A Sullivan County Jury Has Convicted A Bluff City Man In The Death Of His Roommate. Jeffery Phillips Was Found Guilty Of Second Degree Murder And Tampering With Evidence In The August 2017 Beating Death Of 28 Year Old Timothy France. Investigators Said France’s Body Was Found Behind A Trailer At The Senter Mobile Home Park. The Two Men Had Been Arguing Over Drugs Prior To The Murder. Phillips Will Be Sentenced On March 14th.