Hamilton County Coroner Dr. James Metcalfe testified today about the injuries an elderly Chattanooga man sustained in a savage beating that claimed his life in May.
Garner Lee Isbill, 76, died two months after police say he was beaten and dragged him down concrete steps at a 7300 Lee Highway hotel on March 18.
Jennifer Hatfield, 32, and John Eugene Moncier, 28, face criminal homicide charges in connection with the case.
The preliminary hearing will continue at a later date not yet set.
Todd South covers courts, poverty, technology, military and veterans for the Times Free Press. He has worked at the paper since 2008 and previously covered crime and safety in Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia. Todd’s hometown is Dodge City, Kan. He served five years in the U.S. Marine Corps and deployed to Iraq before returning to school for his journalism degree from the University of Georgia. Todd previously worked at the Anniston (Ala.) Star. Contact ...
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