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Updated: 7:21 AM Feb 12, 2008
Man faces two counts of murder after killing of woman, unborn child
A young mother-to-be from Scott County is dead, and a Harriman man charged with killing her and her unborn baby.
Posted: 11:50 AM Feb 11, 2008Reporter: Jim Freeman |
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WARTBURG, Tenn (WVLT) -- A young mother-to-be from Scott County is dead, and a Harriman man charged with killing her and her unborn baby.
It's an investigation with a lot of unanswered questions.
Volunteer TV's Jim Freeman has more.
We're getting answers to lots of questions surrounding this morning's fatal shooting in Morgan County.
Police tell us a radiator was stolen and shots were fired.
25 year old Jessica Hatmaker and her unborn child are dead as the result of a single gunshot wound.
it happened in Bitter Creek area in Oakdale.
Sheriff Dennis Ledbetter outlines what happened.
"A vehicle pulled in there and stole some property there and the vehicle was leaving and shots were fired and a short time later we had a vehicle show up at the ambulatory car center in Wartburg with 2 victims in the vehicle that had been shot."
Police then went to the home of Robert Stoll on US 27.
"He was there. He admitted to firing the shot."
Hatmaker and a passenger Audie Ellis were shot.
Ellis suffered wounds to the leg.
Ledbetter continues, "shots went into the vehicle and into the back seat and struck the driver of the vehicle."
Sheriff Ledbetter says Hatmaker was driving until she collapsed.
Then her boyfriend, Dustin Gunter, put her in the passenger seat and drove on to the ambulatory care center.
That's where things took a turn for the worse.
"She was later pronounced dead. Also she had an 8 month fetus inside her that was also pronounced dead."
Stoll remains in the Morgan County Jail.
"There will be 2 charges of second degree murder and charges are pending against the other person in the vehicle."
Sheriff Ledbetter says there may be further charges placed upon Gunter and Ellis with regard to the stolen radiator.
Bond for Stoll has not been set.
Nor has a court date.
Latest Comments
UMMMM.. MYY 0PiNi0N ISS THAT YES H3 SHOULD BE SENTENCED TOP THE DEATH PENALTLY!! THXXXX..
I would like to let the family and friends of Jessica know that I am truly sorry for your loss. You will be in my prayers. Do not let the comments on this site upset you. I am certain all cold and negative comments are members of Stolls family. It is obvious That Stoll is guilty. With his past record he will only get worse. As for Gunter and Ellis, they should do time as well. May God bless you and help you through this.
My Dear Melba, I know that you care about Robert and his dad deaply. However this was not self defense since they were already driving away...This was murder in the first degree and committed by anger. Steeling the radiator may have been what started it but he still made a conscience choice to kill them. Most people in jail for murder have loved ones at home such as yourself and Robert. People can not base a conviction on the family of the criminal. If he gets away with something this bad, what will he do next. If the shoe was on the other foot, how would you feel? I hope for yoursake and Robert's he gets some anger management leasons while he is in prison so he doesn't do it again if and when he comes out.
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