MIDDLETON, Tenn. – In a joint investigation with the Hardeman County Sheriff’s Department, Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have arrested five individuals on multiple charges in relations to a homicide during an apparent home invasion in Middleton.
On March 22nd, TBI Agents joined Hardeman County deputies in investigating the death of Deon Edward Turner, 31, and the serious injury of a female at a home in the 700 block of Britts Chapel Lane in Middleton. During the course of the investigation, Agents developed information that identified Kaci Burcham, Terry Martindale, Michael Mayfield, Betty Sparks and Steven Sparks as the individuals responsible for the crime.
On Monday, law enforcement officers charged Burcham, 19, Martindale, 20, Mayfield, 19, B. Sparks, 45, and S. Sparks, 23, with one count each of First Degree Murder, Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony, Aggravated Assault, Especially Aggravated Burglary, Especially Aggravated Robbery, Attempted Criminal Homicide, Criminal Homicide, and Attempted First Degree Murder.
Officials did not indicate a motive for the crime or say if there was a relationship between the victim and the suspects.
All five are currently in the Hardeman County Jail. No bonds have been set.
