Missing Person Found Dead - Pamela J. Lane

A missing person’s report was filed at the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office for Pamela Jo Lane, white female, 29 years of age, who hasn’t contacted relatives or friends since May 4th.

Lane is 5’4” tall, weighs approximately 185 pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair.  She has tattoos on both arms.

Anyone who has seen or knows the whereabouts of Pamela Jo Lane, a.k.a. Pamela Myers and Pamela Chitwood, is asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Division of the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office at 728-7337.

UPDATE - 06/01/2007 9:10am - The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office is following up on new information obtained from a person of interest (Scotty Myers pictured here, courtesy of Bay County, Florida, Sheriff's Office ) in the case of missing person Pamela Jo Lane.  We are in the process of executing a second search warrant at a residence on PebblebrookDrive and have secured a site off Pleasant Grove Road in Bradley County that we believe is connected to this case.

UPDATE - 06/01/2007 @ 5pm -  Listen to Sheriff Gobble's Press Conference

UPDATE - 06/02/2007 @ 1:48pm - Forensics investigators with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's, Forensics Lab have confirmed that the body found Friday in a shallow grave near the Price Chapel Cemetery was that of 29-year-old Pamela Jo Lane, missing since May 4th.

UPDATE - 06/09/2007 @ 3:35pm -  The following statement was released today by Bradley County Sheriff Tim Gobble regarding the investigation of Pamela Jo Lane's death. 

“Today Scott Myers, suspect in the disappearance and murder of Pamela Jo Lane, is in Tennessee custody after waiting extradition from Florida. Bradley County Correction deputies traveled to Florida yesterday and returned to Tennessee with Myers today. Upon arrival at the Bradley County Justice Center Myers was booked on charges of tampering and fabricating with evidence and abuse of a corpse. He is currently held without bond.

“The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office continue to work closely and additional charges are expected in the near future. Myers is scheduled to appear in court on Monday before Judge Sheridan Randolph for arraignment.

“I want to express my appreciation to Florida authorities for their cooperation and assistance in this case as well as the cooperation and assistance of law enforcement agencies in the southeast Tennessee region.”

LATEST UPDATE:  6-14-07

The Bradley County Grand Jury on Wednesday returned an indictment charging Scotty LeeMyers with 1^st Degree Murder in connection with the death of Pamela Jo Lane. Lane had disappeared on May 4, 2007.

Lane’s body was discovered buried at the edge of a local cemetery on June 1^st, 2007. An  autopsy confirmed that Lane had suffered a gunshot to the head.

Additional information will be forthcoming.
Keep checking www.BradleySheriff.com for further updates.