JACKSON Tenn — The man authorities say is responsible for the death of a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agent has pleaded not guilty to charges.
24-year-old Brenden Burns entered a not guilty plea on Monday, following his indictment last week on charges including first-degree murder in the August 2016 fatal shooting of TBI Special Agent De’Greaun Frazier.
According to court documents, Burns shot 34-year-old Frazier in the back during a controlled drug buy involving a confidential informant. Frazier returned fire, but Burns was not hit.
Frazier later died at a local hospital. Frazier is the first TBI agent in the agency’s history to die in the line of duty.
Burns is represented by attorney Daniel Taylor. His next hearing is scheduled for Aug. 21.
