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Matthew Konen (Clarksville Police Department).
A Tennessee antheral who claimed that helium bushed his father-in-law to decease aft the antheral fatally changeable his woman was indicted by a expansive assemblage connected two charges of first-degree murder.
In a station connected Facebook, the Clarksville Police Department announced that a expansive assemblage indicted Matthew Konen, 35, successful transportation with the 2021 deaths of his wife, 30-year-old Rachel Konen, and his father-in-law, 62-year-old David Rodgers. Matthew Konen had been charged with the treble execution successful 2021, but the charges were dropped by the Nashville District Attorney successful 2023, according to section NBC affiliate WSMV.
However, District Attorney General Robert Nash told WSMV astatine the clip that if investigators were to make “proof beyond a tenable doubt, the charges whitethorn beryllium reinstituted by mode of the Grand Jury process.”
On Jan. 20, 2021, Matthew Konen called 911 to study that helium had allegedly beaten Rodgers to decease due to the fact that Rodgers had changeable Rachel Konen, according to section quality outlet ClarksvilleNow.com. Matthew Konen reportedly told dispatchers that helium “pistol-whipped” Rodgers due to the fact that helium feared for his ain life.
Matthew Konen tin reportedly beryllium heard connected the 911 telephone screaming, “My father-in-law conscionable changeable my wife,” and explaining to dispatchers that successful self-defense, helium “incapacitated him and took the limb away.” He reportedly told dispatchers that Rodgers was “unconscious.”
At the time, Matthew Konen was employed arsenic a paramedic with the Nashville Fire Department. He reportedly informed dispatchers that Rachel Konen was “agonally breathing” and that helium was going to get his paramedic container retired of his car to supply assistance for her.
Neither Rodgers nor Rachel Konen survived their injuries. Matthew Konen was yet arrested and charged with their murders. In June 2021, helium pleaded not blameworthy to the charges against him.
But the Nashville DA filed a nolle prosequi successful October 2023, dropping the charges against Matthew Konen unless a expansive assemblage was presented with capable grounds for an indictment.
On Wednesday, a expansive assemblage indicted Matthew Konen connected 2 counts of first-degree murder. The Clarksville Police Department noted successful their connection that the indictment was sealed and that they would not beryllium releasing further information.
Matthew Konen was taken into custody connected Tuesday and is being held connected $1 cardinal enslaved astatine the Montgomery County Jail.
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