A Knoxville trauma and emergency nurse was arrested Friday and charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting at a South Knoxville motel this week, according to an arrest warrant.
Danielle Lynette Wright, 30, remained jailed Saturday afternoon in lieu of a $1 million bond on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the April 3 shooting at the Lakeview Motel on Chapman Hotel, the arrest warrant states. Police said she turned herself in Friday night.
Wright shot Purnell “Butter” Nimmons, 33, in the front office of the motel shortly before 9 p.m., after an argument between the two of them turned physical, the warrant reads.
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