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Morgan Co. man accused of murder captured a day after being placed on TBI's Most Wanted list

Christopher Strater Falls, 41, was wanted by the Morgan County Sheriff's Office and TBI for second-degree murder.

MORGAN COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said a man accused of murder in Morgan County who was recently added to the state's most wanted list Wednesday is in custody.

The TBI said Christopher Strater Falls, 41, was wanted by the Morgan County Sheriff's Office for second-degree murder. On Thursday afternoon, the TBI announced he was taken into custody in Illinois.

The TBI offered a $2,500 reward for information that led to his arrest.

To be on the TBI's Most Wanted list, perpetrators must have escaped a Tennessee jail or detention facility, or from the Tennessee Department of Correction. They must also have committed a violent felony or a major drug trafficking crime.

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