Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

LAWRENCEBURG, TN- A Lawrence County jury deliberated approximately one hour today in the shooting death of a beloved racecar driver who also worked for the local utility service.

In October 2021, Jeremy Wise was arrested for the shooting death of Mark Fields. Initial reports indicated that the two men had an argument or a confrontation about Wise shooting Fields' dog.

Fields was shot multiple times and died five days later at a hospital in Nashville. Wise, after shooting Fields, turned the gun on himself but did survive.

After Wise recovered from the self-inflicted gunshot wound to his fac...