JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say siblings in East Tennessee have been charged with killing their mother. A statement from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said 40-year-old Michael Murray and 45-year-old Karen Murray were indicted Thursday by a Washington…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Tennessee man has been charged with intentionally setting a fire that killed a man in a rooming house. The Shelby County district attorney's office says 57-year-old Jerry Lee Sanders has been indicted on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released two annual studies on crime in 2020. The first study, "School Crime 2020," showed a 59 percent decrease in crimes on school campuses between 2018 and 2020, according to a news…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- A Dyersburg man is in custody after agents with the West Tennessee Drug Task Force recovered methamphetamine and thousands of dollars in cash in a Dyersburg home this week. According to a news release, Eric Jakata Johnson,…
UPDATE: The Chester County Sheriff's Office confirmed around 6 p.m. that Christian Trice was back in custody. CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Chester County Sheriff's Office is searching for an inmate who walked away from a work detail around noon…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Gibson County Sheriff's Office has confirmed Dyer mayor Chris Younger has been charged with theft over $2,500 and theft under $1,000. According to a news release, the investigation started in February after a report of…
BELLS, Tenn. -- An Arkansas teenager is in custody after allegedly kidnapping a woman and taking her across state lines. Police responded to a gas station in Bells after receiving…
BELLS, Tenn. -- Multiple agencies from two states are investigating after an alleged kidnapping ended in Crockett County. The Crockett County Sheriff's Office says a female juvenile from Blytheville, Arkansas is believed to have kidnapped an adult woman at gunpoint.…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- A man wanted for rape in East Tennessee was arrested in Dyersburg. According to the U.S. Marshals, Jordan Williams was arrested Thursday at a home in the 800 block of Phillips Street in Dyersburg. Williams was wanted…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson Police Department responded to a shooting in east Jackson Thursday morning. Police say the shooting happened at Royal Arms apartments on North Royal Street around 10:30 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a man with an…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department is seeking information on the theft of multiple catalytic converters from a local business. Police say sometime between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Wednesday, March 10, a suspect removed nine catalytic converters…
MEDINA, Tenn. -- A man has been arrested on drug related charges in Medina, according to a news release. The release says officers were sent to Hometown Spirits on Milan Highway in reference to a possible overdose around 5:15 p.m.…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Dyersburg police have charged a local business owner with robbery after an incident Tuesday morning. Investigators say an officer was flagged down on Cedar Street by a man around 9 a.m. Tuesday. Police say the individual told…
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- A Crockett County man has been indicted on multiple counts, including aggravated statutory rape, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. A news release from the TBI says Gregory A. Dedmon, 44, of Brownsville, was arrested after…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Brownsville man was sentenced to more than seven years on federal gun charges following an October 2019 search of a Brownsville home. Orlando Mays, 41, is accused of having several guns inside his Brownsville home at…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
