Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office / Joshua Levon TimmonsPolice arrested a man on a charge of second-degree murder after a grand jury indicted him in connection with a November shooting that left one man dead in Chattanooga.
Joshua Levon Timmons, 35, is being held at Silverdale Detention Center on a $200,000 bond, according to jail records.
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Timmons is charged in connection with the death of Michael Palmer. According to police and court filings, Palmer was shot Nov. 8 and taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Palmer died Dec. 6 from his injuries, police said.
Palmer was 64, police said in a news release at the time of the shooting. The shooting took place at 819 W. 14th Street Court, police said in a news release Wednesday.
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A grand jury decided to formally charge Timmons with second-degree murder March 14, according to court filings.
Timmons was arrested on the indictment Saturday, jail records show.
Second-degree murder typically applies in cases where the killing may not have been premeditated but was still intentional. A person found guilty of the charge can face between 15 and 60 years in prison, as well as fines up to $50,000.
Now, Timmons awaits his first court appearance. He is set to appear in front of Judge Barry Steelman on May 3 in Hamilton County Criminal Court, according to court filings.
Court records show Timmons has previously been charged multiple times with criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct.
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