MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Holding drug dealers accountable is the goal of prosecutors and the Murfreesboro Police Department as they continue investigating overdose deaths across Rutherford County.
When someone dies from an overdose, investigators don’t simply close the case. Instead, they begin the often lengthy process of determining who supplied the drugs that led to the victim’s death.
“These investigations are really complex,” said Brent Pierce, Assistant District Attorney for Tennessee’s 16th Judicial District…