MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — One man has been charged with first-degree murder after eight months of investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the Madisonville Police Department.

On January 30, 2025, just before 7 p.m., Monroe County Sheriff's officers were dispatched to a home on Highway 72 East for a report of a person with a gunshot wound. Deputies found Dennis Jenkins, Jr., 29, on the floor of the residence with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to his head. He was flown to the University of Tennessee Medical Center via LifeStar, where he was pronounced dead.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division (CID) began investigating with help from the Madisonville Police Department. Gerald Poff, 50, was charged with first-degree murder following cons

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