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UPDATED Jun 23, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET
Jun 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Charges Upgraded to Second-Degree Murder in Harriman Fight
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Two men face upgraded second-degree murder charges after a May 8 fatal beating and choking of a Harriman man.
WHO: Charles Sargent and Allen Copley; Cecil Baptiste
WHAT: Prosecutors upgraded charges to second-degree murder in a fatal altercation
WHEN: Jun 23, 2026 at 9:50 AM ET
WHERE: Knoxville, TN
WHY: An autopsy found death resulted from anoxic encephalopathy linked to a carotid neck restraint used during the fight.
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