In the summer of 2018, the life of 19-year-old Bruce Lee Deloit, a male resident of Savannah, Tennessee, was cut tragically short. On the evening of July 26th, Deloit was fatally wounded in a shooting incident that unfolded at a home on Hamburg Loop. The events of that day began with three male teenagers, including Deloit and the 17-year-old resident of the home, Steven Hicks Jr., allegedly stealing several firearms from a nearby property.
Following the theft, the teenagers returned to Hicks's residence. The atmosphere, already charged with the recklessness of their earlier actions, was further fueled by the consumption of alcohol and marijuana. It was in this volatile environment that a single gunshot ended Bruce Lee Deloit's life. Investigators from the Hardin County Sheriff's Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation were called to the scene to unravel the circumstances that led to the fatal shooting.
The investigation soon focused on Steven Hicks Jr. as the primary suspect in Deloit's death. As the inquiry progressed, the case was presented to the Hardin County Grand Jury. In July 2019, the grand jury returned an indictment against Hicks, who had since turned 18, charging him with one count of reckless homicide. Due to the serious nature of the crime, the decision was made to transfer his case from the juvenile court system to the Hardin County Circuit Court, meaning he would be tried as an adult.
Following the indictment, Steven Hicks Jr. was booked into the Hardin County Jail. He was subsequently released on his own recognizance, pending his first court appearance, which was scheduled for July 22, 2019. The community was left to grapple with the senseless loss of a young man's life and the somber reality of another young man facing the consequences of a fateful night. The final disposition of the reckless homicide charge against Steven Hicks Jr. in the Hardin County Circuit Court is not publicly documented in available online sources.
