Ridge early Monday, but there has not been an arrest yet and no charges have been filed, Anderson County District Attorney General Dave Clark said Thursday.

Thomas Steven Thrasher Jr., 29, was found dead in a second-floor apartment when the Oak Ridge Police Department responded to a report of a possible intruder at about 4:40 a.m. Monday at 615 West Vanderbilt Drive.

Clark said an autopsy has been performed by the Anderson County medical examiner.

“As a result of the circumstances, the Oak Ridge Police and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have been conducting a criminal investigation,” Clark said. “There has been no arrest or charges filed at this time.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County District Attorney General, apartment death, autopsy, criminal investigation, DA, Dave Clark, death investigation, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, Rolling Hills Apartments, Susan Niland, TBI, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Thomas Steven Thrasher, West Vanderbilt Drive

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