FROM THE RADIO NEWS DEPARTMENT

A Carter County Grand Jury Has Indicted A Couple Accused Of Killing An Elderly Man. Timothy Pate And Whitney Harris Are Charged With First-Degree Murder, Felony Murder And Tampering With Evidence In The April 17th Death Of 78 Year Old Lonnie Townsend. The Motive For The Killing Was Allegedly Over Money. After The Murder, Townsend’s Body Was Rolled Up In Carpet And Dumped.