A Teen is Facing First-Degree Felony Murder and Other Charges After a Man Dies Following an Assault
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A Teen is Facing First-Degree Felony Murder and Other Charges After a Man Dies Following an Assault

Posted on June 18, 2025

A 17-year-old is facing several charges, including first-degree felony murder, after a Monroe County deputy found a 41-year-old man with life-threatening injuries outside his home.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy responded to an assault on Forkners Chapel Road on June 12th and found Steven Reed who later died at the hospital.

A 17-year-old suspect was arrested and booked into custody at Knox County’s Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center is also charged with aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult.

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