PARIS, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward in the ongoing investigation of a 2001 homicide of a 72-year-old woman. Etta Etheridge was found unresponsive June 8, 2001, in her home in the 300 block of…
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- According to TBI officials, escaped inmate Curtis Ray Watson is now in custody. Watson, 44, escaped from West Tennessee State Penitentiary on Wednesday. Watson was a person of interest in the Wednesday homicide of Debra Johnson,…
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officials say there has been a confirmed sighting of escaped inmate Curtis Ray Watson in Henning early Sunday morning. According to the Tennessee Department of Correction, photos were provided by a resident. Watson was seen…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Hardin County man has been charged with second-degree murder after beating his former tenant to death. Hardin County Sheriff Johnny Alexander says Daniel Oakley and Brian Tucker lived at…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public to help identify a man they say was involved in a recent theft from a local store. Surveillance video from August 3 captures the unidentified man conceal items in a black…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Hardin County man is accused of killing his tenant during a fight near Walnut Grove. Court documents say Daniel Oakley, 33, was involved in a fight Wednesday with Brian Tucker at a home on Highway 69…
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- Local law enforcement is urging residents to be aware of their surroundings after the escape of an inmate. "The suspect does have some relatives, and also some associates that are…
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- An escaped prisoner wanted in the death of a corrections employee is now wanted on charges of murder, burglary and sexual battery. The Tennessee Bureau of…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Martin man has been sentenced to nine years after an investigation into a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. In a news release, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Robert Thomas, 46, was sentenced earlier this week. The release says…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man charged with 24 counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor has pleaded guilty. In a news release, District Attorney Jody Pickens says 22-year-old Quinton Perry was charged in 2018 after an investigation into…
UPDATE: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch said during a news conference Thursday afternoon that agents are working with Lauderdale County's district attorney to charge Curtis Ray Watson in the death of West Tennessee State Penitentiary employee Debra Johnson.…
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- Authorities urge residents to be alert as the search continues for an escaped prison inmate who is a person of interest in the homicide of a correctional employee. Curtis Ray Watson, 44, is a person…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking for your help identifying several persons of interest as they investigate a case of burglary and vandalism. Jackson police say the burglary and vandalism happened at Madison Place Senior Apartments on Rhone Street.…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Sixteen people are now facing federal indictments after an investigation into a Memphis-area gang. The indictments were announced Wednesday during a news conference in Memphis. Charges range from drug conspiracy to firearms violations, according to a news…
UPDATE: Curtis Ray Watson, 44, is a person of interest in the homicide of Debra Johnson, 64. Johnson worked as a correctional administrator at West Tennessee State Penitentiary, according to the Tennessee Department of Investigation. LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- The…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
