A Johnson City Man Accused In Two Separate Incidents Involving Sexual Assault And Murder Will Appear In General Sessions Court This Morning. Austin Forkpa Is Charged With Second Degree Murder In The Overdose Death Of Bueford Patton Iii. He’S Alleged To Have Given Him Pills Laced With Fentanyl And Ethanol. He’S Also Charged With Rape In Connection With An Incident That Happened At His Home In August. A Female Victim Claims Forkpa Had Inappropriate Contact With Her Against Her Will. He’S Being Held On A $150,000 Bond.
