A February night dispute in Coalmont, Tennessee, turned fatal for 38-year-old Bradford Orion Meeks. On February 10, 2019, an altercation on Lockhart Town Road ended when Meeks was shot; he was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department handled the inquiry.

Early accounts say the violence followed an argument between Meeks and his girlfriend. Meeks reportedly left the residence after that dispute but returned a short time later, and a second confrontation occurred during which the fatal shot was fired. Meeks was employed by Silver Bait.

Investigators focused on an acquaintance who was at the scene and later developed information identifying George David Byers Jr. A Grundy County grand jury indicted Byers on November 12, 2019, for second-degree murder; he was arrested and booked on November 13, 2019, on a $75,000 bond.

If anyone knew Bradford, his movements that night, or has information about what led to the second confrontation, please share details with local investigators.