Sarah Romine (Courtesy: SCSO)

Woman Pleads Guilty in Deadly Soaky Mountain Shooting

Posted on January 10, 2024

Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A woman is sentenced to two decades in prison Wednesday morning after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a deadly shooting at Soaky Mountain Waterpark in July 2021.

Sarah Romine pled guilty to second-degree murder and aggravated assault in Sevier County Circuit Criminal Court; she was sentenced to 16 years in prison with no parole for second-degree murder and four years in prison with 30% parole eligibility for aggravated assault. The sentences will be served consecutively.

Kelsy Cook and Angie Russell were shot just after the park had closed on July 31st, 2021. Cook was airlifted to UT Medical Center and pronounced dead later that evening while Russell’s injury was non-life-threatening.

Another man, Joshua Dannels, was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm while intoxicated. Officials said he was released on a $2,500 bond two days after the shooting.

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Woman Pleads Guilty in Deadly Soaky Mountain Shooting

Posted on January 10, 2024 by rtravers • 0 Comments

Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A woman is sentenced to two decades in prison Wednesday morning after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a deadly shooting at Soaky Mountain Waterpark in July 2021.

Another man, Joshua Dannels, was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm while intoxicated. Officials said he was released on a $2,500 bond two days after the shooting.