Rocky Top Man Arrested, Charged in Shooting Death of Neighbor

Brad Jones November 23, 2019 Featured, News Leave a comment 541 Views

Rocky Top – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Rocky Top Police Department has resulted in an arrest in connection to a deadly shooting that occurred in Rocky Top Saturday morning.

At the request of 7th District Attorney General Dave Clark, TBI Agents joined the Rocky Top Police Department in investigating the circumstances leading to the death of David Ray Roach, Jr. Shortly before 8:00 a.m., Rocky Top officers received a report of a shooting in the 300 block of Willow Lane. Upon arrival, officers found Roach (DOB 06/30/76) outside of the residence suffering from gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The investigation revealed that George M. Patterson (DOB 06/21/55), the victim’s neighbor, was the individual responsible for his death.

Patterson was arrested and charged with one count of Criminal Homicide. He was booked into the Anderson County Jail on a $250,000 bond.

About Brad Jones

BBB Communications Owner/Operator Brad Jones has been part of the company since August 1996. A graduate of Coalfield High School in 1987, Brad later earned his degree from the University of Tennessee College of Communications in 1995, where he was honored with the 1995 Broadcast Production Student of the Year Award. Brad began his broadcasting career while still attending college, working at Shop at Home, Inc. from 1993 to 1995. He later worked at Via TV (RSTV, Inc.) from 1995 to 1996 before doing freelance production work in Nashville. In August 1996, he joined the staff at BBB Communications, where he has remained ever since. In 2001, Brad also spent a short time working as a news photographer for WVLT-TV while continuing his role at BBB TV. In addition to his work in local broadcasting, Brad also works part-time at Jewelry Television and works with Packman Productions on “Rivalry Thursday” during football season. Brad is married to Nicole Jenkins Jones, a 1990 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. Nicole works at Oak Ridge Gastroenterology Associates. Together they have three children: Trevor Bogard, Chandler Jones, and Naomi Jones, along with three grandchildren: Carter Bogard, Lucas Hayward, and Adalynn Reece Bogard.

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