ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. — An investigation involving TBI agents, the Harriman Police Department and the 9th Judicial District Attorney's Office has led to the arrest of a 17-year-old from Lenoir City for the alleged murder of 18-year-old Holden Howse at a party in Harriman early Saturday morning, according to a statement from the TBI.

According to a statement from District Attorney Russell Johnson, members of the Harriman Police Department began working on a scene at Mr. Clean Detailing and Window Tinting around 4:30 a.m. Saturday morning.

Lynn La Vita, the mother of Holden Howse, said that it was just hours after she had last spoken to her son on the phone.

"I told him I love him, and he said, 'I love you too, ma.' That was the last time I spoke to him," La Vita said.

She said her s

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