Two Arrested In Connection With Burned Body In Hawkins County

Hawkins County Authorities have arrested two people in connection with the burned body that was discovered around Mooresburg on September 20th. The victim was identified as 26 year old Jacob Britt Sawyer of Erwin. An autopsy revealed he had been shot multiple times and then set on fire, leading investigators to rule his death…a homicide. 23 year old Jordan Vance Coleman, also known as Jordan Vance Way and 22 year old Isabelle A. Krueger have now both been charged in connection with that homicide. Both Coleman & Kruger had been named as persons of interest in the case and were indicted by a Hawkins County Grand Jury on Friday. They are both now charged with:

First Degree Murder

Conspiracy to commit a first degree murder

Felony Murder

Especially aggravated kidnapping

Possession of Methamphetamine with intent to deliver

Possession of a firearm during a dangerous felony

Abuse of a corpse

Tampering with evidence

Coleman is being held on a $1 million bond, and Kruger’s bond is $750,000…the pair are scheduled to appear in Hawkins County Criminal Court on December 10.