| Law enforcement in Roane County is investigating a suspicious death in Geary District, the Grannies Creek-Pigeon area,
where a male body was discovered near a vehicle Saturday.
The Roane County Sheriff's Department has requested a crime lab investigation.
Roane County EMS and the Newton VFD was dispatched to the remote area shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday, with a 911 call
indicating a car accident.
A fire department spokesperson said "It was no car accident."
A source at the scene said the man was either beaten of shot. | 
