JACKSON, Tenn. -- Thomas Kelly Ballard III has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to a 2019 investigation into prescription opioids, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court on Wednesday. Court documents say Ballard pleaded guilty to distributing hydrocodone…
FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Fayette County Sheriff's Office is searching for three teens who escaped the Wilder Youth Development Center early Wednesday morning. According to a news release, the teens have a violent criminal history and were being detained…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Madison County Sheriff's Office spokesman Tom Mapes has confirmed escaped inmate Jacob Oliver was arrested this afternoon at the Walmart store in south Jackson. The sheriff's office confirmed the arrest around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. The sheriff's office…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Anna Sandhu Ray appeared in Jackson City Court Tuesday morning. "Ms. Ray is charged with 44 counts of animal cruelty," Judge Blake Anderson announced. Police and animal control…
UPDATE (6/22/21): The search is over -- officials say Jacob Oliver was apprehended at approximately 3:25 p.m Tuesday afternoon. MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in locating an escaped inmate. Investigators…
MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A McNairy County woman is being charged with TennCare fraud and theft after allegedly giving false information to appear eligible for TennCare. Melissa Howard, 58, is charged with one count of TennCare fraud and theft of…
OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Union City man is facing charges following a fire at an Obion County home last month. Joseph Lee Morris, 45, is charged with one count of aggravated arson, according to a news release from the…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- Investigators are looking into a robbery that occurred Friday morning at a local dollar store. Around 8 a.m., officers received a call that an armed suspect…
PARSONS, Tenn. -- Two individuals have been arrested following a drug investigation in Decatur County. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations says the investigation led agents to a home on Pentecostal Campground Road in Parsons. While there, agents searched a…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Crockett County Sheriff's Office is investigating a robbery Friday morning at the Dollar General store in Gadsden. The sheriff's office confirmed in a Facebook…
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- A jury has found Keyandre Benson guilty in the mass shooting at a Brownsville armory in 2017. The shooting took place on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is warning of a phone scam involving law enforcement. The TBI says the caller uses the Tennessee Human Trafficking Hotline, and other Nashville police numbers, to claim to be a "Ryan McClain"…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Dyersburg police have arrested a man accused of assaulting an officer. Police say officers originally responded to the Motel 6 on Lake Road after reports that a man had attempted to hit the manager with a pipe.…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- The Dyersburg Police Department is seeking the public's help in the investigation of a June 4 shooting. The department says their officers responded to a shooting at a car wash on Forrest Street around 5:15 p.m. on…
CAMDEN, Tenn. -- Camden police have confirmed a suspect in a May bomb threat is now in custody. Investigators say Carlin Bush, 30, was arrested Saturday after a bomb threat was called in to Camden General Hospital on May 29.…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
