Tennessee Cop Charged In Case of Missing Man’s Death

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TROUSDALE COUNTY, Tennessee — An investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a former Smith County deputy, who was indicted on homicide and other charges.

On June 3, 2018, TBI Agents began investigating an incident in which Keith Holder crashed his personal vehicle into the Cumberland River in Trousdale County. Holder swam to shore and left the scene. His passenger, Donovan Crittendon, died when the vehicle submerged into the river.

NC5 reported: The TBI says Holder swam to shore and left the scene but District Attorney General Tommy Thompson told NewsChannel 5, Holder was rescued by a fisherman. Either way, Crittendon was left behind.

Holder did not immediately report he was with Crittendon. However, reports were later made that Holder was showing him local fishing spots in Trousdale County when the incident happened.


At the time of the incident, Holder was a deputy with the Smith County Sheriff’s Department, assigned to the 15th Judicial Drug Task Force. He is no longer employed there.

On Tuesday, the Trousdale County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Keith Holder  with one count of Vehicular Homicide by Intoxication, one count of Vehicular Homicide by Recklessness, one count of Criminally Negligent Homicide, one count of Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Death, one count of DUI, and one count of Fraud of Insurance Claim. Holder was arrested as his Carthage residence Tuesday night and booked into the Trousdale County Jail. His bond was set at $75,000.

Crittendon was an Army veteran and a father of two young girls.

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