JCPD NEWS RELEASE
SUBJECT: | Homicide Arrest | DATE: | 4/4/17 | TIME: | 12:15 P.M. |
PREPARED BY: | Det. David Hilton | APPROVED BY: | Sgt. Don Shepard | ||
On 4/4/17, investigators of the Johnson City Police Department arrested Randall Keith Bradley, 55 years of age, of 1400 Orleans Street, Johnson City, and charged him with 2nd degree murder.
On 10/31/16, officers of the Johnson City Police Department responded to 1305 St. Louis St., where Otis Coy Church was found murdered in his residence. Investigators spoke with several members of the community and surrounding neighborhood and were able to locate a witness who identified Bradley as being in the area at the time of the murder. Mr. Bradley was interviewed and evidence collected at the scene which was sent to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (T.B.I.) Crime Lab and ultimately linked Mr. Bradley to the murder. The T.B.I. Crime Lab is continuing to test evidence and there is no available time-line for the results.
On 4/4/17 Mr. Bradley was arrested and transported to the Washington County Detention Center where he is being held in lieu of a $100,000 bond. Arraignment is set for 1:30 p.m. on 4/5/17 in Washington County General Sessions Court.
Sgt. Don Shepard
Criminal Investigation Division
Johnson City Police Department
601 E. Main . St
Johnson City, TN 37601
Office 423-434-6166
Fax- 423-434-6247
dshepard@johnsoncitytn.org
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