JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local nurse practitioner and doctor returned to federal court in Jackson on Thursday. Britney Petway and Dr. Charles Alston appeared in U.S. District Court Thursday morning for a status hearing…
HENNING, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed Thursday that a third man has been indicted in the 2018 shooting death of a pregnant woman in Henning. In a news release, the TBI confirmed the Lauderdale County grand jury…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- One person is in custody after U.S. Marshals served a warrant at a home off Wallace Road on Thursday. The U.S. Marshals were serving a warrant at a home on Commodore…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The end is nowhere close for three medical professionals charged in a federal opioid crackdown earlier this year. Nurse practitioner Jeff Young, known as the "Rock Doc," and two of his previous…
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting that left two people seriously injured in Brownsville Tuesday night. The TBI says the shooting happened around 11 p.m. near West Cooper Street and South Washington Avenue. Investigators…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police are investigating after someone shot a window on a Jackson-Madison County school bus with a BB gun Tuesday afternoon. Police say the bus driver did not originally report the incident, which was reported by a…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Weakley County man has been sentenced to serve 11 years on federal drug and gun charges. Wesley Wilson Jr., 43, was charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm during…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A federal lawsuit filed by individuals arrested by officers with the Jackson Police Department and charged in Jackson City Court has been dismissed. The lawsuit, filed in February, alleges that the plaintiffs' fourth and 14th amendment rights…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Four people have pleaded guilty in federal court to hunting violations in 2017. In a news release, the U.S. Attorney's office confirmed Hunter Rainwaters, 20, Cody Brown, 20, Peyton Mayberry, 20, and Jay Maiden, 20, are accused…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Humboldt police are investigating a hit-and-run crash Thursday that injured a woman. Police say the woman was jogging on Honeysuckle Lane around 1:45 p.m. Thursday when she was hit by a vehicle. Her injuries are not believed…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two men charged this month in child pornography investigations are being prosecuted under the U.S. Attorney's office's "Project Safe Childhood" initiative. John Sanderson, 36, of Dyersburg, was indicted Thursday after allegations that he produced and possessed child…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two people are in custody after deputies with the Weakley County Sheriff's Office found a toddler walking in the middle of the road. In a news release, investigators say Nathaniel Noah and Samantha Jones were charged…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A witness recalled the details of a shooting that occurred in Jackson Wednesday night. Dozens of people watched Wednesday night as Jackson police responded to reports of a shooting and…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Humboldt man has been sentenced to more than seven years on a federal charge of felon in possession of a firearm. In a news release, U.S. Attorney Mike Dunavant announced the sentence for 34-year-old Matthew Pate.…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- An Alabama man and a juvenile from Dyersburg have been charged in connection with a threat that put Dyersburg schools on lockdown. Arthur Jackson Jr., 19, was arrested Thursday by the Tuskegee, Alabama, Police Department, according to…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
