JC man found guilty of first degree murder in 2020 crash fatality

The DA’s office in Washington County TN says a man who stole a semi-truck and led authorities on a high-speed pursuit resulting in the death of a Johnson City man in 2020, has been found guilty of first-degree murder. Joshua McKinley Hammonds was found guilty of first-degree murder after he stole a semi truck on December 7th 2020 and led officers on a high speed chase. He was driving on the wrong side of the road with the headlights off when he collided head on with a vehicle driven by Timmy Hensley. Hensley was killed in that crash. Sentencing is set for November 18th.