Hawkins County Murder Sentencing

Both men charged in the 2019 death of 22-year-old Ashley Vick in Hawkins County have been sentenced. Patrick Charlton pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and has been sentenced to 40 years.According to the Hawkins County Circuit Court, Charlton’s original first-degree murder charge was amended to second-degree. In addition, Charlton pleaded guilty to his other charges of tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse.Another suspect, Bradley Addington, had also been charged with first-degree murder in Vick’s death. However, in September 2021, Addington’s murder charge was dismissed. He is serving 20 years.