DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) – A Jefferson County grand jury has returned a charge of second-degree murder following an investigation into a drug overdose.
Joey Belcher, 32, has been indicted on one count of second-degree murder following a six-month investigation by Jefferson County deputies and the 4th Judicial Drug Task Force.
Investigators determined Belcher had distributed drugs to a 36-year-old man prior to his death. Second-degree murder can include death from the unlawful distribution of Schedule I and Schedule II.
