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DYER COUNTY, Tenn. (BFMG) — A Dyer County grand jury has returned multiple indictments in connection with a jailhouse death and a separate overdose case, according to the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities said two individuals, identified as Inman and Pevahouse, are charged with criminal conspiracy to commit premeditated first-degree murder. Inman also faces an additional charge of solicitation to commit premeditated first-degree murder.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation assisted in the case, though officials have not released further details.
The grand jury, empaneled June 1, also indicted Damaris Neal, Kamron White, Nasir Barr, Pierce Whitelow Jr., and Joseph McCaine on charges of premeditated first-degree murder in the April 16 death of 23-year-old Jaylien Kimble.
Kimble, an inmate at the Dyer County Jail, was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead at a hospital. Investigators said he suffered a traumatic head injury.
In a separate case, Roy Michael Lemons was indicted on charges of second-degree murder and sale or delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance, methamphetamine, in connection with the Jan. 30 overdose death of Katrina Olds.
The indictment follows the earlier arrest of Jeremiah Johnson, who also faces a second-degree murder charge in the same case.
The sheriff’s office said the indictments are the result of hundreds of investigative hours by its Criminal Investigation Division and reflect an ongoing effort to hold individuals accountable for violent crimes and drug-related deaths in the community.
29th Judicial District Attorney General Danny Goodman Jr. will prosecute all three cases.
