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Arrest warrant shares new
details in fatal Lenoir City shooting
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (WATE) — An arrest warrant for the Lenoir City woman accused of killing her boyfriend provides more details on what led up to the shooting on January 18.
Ashley Sharp, 30, was
taken into custody on Jan. 19 by the U.S. Marshals Service along
with Vincent Ellis, 31. She has been charged with
first-degree murder while Ellis was charged with being an
accessory after the fact.
The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office deputies
responded to a home on Taylor Lane on the evening of Jan. 18 for
a reported shooting. According to the affidavit within the
warrant, the deputies found a man, later identified as Eric
Matthew Leach, 38, who had been shot in the face. He was taken
to Fort Loudon Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
According to the affidavit, a witness told law
enforcement she was outside when Sharp drove up in a dark SUV
with Leach in the back seat and a man, later identified as
Ellis, in the front passenger seat. The witness continued,
saying Leach began grabbing stuff from the truck when he and
Ellis got into a fight. Sharp then approached Leach and shot him
according to the affidavit.
Deputies then found a neighbor with an exterior surveillance camera which pointed toward the incident. Sgt Det. Chad Mcvay wrote that he reviewed the footage and after the shot was heard, saw Sharp and Ellis get back into the vehicle and drive away.
LCSO then asked for
help locating the two, who were caught the next day by the
U.S. Marshals Service. Sharp’s bond has not yet been set.
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