Authorities in Loudon County arrested and charged two people in connection to a five year old murder case. The Loudon County Sheriffs Department arrested 39 year old Eric Austin Byrd, of Lenoir City, and 39 year old Amanda Bishop, of Kingston, Tuesday.

The two are charged with first degree murder in connection to the 2019 death of Jacob Bishop, who was found in his Lenoir City home, bound by zip ties and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Byrd and Bishop are being held at the Loudon County Detention Center on $1 million bonds.