COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — The Cocke County Sheriff's Office said it was investigating after a woman was found stabbed to death inside her Newport home on Dec. 7.
The sheriff's office said law enforcement responded to a call at a home on Arlis Road at around 5:23 p.m. that Saturday, where they found the woman's body. Authorities said the 52-year-old was found inside a bedroom.
The Cocke County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division is conducting the investigation, according to a release. The sheriff's office also said it has a person of interest in the homicide, but the person was not in custody.
Additional information, such as the identity of anyone involved or additional information about the circumstances of the woman's death, was not immediately available. This story will be updated when more information is available.