THE JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A COUNTY TEEN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND OVER THE WEEKEND. THE BODY OF 19 YEAR OLD WILLIAM HOPKINS WAS DISCOVERED YESTERDAY MORNING IN THE PARKING LOT OF CHANDLER CONCRETE MIXING COMPANY NEARLY THREE MILES SOUTH OF MOUNTAIN CITY. HOPKINS HAD CUTS AND BRUISES ON HIS BODY, BUT THERE WERE NO GUNSHOT WOUNDS. AUTHORITIES AREN’T SURE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HIS DEATH, BUT ARE TREATING IT AS HOMICIDE. THE TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CALLED INTO ASSIST IN THE INVESTIGATION. HOPKINS BODY HAS BEEN SENT FOR AN AUTOPSY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF DEATH.