DUNLAP, Tenn. — Prosecutors say a former girlfriend fired the bullet that killed Clifford M. Carden Jr.
The motive, they say, was money.
Susan L. Baker and co-defendant Thomas Bryan Bettis, both 35, are charged with felony murder, especially aggravated robbery and setting fire to personal property in connection with Carden’s death, authorities said.
Carden’s body was found floating in the Sequatchie River on Feb. 3. He had been shot in the head. His burned-out car was found about 10 miles away on Savage Point Road.
Baker had romantic relationships with both Carden and Bettis, but the motive in the killing was Carden’s money, Assistant District Attorney Steve Strain said Thursday in court.