Alan Jay Grinnell was 26 and living in Big Sandy, Tennessee, when he was killed at a residence on New Hope Road on November 15, 2020. The death was ruled a homicide and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation took over the inquiry.

Investigators developed evidence identifying Alan’s father, Jay Edward Grinnell, as the person responsible. A Benton County grand jury indicted both parents: Jay Grinnell on one count of second-degree murder and Kathleen Ann Grinnell on a charge of felony accessory after the fact. When TBI agents moved to serve arrest warrants, Jay allegedly tried to run over agents with his pickup, and he and his wife barricaded themselves in the home. Both were eventually taken into custody with help from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Additional charges from the confrontation included two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of resisting arrest for Jay, and a resisting arrest charge for Kathleen. Jay’s bond was set at $600,000 and Kathleen’s at $30,000. Does anyone have information about Alan, his life in Big Sandy, or the events on New Hope Road?