Ex-Tenn. teacher pleads not guilty in woman's slaying

JACKSBORO, Tenn. - An East Tennessee man has pleaded not guilty to murder and kidnapping charges in the death of a 49-year-old woman.

CBS affiliate WVLT reports Lonnie Lee Vann of Jacksboro appeared in court Monday to answer charges in the death of Rhonda Daugherty of Campbell County, who disappeared from her home on Dec. 2 and remains missing.

Vann was extradited to Tennessee late Friday after being arrested in South Carolina last month on robbery charges. He was charged in an indictment Wednesday with first-degree murder and kidnapping in connection with Daughtery's disappearance.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation hasn't said what links Vann to Daugherty death.

The Knoxville News Sentinel reports Vann once worked as a teacher in Campbell County but was fired over charges he solicited a minor.