Chattanooga man charged in Walker County murder

WALKER COUNTY — A 28-year-old Chattanooga man has been arrested following a murder investigation out of Walker County.

Jermaine Matthew Jackson has been arrested and charged for the murder of Robin Fredale Sutton, 38, according to the Walker County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO).

They say dputies were called to a residence on Gilbert Street in Rossville, GA Monday afternoon, March 2, 2026, in order to do a welfare check on the male occupant.

This is where deputies found Sutton deceased.

Walker County detectives and Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents were requested to investigate the death.

Following investigative leads early Tuesday morning, detectives and agents were directed to a residence at 210 S. Howell Avenue, Chattanooga, TN.

At this residence, Jackson was arrested on a Tennessee warrant and taken to East Ridge Police Department for questioning in Sutton’s death, the WCSO says.

They say at around noon on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, a warrant was obtained in Walker County, charging Jackson with the offense of Murder in Sutton’s death.

The motive for the murder is unknown.

Jackson is being held in the Hamilton County, TN jail and will be extradited to Walker County, according to Sheriff Wilson.