Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation into a drug overdose death results in the arrest of a man on a second-degree murder charge.

Knoxville Police say 35 year-old Zachary Newton was indicted following a KPD Drug Related Death Task Force investigation into an overdose death of a 31-year-old woman at an apartment on Asheville Highway in July of 2024.

A Knox County Grand Jury indicted Newton for second-degree murder, sale and delivery of fentanyl and cocaine, and tampering with evidence after the overdose death.

The investigation revealed Newton was involved in a relationship with the victim and had supplied her with the drugs that ultimately caused her death.

Newton was taken into custody at a rehab facility on Monday, June 9.