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    BCSO: Victim of alleged May 8 shooting dies

    By Staff Reports,

    2024-05-23

    A 63-year-old man who was reportedly shot by Louisville resident Benjamin Michael Absher on May 8 has died, according to a Blount County Sheriff's Office spokesperson.

    The victim, identified as Sammy E. Garland, Jr., passed away May 18 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.

    The investigator assigned to the case wrote a warrant for criminal homicide and served it to Absher in jail, BCSO spokesperson Marian O'Briant said.

    Absher's bond has been increased from $200,000 to $1 million.

    He is scheduled to appear in General Sessions Court at 9 a.m. June 6, 2024.

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