A murder investigation by Special Agents with Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Cheatham County Deputies has led to the arrest of a Fairview Couple for the murder of Gregory Jonathan Sanders.
On December 2, 2016, at the request of 23rd District Attorney General Ray Crouch, TBI Special Agents joined deputies with the Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the shooting death of 24-year-old Gregory Jonathan Sanders.
Sanders was shot and wounded as he approached the home located at 711 Gibbs Road, Ashland City, Tennessee located off River Road. It’s alleged the gunshot came from within the home, near the area of the front doorway at approximately 8:00 a.m. on Friday, December 2, 2016.
Sanders was taken by personal vehicle, by another individual, to TriStar Medical Center in Ashland City, Tennessee where he was pronounced dead.
Cheatham County Sheriff Mike Breedlove was reported, by The Tennessean in December, to state the address where the shooting of Sanders took place was known to police. http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/cheatham/2016/12/02/man-killed-approaching-house-cheatham-county/94817712
During the four month investigation agents developed pertinent information identifying Daniel Baker and his wife Mollie Baker as individuals responsible for the death of Sanders.
According to Susan Niland with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Daniel Baker (DOB 10/29/1978) and Mollie Baker (DOB 5/30/1981), were arrested early Friday morning, April 14, 2017 and booked into the Cheatham County Jail.
They are each charged with one count of Second Degree Murder and are being held without bond pending a court hearing scheduled for next week.
-Information herein obtained by Susan Niland, Public Information Officer with Tennessee Bureau of Investigation [email protected], www.tbinewsroom.com.
Cheatham News 2017
