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Grundy County Man Charged In Drug-Related Death

By Ronni Chase Mar 21, 2022 | 10:55 AM

GRUNDY COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Monteagle Police Department, and the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the indictment of a Tracy City man, in connection to the drug-related death of a Monteagle resident.

On January 12th, agents joined deputies and officers in investigating the death of 38-year-old William Henry Dove (DOB 01/13/1983), who was found deceased in a Monteagle hotel room. His cause of death was determined to be acute combined drug toxicity. Further investigation identified 60-year-old Bobby Jack Northcutt (DOB 02/01/1962) as the individual who provided the drugs to the victim.

The Grundy County Grand Jury has returned an indictment charging Bobby Jack Northcutt (DOB 02/01/1962) with one count of Second Degree Murder. On Thursday, March 17, 2022 TBI agents and Grundy County deputies arrested Northcutt. He was booked into the Grundy County Jail on a $50,000 bond.