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For members: Man sentenced to 10 years in shooting death of girlfriend’s mother

Posted at 11:14 am May 18, 2019
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William James McMillan

CLINTON—An Andersonville man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday when he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his girlfriend’s mother four years ago.

The charge against William James McMillan, 52, was reduced from second-degree murder, a Class A felony, to voluntary manslaughter, a Class C felony, as part of the plea deal.

William James McMillan

An Andersonville man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday when he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his girlfriend’s mother four years ago.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, Andersonville, Courts, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Premium Content, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Criminal Court, Anderson County Detention Facility, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Don Elledge, Gregory P. Isaacs, Karen Zahrobsky, Lone Mountain Road, plea agreement, plea deal, Seventh Judicial District, shooting death, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Tony Craighead, voluntary manslaughter, William James McMillan

Houston brothers indicted on federal firearms charges

Posted at 10:33 am January 16, 2013
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A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted two brothers who were tried twice but never convicted in the 2006 shooting deaths of a Roane County Sheriff’s Department deputy and his ride-along partner, authorities said.

A 14-count indictment was returned against Rocky Houston, 52, charging him with being a felon in possession of firearms, according to the office of U.S. Attorney William C. Killian in the Eastern District of Tennessee.

A one-count indictment was also returned again Leon Houston, 54, for possessing firearms while being an unlawful user of controlled substances, a press release said.

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Filed Under: Police and Fire, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Houston brothers, Leon Houston, possession of firearms, Roane County Sheriff's Department, Rocky Houston, shooting death, Ten Mile, U.S. Attorney William C. Killian, U.S. District Court

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