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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

Suspect arrested in shooting death of former Hardin Valley football player

Posted at 9:35 pm December 17, 2014
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Jack Bush

Jack Bush

The suspect in the fatal shooting of a former Hardin Valley football player in west Knox County on Saturday was arrested on Wednesday, authorities said.

Jack Bush, 19, turned himself in at the City-County Building just before 1 p.m. Wednesday, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office said. He was charged with voluntary manslaughter and was released on a $10,000 bond.

The shooting occurred just after 1 a.m. Saturday, December 13. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office said Bush came out of his home at 7777 Christen Lee Circle in west Knox County and confronted 19-year-old Evan Hall in the street. During the confrontation, Bush shot Hall, the Sheriff’s Office said. Hall was pronounced dead on the scene by Rural Metro.

Hall was a former Hardin Valley offensive lineman. He graduated in 2013.

Filed Under: Knox County, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Christen Lee Circle, Evan Hall, Hardin Valley, Jack Bush, Knox County, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, shooting, voluntary manslaughter

AC man pleads guilty in 2010 shooting death

Posted at 12:19 pm March 19, 2014
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 Information from WYSH Radio

Last week, a Briceville man pleaded guilty to charges of voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault in a 2010 shooting that left his neighbor dead.

Larry Joshua Ramsey, 39, shot Bobby Allen Turpin, 46, during an argument in front of Ramsey’s house on New River Highway on April 14, 2010. The argument stemmed from Turpin accusing Ramsey’s then-11-year-old son of stealing a pocketknife.

Ramsey grabbed his pistol before going outside to confront Turpin, and at some point during the argument shot and killed him. Turpin died at the scene, and Ramsey has been in custody ever since. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: aggravated assault, Bobby Allen Turpin, Briceville, Larry Joshua Ramsey, New River Highway, pocketknife, voluntary manslaughter

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