COMER CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL HOMICIDE IN DEATH OF ELDERLY MAN
TBI agents arrested and charged an Anderson County woman for the death of a Rocky Top man. Officers found the body of 83-year-old J.C. Copeland outside of his home in the 600 block of Jacksboro Avenue. During the course of the investigation, authorities developed information leading to 37-year-old Christy Viola Comer as an individual responsible for Copeland’s death. She was charged today with criminal homicide and booked into the Anderson County Jail on $1,000,000 bond. The investigation remains active and ongoing.