Three arrested in arson, double homicide
Matt Laws / (matt.laws@averyjournal.com)
Three people were arrested on Sunday, Feb. 24, in connection with an arson double-homicide in June 2012.
Jonathan Scott Shell, 22; Jeffrey Lynn Whitehead, 51; and Tyler Daniel Shell, 20, were each charged with two counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder by Carter County Sheriff’s Office.
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Jonathan Scott Shell, 22; Jeffrey Lynn Whitehead, 51; and Tyler Daniel Shell, 20, were each charged with two counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder by Carter County Sheriff’s Office.
To read the complete story, please pick up a copy of your hometown newspaper, The Avery Journal-Times, available at almost 100 locations in Newland, Banner Elk, Crossnore, Spruce Pine and Roan Mountain, Tenn. To subscribe to The Avery Journal-Times, please call (828) 733-0401 or click to https://ssl.jonesmedia.biz/circ/index.php?db=avery.
