DAYTON, Tenn. – Walter Hale’s last lunch sat half-eaten in his gold Honda Accord as he fought for his life at a Knoxville hospital on Sept. 6, 2016, following the hit-and-run behind We Care Thrift Center, where he worked.
Hale, 60, died four days later.
Late Wednesday, the state rested its case in the trial of Douglas Edward Alvey. He is charged with first-degree murder in Hale’s death.
The victim’s nephew, Mike Hale, testified under direct examination by 12th Judicial District Attorney General Mike Taylor that he found his uncle’s half-eaten lunch the day Walter Hale was injured.
Douglas Alvey watches as his attorneys review notes during a break in the trial on Wednesday in Rhea County Circuit Criminal Court.
Mike Hale was among more than a dozen state witnesses called on Wednesday as the trial got underway in Rhea County Criminal Court before Judge Justin Angel.