A Newport man was arrested Thursday on multiple charges related to a fatal road-rage shooting in White Pine in September of 2024.

The Jefferson County grand jury indicted Derwin Wilds on the following charges:

- Voluntary Manslaughter

- Employing a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony

- Aggravated Assault Resulting in Death

- Aggravated Assault Involving a Deadly Weapon Discharged from a Motor Vehicle

On September 23, 2024, at approximately 5:20 a.m., investigators and officers from the White Pine Police Department, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation responded to a shooting incident stemming from an apparent road rage altercation.

The incident occurred on Roy Messer Highway near the traffic light intersecting with Interstate 8

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