Tyler Olson
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KNOX COUNTY TENNESSEE AUTHORITIES HAVE ANNOUNCED A SUSPECT HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN THE BRUTAL MURDER OF A BRISTOL WOMAN AT HER KNOXVILLE APARTMENT IN DECEMBER 2004. SHERIFF JIMMY “J.J.” JONES SAYS 22 YEAR OLD TYLER OLSON HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER, ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER, AND AGGRAVATED BURGLARY. 21 YEAR OLD JOHNIA BERRY WAS STABBED TO DEATH ONLY DAYS BEFORE SHE WAS TO RECEIVE A DEGREE WITH HONORS FROM EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY. BERRY WAS MURDERED AT BRENDON PARK APARTMENTS IN WEST KNOX COUNTY. OLSON IS BEING HELD ON BOND OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS. BERRY’S ROOMMATE, JASON AYMAMI, WAS ALSO STABBED DURING THE ATTACK. HE LATER MOVED TO COLORADO.