Published: 10/19/2021

GILES COUNTY SHERIFF KYLE HELTON CALLED A PRESS CONFERENCE ON TUESDAY MORNING IN DOWNTOWN LYNNVILLE CONCERNING THE INVESTIGATION OF THE SHOOTING DEATH OF JIM GRIMES, WHO WAS MURDERED AT HIS LYNNVILLE PROPERTY IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR. THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN ONGOING AND A REWARD OF $100,000 WAS ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR ANY INFORMATION THAT LED TO AN ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE GUILTY PARTY/PARTIES. THE CASE HAS NOT YET RESULTED IN ANY ARRESTS.

WKSR NEWS WAS ON THE ROAD TO JOIN THE PRESS CONFERENCE LIVE, AS MEMBERS OF THE TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, GILES COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT, AND SHERIFF HELTON REPORTED THAT THE INVESTIGATION HAS RESULTED IN PERSON(S) OF INTEREST, BUT THERE IS STILL “A PIECE MISSING FROM THE INVESTIGATION”. THOUGH THEY HAVE HOPES A NEW TECHNOLOGY WILL GARNER FURTHER RESULTS, THEY COULD NOT COMMENT ON THAT TECHNOLOGY OR INFORMATION.

GRIMES’ FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND AREA BUSINESSES HAVE COME TOGETHER TO RAISE THE REWARD AMOUNT FOR INFORMATION THAT LEADS TO ARREST AND CONVICTION TO $1,000,000 IN HOPES THAT THEY FIND FURTHER INFORMATION AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION.