Jury convicts man of 2022 Ripley murder; 2 children injured
A Ripley man has been convicted and sentenced in connection with a 2022 shooting that killed one man and injured two children.
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A Ripley man has been convicted and sentenced in connection with a 2022 shooting that killed one man and injured two children.
Gerald Pete Samples remains at large following his escape from the Crockett County Jail on Wednesday morning, according to authorities.
A federal judge has sentenced a Jackson man to a lengthy prison term for his role in the online exploitation of children in West Tennessee.
A man accused of a quadruple murder appeared in Lake County Circuit Court for a hearing on a change of venue and other pretrial motions.
A man was arrested after police found a video of him sexually assaulting a 3-year-old, investigators said.
The Jackson Police Department arrested a fugitive wanted in Shelby County on rape charges involving a nine-month-old infant.
A Dyer County man faces multiple drug charges after a K-9 alerted to narcotics during a traffic stop in Finley, according to the Dyer County Sheriff's Office.
The Jackson Police Department is currently investigating a domestic-related homicide that occurred Wednesday evening.
On November 5, 2024, Jackson Police Department dispatched patrol officers to Conger St. in reference to a domestic disturbance. Officers made contact with a 911 caller who told officers her ex-boyfriend was in her apartment with a firearm.
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division has resulted in the arrest of a caregiver accused of abusing a vulnerable adult in her care.
On March 16, 2026, U.S. Marshals Service captured wanted sex offender, Isiah Nathaniel Shubert, 25, of Savannah, TN, in a homeless camp in Jackson, TN.
A man charged with attempted murder was in a Hardeman County courtroom Tuesday as his defense attorney pushes for access to a specific search warrant.
Agents with the West TN Drug Task Force teamed up with the Dyer County Sheriff's Office to serve a search warrant. The search ended with drugs being seized and the arrest of a suspected drive by shooter.
A Chester County man appeared in general sessions court Thursday on charges of aggravated assault and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon after being accused of pointing a gun at a group of teenagers on Halloween night.
The West Tennessee Violent Crime and Drug Task Force (WTDTF) has announced the indictments of five individuals in connection with an ongoing investigation into aggravated child abuse and or neglect in Dyer and Lake County.



