Murder In Lakewood Park

Mar 13, 2021 at 09:30 am by WGNS


(BEECHGROVE, TN)  Here's an update on the homicide that occured in Lakewood Park in Beechgrove last Tuesday (3/9/2021). The Coffee County Sheriffs Office has identified the victim as 39-year old Juan Carlos Torres.

As you recall from earlier newscasts, police received a call from neighbors telling about a bleeding man seen at 50 Shiloh Road. When Coffee County deputies arrived, they found the deceased male.

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Coffee County Sheriff Chad Partin said that an initial investigation showed an altercation took place between Torres and 36-year old Joseph Andrew Johnson of Beechgrove. Joseph was arrested on first degree murder charges.

Lakewood Park is near the Rutherford County line, and is in Coffee County.

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