MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Bolivar woman is in custody following a car chase Tuesday afternoon in Madison County. The Madison County Sheriff's Office confirmed 48-year-old Tess Martin led deputies on a high-speed chase around 12:45 p.m. after deputies attempted…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man is in custody after police surrounded a building Monday morning in east Jackson. Police say they were notified by a concerned citizen just before 10:30 a.m. that a man had entered an empty building on…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are seeking input from the public as they investigate a burglary. The burglary occurred in midtown Jackson, and police have released a photo of a person of interest they believe may have information that could help…
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two people are in custody after nearly one pound of methamphetamine is found at a home in Haywood County. In a news release, the 28th Judicial District Drug Task Force says Carol Morris, 44, and Christopher…
PARIS, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward in the ongoing investigation of a 2001 homicide of a 72-year-old woman. Etta Etheridge was found unresponsive June 8, 2001, in her home in the 300 block of…
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- According to TBI officials, escaped inmate Curtis Ray Watson is now in custody. Watson, 44, escaped from West Tennessee State Penitentiary on Wednesday. Watson was a person of interest in the Wednesday homicide of Debra Johnson,…
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officials say there has been a confirmed sighting of escaped inmate Curtis Ray Watson in Henning early Sunday morning. According to the Tennessee Department of Correction, photos were provided by a resident. Watson was seen…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Hardin County man has been charged with second-degree murder after beating his former tenant to death. Hardin County Sheriff Johnny Alexander says Daniel Oakley and Brian Tucker lived at…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public to help identify a man they say was involved in a recent theft from a local store. Surveillance video from August 3 captures the unidentified man conceal items in a black…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Hardin County man is accused of killing his tenant during a fight near Walnut Grove. Court documents say Daniel Oakley, 33, was involved in a fight Wednesday with Brian Tucker at a home on Highway 69…
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- Local law enforcement is urging residents to be aware of their surroundings after the escape of an inmate. "The suspect does have some relatives, and also some associates that are…
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- An escaped prisoner wanted in the death of a corrections employee is now wanted on charges of murder, burglary and sexual battery. The Tennessee Bureau of…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Martin man has been sentenced to nine years after an investigation into a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. In a news release, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Robert Thomas, 46, was sentenced earlier this week. The release says…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man charged with 24 counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor has pleaded guilty. In a news release, District Attorney Jody Pickens says 22-year-old Quinton Perry was charged in 2018 after an investigation into…
UPDATE:Â Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch said during a news conference Thursday afternoon that agents are working with Lauderdale County's district attorney to charge Curtis Ray Watson in the death of West Tennessee State Penitentiary employee Debra Johnson.…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
