Carter Co. woman found not guilty of first-degree murder

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Cynthia J. Ellis was found not guilty of first-degree murder by a Carter County Circuit Court jury Wednesday following a two-day trial. Ellis had been charged in the shooting death of 58-year-old Andrew Gilbertson on Dec. 4, 2022. Gilbertson was reportedly the long-time boyfriend of Ellis. Ellis, 69, reportedly shot Gilbertson three times after a verbal argument. The incident happened in the 100 block of Countryside Drive in Carter County, where…

Carter Co. woman found not guilty of first-degree murder

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — A jury found a Carter County woman not guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday after she was accused of shooting a man three times during an argument in December 2022. Cynthia Ellis took the stand to testify in her murder trial, where she was accused of killing 58-year-old Andrew Gilbertson, with whom she shared a home on Countryside Drive. Elizabethton Water Resources issues boil water advisory According to…