Event Brief
Trial set for Eric Garrison in first-degree murder case
Filed: Jul 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Eric Brandon Garrison’s first-degree murder trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 2, 2026, in Cumberland County.
WHO: Eric Brandon Garrison; attorney Howard L. Upchurch; Judge McKenzie; lead investigator Elizabeth Williams (TBI); Albert Derrill Sturgill Jr.
WHAT: Court schedules trial for a first-degree murder charge after a grand jury upgraded the case.
WHEN: Jul 14, 2026 at 4:07 PM ET
WHERE: Cumberland County, Tennessee
WHY: A grand jury returned a true bill upgrading the charge to premeditated first-degree murder, and the defense sought a speedy trial date.
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