Murder suspect captured in Tullahoma

A Shelbyville man accused of a first degree murder in Williamson County has been captured, according to police.

Timothy William Sparrow, 24, was taken into custody at a home on West Grundy Street in Tullahoma early Tuesday afternoon after Bedford County authorities were notified of his whereabouts by a telephoned tip, Sheriff Randall Boyce said.

"We got a tip that he was on Grundy Street in Tullahoma," Boyce said. "Williamson County was here with us at the time. We hooked them up with Tullahoma and they left immediately."

"Two investigators from Williamson County came here," said Sgt. Jason Ferrell of the Tullahoma Police Department. "We got together, went to the residence and confirmed he was inside. He was arrested without incident."

José Acosta Arias, 44, of College Grove, was allegedly murdered in his home early Monday morning by Sparrow, the Williamson County Sheriff's Department said.

Sparrow was later spotted, and briefly chased, in Shelbyville a few hours later before eluding authorities, city police said.

Arias is to be buried Saturday in Bedford County, at Simpson Cemetery in Rover.