Warren County Man Charged with Criminal Homicide Appears in Court

February 21, 2021

30 year old James Garrett appeared in Warren County General Sessions Court Friday for a hearing on a charge of criminal homicide. Garrett’s bond was set at $600,000 and the preliminary hearing is set for March 2.

Garrett is charged with one count of criminal homicide in the shooting death of 30 year old Javier Wiley early Saturday morning on Feb. 6.

After an altercation on Highway 70S between Murfreesboro and Woodbury Garrett, his wife and Wiley stopped the Garrett’s home in McMinnville where Garrett told Wiley to leave. When he refused Garrett shot Wiley. Garrett has maintained he shot Wiley in self-defense.

Lucky Knott

One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. News and Sports Director for Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9. He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (31 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news. Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,993 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV. He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.