Overview
- Deputies responded Feb. 5 to a Snow Cone Way home in Ooltewah for a CPR call and a woman was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
- Lee, 31, was taken into custody at the residence and charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
- The victim’s identity has not been released as officials await next-of-kin notification, and the case remains under active investigation.
- An affidavit reported by local media describes severe trauma, a suspected stab wound, and signs blood was cleaned from multiple areas, with Lee’s phone and clothing seized after a search warrant.
- Officials said additional charges could follow; court records show Lee has prior 2023 domestic violence and assault cases that led to reduced guilty pleas in 2025.