CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The man charged in the 2022 fentanyl homicide of a 19-year-old Montgomery County woman took a plea Monday and will serve eight years on probation for the fentanyl sale charge, while his co-defendant remains set for trial this summer.
The victim, Amber Locke of Palmyra, was a 2020 graduate of Montgomery County Central High School, according to her obituary.
Koby Juwan Perry, 28, was scheduled to stand trial Monday when he pleaded guilty to sale of less than a half gram of a Schedule II drug, a Class C felony punishable by three to 15 years. He was sentenced as a Range II offender and agreed to serve eight years of probation. All other charges were dismissed.
During the hearing, Assistant District Attorney Chris West told the court the decision was based on a “review of the current law” and “the knowledge that came the last few weeks.”…