Murder Charged Filed in Oak Grove Death

An Oak Grove man is facing murder charges in the death of a person in that Carroll County Community earlier this month.

According to a release from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, 18-year-old Thomas Blewett is charged with 1st Degree Murder and Tampering with Evidence in an incident that resulted in the death of 19-year-old Alexzander Bernhardt on July 9, when deputies were dispatched to a county road in Oak Grove on a report of a man laying in the middle of the road. 

Blewett is being held on a $1,000,000 bond. His next court appearance will be on 8-4-2025.

Carroll County Sheriff Daniel Klatt is asking anyone with information related to this to contact Carroll County Sheriff’s Office at 870-423-7373.