Charges Dismissed Against Brother/Sister In Death Of Soddy Daisy Man Found At Bottom Of Quarry In October 2015

  • Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Charges involving the death of a Soddy Daisy man whose body was found at the bottom of a rock quarry have been dismissed against a brother and sister.
Randy Lee Layne and Kattie Lynn Layne were charged almost three years after the death of 33-year-old Timothy Brian Stewart in October 2015.
The body was found at the bottom of a 200-foot drop in the 200 block of Layne Road.
The victim had been shot in the head. The body had been there for several days, authorities said.

Randy Lee Layne was initially charged with criminal homicide. That was later changed to second-degree murder.

Kattie Lynn Layne was charged with abuse of a corpse and criminal responsibility for facilitation of criminal homicide.

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