Jerry Ray Mullins, 49, of Henderson, was found guilty by jury verdict of second degree murder in the October 25, 2019 shooting death of Samantha Melendez. He was sentenced to 22 years in a Tennessee Department of Corrections facility, to serve at 100%. He will receive credit for time served pretrial. In addition, he was ordered to pay court costs plus $5,000 in fines, and is to have no contact of any kind with the victim’s family or with witnesses.
