WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — More than three years after a woman's body was found in a wooded area in Wilson County, a suspect connected to the case has accepted a plea deal, avoiding trial.
Ty’Shawne Bowles, one of three suspects charged in connection with the death of 22-year-old Mya Fuller, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of facilitation of especially aggravated kidnapping Tuesday morning in Wilson County Criminal Court as part of a plea agreement.
As part of the plea, Bowles agreed to a 12-year sentence with the possibility of being released after serving 30% of the time.
The plea comes three years after Fuller's body was found behind a property under development off Trammel Lane in Wilson County. The Medical Examiner later confirmed Fuller died from gunshot wounds.
She was re

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