Judge denies motion to lower bond for woman accused of murder
A judge has denied a request to lower the $1 million bond set for a woman accused of having murdered her husband in Oak Ridge in 2014.
Samantha Anne Hendley, 35, of Harriman, remains in the Anderson County jail after having been arrested by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and booked on Monday, Feb. 7. An Anderson County grand jury had returned an indictment a week earlier, charging her with one count of first-degree murder in the 2014 death of her husband, 29-year-old Thomas Steven "T.S." Thrasher Jr.
Hendley's attorney, Matthew Rogers, of Athens, Tenn., had made the request on behalf of his client. But last Tuesday, March 15, Anderson County Criminal Court Judge Ryan M. Spitzer denied that motion to reduce the bond. In addition, he ordered that if Hendley does make bond she will be required to report to prelease release program officials and be tracked via a GPS monitor.
As reported last month in The Oak Ridger, the TBI, in a news release, credited her arrest to "more than seven years of casework by special agents."
On Dec. 8, 2014, Thrasher was shot and killed inside his Oak Ridge apartment, the TBI outlined in its release. Thrasher, his wife and family lived in the Rolling Hills Apartments, The Oak Ridger has reported.
After receiving a request from Anderson County District Attorney General Dave Clark, TBI agents began working alongside the Oak Ridge Police Department to investigate the case. During the course of the investigation, Hendley was identified as a person of interest.
Donna Smith can be contacted at (865) 220-5514 or by email at dsmith@oakridger.com. Follow her on Twitter @ridgernewsed.
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