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UPDATED Oct 29, 2026 at 5:20 AM ET
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Two men indicted in Roane County man's death
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A grand jury indicted Allen Copley, 50, and Charles Sargent, 48, on second-degree murder charges in the May 8 death of Cecil Baptiste, 53. Investigators allege Copley put Baptiste in a chokehold and took him to the ground while Sargent struck him. Baptiste died May 18 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center; both men are being held on bond.
WHO: Allen Copley and Charles Sargent were indicted in the death of Cecil Baptiste.
WHAT: A grand jury indicted Copley and Sargent on second-degree murder charges.
WHEN: May 8, 2026
WHERE: Roane County, Tennessee
WHY: The charges were upgraded after an autopsy and grand jury indictment following Baptiste's death from injuries investigators say occurred during a fight.
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