Gibson County, Tenn.–On May 5, 2025, in the Circuit Court of Gibson County, the Honorable Judge Peeples sentenced Timothy Fields II to serve 12 years in the Tennessee Department of Correction.
Fields, who is a Standard Range 1 Offender, will serve 8 years at 30% release eligibility for Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Sell or Deliver, plus an additional 4 years at 100% for Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Dangerous Felony.
On March 6, 2025, after an extensive three-day trial, the jury convicted the Defendant of the aforesaid charges. Fields was also indicted for First Degree Murder but was acquitted for self-defense.
On August 6, 2022, after shooting Joshua Caleb Warrington, Fields was located by law enforcement in possession of a felony amount of Cocaine with additional paraphernalia indicative of drug sales, as well as the handgun used in the shooting death of Mr. Warrington.
“Our office is grateful for the diligent work of the Trenton Police Department and the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office, particularly Investigator Jimmy Wilson, in the investigation and apprehension of the Defendant. Fields will now face the consequences of dealing drugs while carrying a firearm during this dangerous activity in our community.”
– Frederick H. Agee, District Attorney General
This case was prosecuted by Gen. Frederick H. Agee and Asst. D.A. Nina Seiler.