Jan 23
A Murder Charge Against A Johnson City Man Accused Of Killing A Woman Then Dumping Her Body Off The Butler Bridge Near Watauga Lake Has Been Increased. 30 Year Old Steven Bennett Was Originally Charged With Second Degree Murder In The Death Of Vonda Donaldson In September. Prosecutors Decided To Up The Charge To First Degree Murder. Bennett Allegedly Told His Mother He Choked The Woman,Then Beat Her After They Got Into A Verbal Altercation. Bennett Was Arraigned On Two Charges First Degree Murder And Abuse Of A Corpse.