Updated 10/09/2025. – On 10/07/2025, three additional individuals have been charged as a result of an ongoing investigation into the Harriman shooting incident that occurred on August 30th.
Tony Williams (DOB 08/30/2006) is charged with one count of Accessory After the Fact. Bond Amount: $2,000
James Frost (DOB 11/16/1971) is charged with 3 counts of Coercing or Influencing a Witness, 3 counts of False Reports, 3 counts of Tampering with Evidence, 3 counts of Tampering Governmental Records, and 1 count of Official Misconduct. Bond Amount: $10,000.
Bradley Frost (DOB 08/08/2002) is charged with 14 counts of Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor, and 4 counts of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor. Bond Amount: $5,000.
HARRIMAN – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Harriman Police Department, and the 9th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has resulted in the arrest of a teenager in connection to a homicide.
On Saturday, at the request of 9th Judicial District Attorney General Russell Johnson, TBI agents began investigating the fatal shooting of Holden Howse (DOB 8/13/2007) at a business in the 700 block of Roane Street in Harriman. During the investigation, agents learned a 17-year-old male from Lenoir City shot and killed Howse after pistol whipping another teenager.
This afternoon, TBI agents and officers with the Harriman Police Department took the juvenile into custody, charging him with one count of 2nd Degree Murder, one count of Aggravated Assault, and one count of Destruction of Evidence. He is being held in the Knox County Juvenile Detention Facility.
The charges and allegations referenced in this release are merely accusations of criminal conduct, not evidence. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law.
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