FENTRESS COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) -- One man is dead and another is detained in Fentress County following a fight, law enforcement said.

According to the Fentress County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to Old Turnpike Road on Wednesday, Sept. 24, after receiving a call about a "possible deceased individual."

When authorities arrived at the scene, they said they discovered Stephen Joe Hicks had died from injuries sustained during an altercation.

Officials said a witness at the scene identified Phillip Hope as the suspect, so deputies and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation immediately launched a search. Hope was later found at a home on Gatewood Trail and arrested without incident.

In addition, law enforcement said they recovered the weapon believed to have been used in the assault.

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