Hawkins man accused of kidnapping, beating girlfriend named in two count indictment
ROGERSVILLE â A Hawkins County man accused of holding his girlfriend against her will for several hours, beating her and threatened to kill her on Sept. 6, was named in a two-count indictment charging him with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated domestic assault. Brandon Lee Murrell, 27, 289 Byrd Creek Road, Sneedville, was indicted by the Hawkins County grand jury on Dec. 7 and arraigned in Criminal Court on Dec. 11. He has been held in the Hawkins County Jail on $100,000 bond since his arrest on Sept. 8. On Sept. 7, the alleged victim told Hawkins County Sheriffâs Office Cpl. Mar...