Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Juvenile Court Judge Thursday released the name of the teen charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 13-year-old girl in Powell.
Malakiah Lamar Harris appeared in court Thursday for the second time since the discovery of the girl’s body Tuesday afternoon.
Investigators with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office say that sometime in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Harris had used a pocket knife to stab the girl multiple times, killing her. The murder taking place in the Broadacres subdivision off Cranley Road.
Harris has a court-appointed attorney and is being held in custody pending trial. He is due back in court on October 29.
No word yet on whether prosecutors will seek to have Harris tried as an adult.
