A Kingsport Man Charged With Two Local Murders And Is A Person Of Interest In A Third Has Appeared In Sullivan County Criminal Court. 43 Year Old Jonathan Slemp Is Charged In The Latest Incident With First Degree Murder In The 2010 Brutal Stabbing Death Of 53 Year Old Gary Jones. Meanwhile, Slemp Was Also Charged With First Degree Murder In The 2011 Beating Death Of Betty Sue Short. He’s Still Awaiting Trial On That Charge. Slemp Is Also A Person Of Interest In The 1997 Death Of 17 Year Old James Hutson Who Was Found Stabbed To Death And His Mother Raped In The Incident. He Pleaded Not Guilty In Court. Slemp Will Be Back In Court On April 20th For A Change Of Venue Hearing.