HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A Murfreesboro man charged in a murder-for-hire plot in West Tennessee has been sentenced. Stephen Taylor pleaded guilty to a charge of solicitation to commit first-degree murder on September 4, four days before his trial was scheduled…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- An assistant district attorney for the 24th Judicial District is facing charges following allegations that he was wrongfully paid more than $22,000. According to the Tennessee Comptroller's office, Thomas Tansil Jr. was an assistant district attorney covering…
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- U.S. Marshals have captured the second inmate who escaped from the Dyer County Jail. A news release from the Marshal service says Michael Bolden was arrested Friday night without incident.…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A joint investigation between the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and other agencies has resulted in the arrest of a Dresden couple. After potential TennCare fraud was discovered, law enforcement agencies launched an investigation into the sale…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a person of interest in a burglary that occurred on Sunday. In a news release, JPD says a man can be seen on surveillance video…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- A Dyersburg man has received multiple charges following a traffic stop around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Dyersburg police charged a Dyersburg man with being a felon in possession of a firearm, and theft over $1,000.00 for... Posted…
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Union City police are investigating a shooting Sunday night that left one man dead. Investigators say officers responded to Club 1 Hunnid on East Cheatham Street around 2:30 a.m. after a report of shots fired. Officers…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Antoine Thomas, one of three inmates who escaped the Dyer County Jail on Sunday, is in custody. U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announced Thomas' arrest Tuesday. In a news release, the U.S. Marshals say Thomas was found at…
NEWBERN, Tenn. -- Newbern police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in a burglary at a local business. Investigators say the burglary happened around 10 p.m. on August 27 at…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee are searching for two inmates who were able to overpower a correctional officer and jump over a 16-foot razor-wire fence to escape a county jail. Photos courtesy of Dyer…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Weakley County Sheriff's Office has confirmed a woman is now charged with aggravated assault after allegedly shooting a man in the leg. The sheriff's office says 39-year-old Tera Ann Alvaraz, also known as Tera Ann…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Sandra Gayton appeared in Jackson City Court Friday morning. She's accused of killing Lisa Palmer on South Fairgrounds Street on August 7. Court documents say several people watched the…
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee teenager has pleaded not guilty to felony murder and other charges in the death of her 15-month-old daughter, whose disappearance prompted a search across three states. News outlets report 19-year-old Megan Boswell wore a…
HAYWOOD, Tenn. -- The West Tennessee Drug Task Force announced the discovery of nearly 100 pounds of marijuana in Haywood County. A news release from the Task Force says a rental car was stopped on Interstate 40 around 9…
PARIS, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Paris Police Department are continuing to investigate a 2004 homicide. Police say Glenn Foster, 52, was found shot to death inside his McCampbell Street home in December 2004. Investigators say Foster…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
