MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A former Tennessee Department of Correction officer has pleaded guilty to civil rights violations after beating an inmate at Northwest Correctional Complex. Nathaniel Griffin, 29, pleaded guilty to charges of using unlawful force on an inmate in…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Investigators with the Jackson Police Department are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a person of interest from a theft at Kroger in north Jackson. Police say the theft was reported Aug. 8 at Kroger on…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- In a news release Thursday morning, the Madison County Sheriff's Office and Jackson-Madison County School System confirm a second incident at a Jackson school. Officials say a student was detained…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Three students have been arrested, and a teacher has been injured after an incident Thursday morning at South Side High School, according to the Madison County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office says a fight broke out at…
ALAMO, Tenn. -- Alamo police have confirmed the Crockett County property assessor was arrested Wednesday and charged with assault. Police say officers with the Alamo Police Department and the Crockett County Sheriff's Office…
JACKSON, Tenn. - It was at Superior Health and Wellness Clinic in South Jackson where Dr. Charles Alston was the supervising physician for nurse practitioner Britney Petway. Petway is alleged to have issued…
CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Henderson man is sentenced to serve 20 years after pleading guilty to possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, aggravated assault, and possession of marijuana with the intent to sell. The District Attorney's office…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Bolivar woman is in custody following a car chase Tuesday afternoon in Madison County. The Madison County Sheriff's Office confirmed 48-year-old Tess Martin led deputies on a high-speed chase around 12:45 p.m. after deputies attempted…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man is in custody after police surrounded a building Monday morning in east Jackson. Police say they were notified by a concerned citizen just before 10:30 a.m. that a man had entered an empty building on…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are seeking input from the public as they investigate a burglary. The burglary occurred in midtown Jackson, and police have released a photo of a person of interest they believe may have information that could help…
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two people are in custody after nearly one pound of methamphetamine is found at a home in Haywood County. In a news release, the 28th Judicial District Drug Task Force says Carol Morris, 44, and Christopher…
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…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
