Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, working alongside officers from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, have arrested and charged a Yuma man in connection to the death of his neighbor.

At the request of 24^th District Attorney General Matthew Stowe, TBI agents joined the investigation into the apparent shooting death of Ben Cole Birdwell, shortly after authorities found the body of the 64-year-old on a railroad easement near his School House Road property. During the course of the investigation, authorities developed information leading to Birdwell’s neighbor, 59-year-old David Anderson, as the individual responsible for the crime.

Last night, agents arrested Anderson and charged him with one count of second-degree murder and one count of tampering with evidence. Authorities subsequently booked Anderson into the Carroll County Jail on $150,000 bond.