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Reward offered in Coalfield murder of Vietnam vet who retired from Boeing, B&W

Posted at 11:43 am May 4, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Jerry Pete McCarroll

Jerry “Pete” McCarroll. Photo via Facebook/BBB-TV

Family and friends are offering a $10,000 reward for specific information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the death of Jerry “Pete” McCarroll, a Vietnam veteran and cancer survivor who was retired from Boeing and B&W Clinch River in Oak Ridge, authorities said.

McCarroll was found murdered on April 18 outside of Allied Metal Recovery and Refining on Gouge Hollow Road in the Coalfield area of Morgan County, according to the Office of the District Attorney General in the Ninth Judicial District, which includes Loudon, Meigs, Morgan, and Roane counties.

McCarroll worked at Allied Metal Recovery and Refining, a press release said. His body was found at 6:30 a.m. Monday, April 18, and he had been beaten and shot, the press release said. McCarroll was known to carry cash, and the motive may have been robbery, authorities said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Morgan County, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: Allied Metal Recovery and Refining, Jerry Pete McCarroll, Mike Wren, Morgan County Sheriff's Office, murder, Ninth Judicial District, Office of the District Attorney General, Pete McCarroll, robbery, TBI, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

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