Grundy County Man Charged With 1st-Degree Murder In Death Of Man Whose Body Was Found On Road
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Derrick Earl Anderson, 35, was charged Wednesday with one count of first-degree murder in the death of Scottie Dewayne Tate of Palmer.
A joint investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office resulted in the arrest of the Palmer man on the murder charge.
On or around Nov. 11, 2020, the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the disappearance of Scottie Dewayne Tate, 48. Investigators developed information that led to the discovery of his body on Anderson Road on Nov. 20.