Newport, TN (WOKI) Newport police arrest a murder suspect Thursday, January 18 after finding the body of a missing woman along a highway in Cosby.
Murder suspect Jerrod Martin was arrested Thursday in connection to the disappearance and murder of Michelle Johnson of Newport who was reported missing on January 9.
Newport Police Department officials say Martin lead NPD and TBI investigators to the location where he disposed of Johnson’s body; her body was recovered along US-321 near Limestone Way in Cosby.
Martin is charged with first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence. He is being held in Hancock County for charges out of that county, and a hold has been placed on his transfer to Cocke County.
No further details have been released as the investigation is still ongoing.
