Cox pleads not guilty in homicide case

JACKSBORO,TN. (WLAF)- Joshua Cox has pled not guilty in the shooting death of Audie Green.

Earlier this month, Cox was indicted on the sole count of second-degree murder in Green’s death. On Monday, he was arraigned in criminal court.

With his attorney noting a mental health evaluation was scheduled, Cox’s case was reset for Feb. 18, 2025.

The homicide allegedly occurred in July on Highway 25W about a mile south of the Highway 90 turnoff.

Green was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a vehicle along Highway 25 W in Campbell County, according to reports. During the course of the investigation, authorities determined Cox, who had been a passenger in the vehicle, was the person responsible for Green’s death, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said at the time.

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(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED 10/23/2024)