Rhea man charged with second-degree murder in overdose

RHEA COUNTY — A Rhea County man is facing a second-degree murder charge after allegedly providing fentanyl to a woman who died from a drug overdose, according to documents on file at the Rhea County Circuit Court Clerk’s office.

Jeremy Adam Grim is facing a charge of second-degree murder and a charge of delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance resulting in death after being indicted by the Rhea County Grand Jury for those charges on Monday, Aug. 5.

The indictment for second-degree murder states that Grim “did unlawfully and recklessly kill (a woman) by unlawful dispensation of fentanyl (…].” The second indictment for delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance states that Grim “did unlawfully deliver a controlled substance, to-wit: Fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance, in the amount of less than 0.5 grams, and said delivery did result in death to another person (…].”

Officials at the Rhea County Circuit Court Clerk’s office said on Thursday that Grim’s next court appearance is set for Monday, Sept. 9, and according to jail records, Grim has since bonded out of jail.