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DeMetrius Roshell
Date: 9/8/11
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Race: Black
Time: Unknown
Suspect(s): Regina Copeland, 32
Status: Suspect received diversion.
What happened:
DeMetrius Roshell, 31, is shot in the head and his wife, Regina Copeland, 32, is charged with first-degree murder. She claims the two were arguing and the gun accidentally discharged. In 2014, Copeland pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter and recieves a diversion, which means that the manslaughter charge can be dismissed and expunged if she has no other criminal charges in a three-year span.
Read more:
• Chattanooga woman charged in husband's death
• Obit: DeMetrius Roshell
• Chattanooga woman indicted in spouse's death
• Trial set for woman in death of husband
• Chattanooga woman gets diversion in manslaughter case
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