A joint investigation by the TBI and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in the indictment of a Smithville man, in connection to the drug-related death of a DeKalb County man earlier this year.
The investigation began on February 9th after 42-year-old William Wayne Graham was found deceased at a residence on Bright Hill Road. Authtorities say Graham had numerous drugs in his system and died from acute combined drug toxicity. Scott Alan Ferrell, age 59, was identified as the individual who provided one of the drugs, cocaine, to the victim.
On Monday, November 27, 2023 the DeKalb County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Scott Ferrell with one count of Second Degree Murder, one count of Sale of Schedule II Narcotic, and one count of Delivery of Schedule II Narcotic. On Tuesday, November 28, 2023, Ferrell was arrested and booked into the DeKalb County Jail on a $500,000 bond.