The Bradley County man suspected in the shooting death of a couple Tuesday night has been arrested.
Aaron Dean Lawson, 32, was captured off Highway 58 in Hamilton County and is in custody, authorities said.
Lawson was being sought in the deaths of Charles and Deborah Phillips, who were killed Tuesday night.
Phillips, 58, owned an auto shop in Polk County, Sheriff Jim Ruth said at a news conference today at his office.
“The Phillipses are well known in this community, and it’s a very sad day,” Ruth said.
Authorities believe Lawson was waiting for the couple at their 184 Leatha Lane home and shot them both dead when they walked outside Tuesday night, the sheriff said.
Sheriff’s deputies and Bradley County EMS workers were sent to the scene about 8:45 p.m. Inside the home, they found the bodies of two adults, according to sheriff’s spokesman Stan Clark.
Lawson was arrested on warrants charging two counts of first-degree murder, officials said.
Charleston is located in the northern part of Bradley County, near McMinn County.
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Joy Lukachick is a crime reporter for the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Since 2009, she's covered breaking news, high-profile trials, stories of lost lives and of regained hope and done investigative work. Raised near the Bayou, Joy’s hometown is along the outskirts of Baton Rouge, La. She has a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Louisiana State University. While at LSU, Joy was a staff writer for the Daily Reveille. When Joy isn't chasing down ...
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Lawson has a child with one of the Phillips' daughters.
"shot them both dead when they walked outside"...the next paragraph says that deputies and EMS found them inside their home...which is it? were the bodies dragged inside or is there more to the story?
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