Man charged with murder following 2022 overdose death in Cheatham County

CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Nashville man with a long criminal history is behind bars in Cheatham County in connection with a deadly overdose from more than two years ago.

On Dec. 17, 2022, the Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office received a call about an unresponsive man. Authorities said he had died from an overdose caused by methamphetamine cut with fentanyl.

Detectives began collecting evidence and, over time, developed a suspect: Jerry Wayne Moore. However, finding enough evidence to charge Moore with murder would prove time-consuming…

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