Second murder suspect booked into Adult Detention Center

Aug 27, 2020 at 08:07 pm by Lisa Marchesoni

Rutherford County Sheriff's Office

A second man accused of killing a Rutherford County man was booked into the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center Aug. 27, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office.

Rutherford County Sheriff's Detective Ty Downing charged Christopher Lee White, 30, of Hopkinsville, Ky., for first-degree murder of Erick Bixler, 45, of Asbury Lane.

Bixler's body was found July 26 at his home.

White was arrested Aug. 18 in Kentucky and held until he waived extradition.

Rutherford County Sheriff's Lt. Barry Hendrixson and Sgt. Dan Goodwin transported White from Kentucky to Rutherford County Aug. 27.

Downing also charged White and co-defendant Christopher Hawk Robinson, 37, of Cerulean, Ky., with aggravated robbery, especially aggravated kidnapping, murder in the perpetration of a crime and possession of a firearm.

White (below) is being held on $750,000 bond. Robinson was released this week on $750,000 bond.

Hearings for both Robinson and White are set Oct. 29 in General Sessions Court.

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