The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
Tuesday, January 01, 2019 03:01 PM
Man Accused Of Fatally Stabbing Bean Station Man Captured Tuesday
Daniel Christopher Peters was wanted by the Bean Station Police Department and the TBI on a First Degree Murder charge in connection to a June 2 homicide in Grainger County. TBI announced Tuesday he was found hiding inside a relative's home on Ned Clark Road. Daniel Peters is now being held at the Grainger County Jail.
The TBI said 35-year-old Daniel Christopher Peters and his brother 37-year-old Travis Peters, stabbed and killed 28-year-old Joshua Beasley at a home in the 200 block of Ned Clark Road in Bean Station Saturday morning.
Officers responded just after 8 a.m. and transported Beasley to a local hospital, where he later died.
Bean Station officers obtained warrants for the Peters' arrest; they are both charged with first degree murder.
TBI said Travis Peters is in custody and is booked into the Grainger County Jail on a $2 million bond.
Anyone with information about Daniel Peters' whereabouts should call the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND (1-800-824-3463). Peters is a 35-year-old white male with brown hair and brown eyes. He stands 5’10” and weighs approximately 180 pounds. He has tattoos on both arms and on his chest. A reward of up to $2,500 being offered for information leading to his arrest.
