DECATUR, Tenn. — An investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office and the 9th Judicial District Attorney General’s Office has resulted in the indictment of a Decatur man in connection with a July homicide.

According to a release from TBI, agents joined Meigs County detectives in investigating the death of Jason Paul Burnette, who was shot at a home in the 700 block of Peakland Road in Decatur. During the investigation, authorities identified Chad Mitchell Lankford, 45, as the individual responsible for the victim’s death.

"On November 24th, the Meigs County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Chad Lankford with one count of First Degree Murder," TBI said. "Today, he was arrested and booked into the Meigs County Jail on a $1 million bond.

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