A SHOCKER IN BLOUNTVILLE. THE STATE HAS RESTED ITS CASE IN DAY THREE IN SULLIVAN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT IN THE TRIAL OF A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED IN A DOUBLE MURDER THREE YEARS AGO. MICHAEL DAVID FIELDS IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF PREMEDITATED FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND FELONY MURDER IN THE BASEBALL BAT BEATING DEATHS OF GLEN THACKER AND ASIAH FOSTER WALTON AT A GARAGE APARTMENT ON ARBOR PLACE IN JUNE 2006. HE’S ALSO CHARGED WITH ESPECIALLY AGGRAVATED ROBBERY. 11 CONNECTS NEWS IS REPORTING THAT THIS MORNING, A BROTHER OF THE ACCUSED KILLER SAID ANOTHER BROTHER IMPLICATED HIMSELF IN THE MURDER. THE OTHER BROTHER SAID HE’S HELD ONTO THE INFORMATION FOR YEARS OUT OF FEAR FROM HIS LIFE AND HIS WIFE’S SAFETY. A VERDICT IS EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE WEEK.