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…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Authorities are asking for your help finding the person responsible for a theft. Weakley County deputies found a Polaris General utility vehicle valued at $23,000 that was stolen from a farm in Palmersville, according to the Weakley…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two people are in custody after a high-speed chase ends in a north Jackson neighborhood Tuesday morning. Tennessee Highway Patrol has confirmed two women were arrested after a high-speed chase around 11:30 a.m. ended at the dead…
(AP) -- Two mass shootings at crowded public places in Texas and Ohio in less than 24 hours claimed at least 29 lives and left scores injured, a shocking carnage even in a country accustomed to gun violence. In the…
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- The Latest on a deadly mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio: A law enforcement official identified the shooter who killed nine people and injured dozens when he opened fire in a popular nightlife area of Dayton, Ohio,…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are working to identify a man as they investigate a recent vehicle theft outside a gas station. Surveillance video from July 30 shows an unidentified man taking a 2017 Chevy Trailblazer at Circle K, located at…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department is asking the public to help identify four people in connection with a recent vehicle theft. Surveillance video from July 13 shows four men occupying a stolen 2019 Chevy Equinox at Flash…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman suspected of making a fake bomb threat Thursday that interrupted Jackson City Court appeared Friday morning in court. Stephanie Wilcox is charged with false reports. According to court documents, she called central dispatch Thursday morning,…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
