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UPDATED Jun 23, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET
Jun 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Two Indicted for Second-Degree Murder in Baptiste Death
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Roane County grand jury indicts Charles Sargent and Allen Copley in Cecil Baptiste’s death after a May altercation.
WHO: Charles Sargent and Allen Copley; Cecil Baptiste; Roane County Grand Jury
WHAT: Indictments for second-degree murder in the death of Cecil Baptiste following an altercation
WHEN: Jun 23, 2026 at 4:39 PM ET
WHERE: South Harriman store, Roane County, Tennessee
WHY: Baptiste died from anoxic encephalopathy caused by complications from a carotid neck restraint during the physical altercation.
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