A man has been indicted and arrested in connection with a 2020 shooting death in Hamilton County, authorities announced.
Sanel Durakovic was charged with first-degree premeditated murder in the death of Patrick Godwin, who was fatally shot Jan. 7, 2020, in the 8500 block of Horseshoe Bend Lane in Ooltewah, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office announced the indictment and arrest in a press release Wednesday.
Durakovic was previously indicted in the case in 2020, but the charge was dismissed to allow investigators more time. A new indictment was returned June 24 by a Hamilton County grand jury.
He was arrested the next day without incident and booked into the Hamilton County Jail, where he awaits trial.
Officials said the new charge follows a five-year investigation by the Sheriff’s Office and the Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office.