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TBI: Kingsport man charged with second-degree murder after man's March 2022 overdose death in Church Hill

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said James "Jimmy" Taylor Barham, III was found dead in his home from fentanyl and other drugs.
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CHURCH HILL, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said a Kingsport man was indicted on second-degree murder and selling fentanyl after James "Jimmy" Taylor Burham, III, was found dead inside his Church Hill home in March 2022.

The TBI said after Barham, III was found dead, investigators learned he died due to toxic effects from fentanyl, alprazolam and ethanol. It also said investigators determined William Howard White, 34, was involved in distributing the fentanyl.

A Hawkins County grand jury returned indictments against White on June 3. On June 10, he was arrested and booked into the Hawkins County Jail on a $150,000 bond, according to the TBI.

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