In a recent update provided by the Metro Nashville Police Department, 40-year-old Michael E. Brown has been arrested on two counts of second-degree murder. The charges come in connection with the deaths of Kendra Stillah, 33, and Deeangelo Hunter, 48, whose lives were claimed by cocaine and fentanyl toxicity. The victims were found in an apartment on S. 6th Street on July 24. According to a social media post from Metro Nashville PD, it’s alleged that Brown sold drugs to one of them the night before their tragic discovery.
BREAKING: Michael E. Brown, 40, now jailed on 2 cts of 2nd degree murder for the cocaine & fentanyl toxicity deaths of Kendra Stillah, 33, and Deeangelo Hunter, 48. They were found inside a S. 6th St apt on 7/24. Brown is accused of selling 1 of them drugs the night before. pic.twitter.com/aAWwL5ewtU
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) August 29, 2025
Brown, now behind bars, is facing the consequences of a crisis that has long plagued our streets: the rampant spread of potent and often lethal substances like fentanyl. The incident echoes a familiar narrative of small-scale, often desperate drug transactions that can quickly escalate to become matters of life and death. Investigations into the specifics are ongoing, but officials have yet to release details on which of the victims was purportedly sold drugs by Brown…