Dyer County home boarded up after court declares it a public nuisance
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE DYER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE:
DYERSBURG, TN — This afternoon, the Criminal Investigation Division of the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office and deputies carried out a court order to board up a residence in Dyer County that has been declared a public nuisance by Dyer County Circuit Court Judge Mark Hayes. 29th Judicial District Attorney General Danny H. Goodman Jr. and Assistant District Attorney Andrew Hays were present as the court order was executed.
Since 2020, the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office has responded to 90 calls for service at 548 Peach Road, Dyersburg, TN. Among those calls, five were for drug overdoses, including one overdose death that occurred in January 2026. In the last two years alone, three children associated with the residence have tested positive for methamphetamine. The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services has received 21 referrals connected to the property and has removed several children from the home. Finally, the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office has made numerous arrests during this same time period including the owner, family members, and “guests.”
Based on the overwhelming volume of criminal activity and the serious threat to public safety, Judge Hayes declared the property a public nuisance. The homeowner will have the opportunity to appear before Judge Hayes on March 24, 2026, to argue that her home should not be classified as a public nuisance.
“This office will continue to use every legal tool at our disposal to protect the citizens of Dyer County,” said 29th Judicial District Attorney General Danny Goodman. “When a property becomes a hub for drug activity that endangers lives – especially the lives of children – we will not hesitate to take action. The safety of this community is our top priority, and we will aggressively pursue nuisance abatement to shut down locations that fuel the drug epidemic in our district.”
“Investigator Jeremy Caldwell has done an outstanding job on this case,” said Lt. Investigator Jim Joyner of the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division. “Investigator Caldwell is leading the investigation into the January 2026 overdose death at this residence, and his thorough investigative work was instrumental in building the case to have this property declared a public nuisance and boarded up. Our community is safer, the kids are safer, and drug users will have to go somewhere else besides Dyer County – and especially this residence – to get dangerous drugs and narcotics.”
The Dyer County Sheriff’s Office remains committed to combating drug activity and protecting the families and children of Dyer County. Anyone with information regarding illegal drug activity is encouraged to contact the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division.
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