Event Brief
Five Arrested in Harlan Death, Sex Trafficking Case
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 03, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET
Summary: Bell County and federal investigators arrested five people tied to the death of Bobby Smith, a key witness in a sex trafficking case involving his brother, Darrell Carnahan. Warrants were served at a Loyall residence around 1 a.m. Wednesday after Carnahan contacted witnesses from the Bell County Detention Center to change testimony.
WHO: Bell County Detective Hunter Luttrell; U.S. Marshal Service personnel; Harlan County Sheriff’s Sgt. Caleb Carmical; Deputy Jesse Howard; Loyall PD Officer Ben Pace; Darrell Carnahan; Bobby Smith; Tonya Monroe; Cody Pace; Landon Pace; (arrested: Landon Pace; and three others during the warrant service)
WHAT: Multi-agency arrests connected to a sex trafficking case and the death of witness Bobby Smith, including alleged witness-tampering from jail and warrants served at a Loyall residence.
WHEN: Sep 03, 2026
WHERE: Harlan County, Tennessee
WHY: Investigators said Carnahan, while housed in the Bell County Detention Center, contacted witnesses to change their testimony, and Bobby Smith—who held power of attorney for Carnahan—was later found deceased.
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