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UPDATED Oct 10, 2026 at 2:20 AM ET
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Man Charged in Knoxville Drug-Related Death
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
A grand jury indicted Allen Roach Jr. in the 2025 cocaine-toxicity death of a 23-year-old Madisonville woman at the Tru Hotel on Lovell Road. Roach was booked into the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility on Sept. 21 on second-degree murder and cocaine sale and delivery charges. Police said a 2025 search of his home found cocaine, mushrooms, a handgun and scales.
WHO: Allen Roach Jr., 32, and the 23-year-old Madisonville woman who died
WHAT: A grand jury indicted Roach in connection with the woman's drug-related death; he faces second-degree murder and cocaine sale and delivery charges.
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026
WHERE: Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: Police investigated the woman's death from cocaine toxicity; the investigation included a search of Roach's home, where police said they found cocaine, mushrooms, a handgun and scales.
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