JACKSON, Tenn. -- A former employee of the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has been indicted on charges of official misconduct and theft. Court documents say Rachel Thomas, 37, took more than $1,000 in property or money from the health…
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man wanted on multiple charges in Haywood County after allegedly holding a woman against her will for several days is now in custody. The Haywood County Sheriff's Office says James Wesley Pentz, 31, is charged…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Hardin County woman arrested in March and charged with TennCare fraud is ordered to repay the state thousands of dollars. Samantha Briley, 31, was sentenced in Hardin County, where she was accused of enrolling in TennCare…
CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Chester County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in locating a woman suspected of several recent thefts. Hope Rogers, also known as Hope Arment, is wanted for failure to appear, theft, and violation…
The McNairy County Sheriff's Office says this surveillance video shows the passenger of a black Chevy Tahoe check the front door of a home before the theft of a camper parked…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officers are looking for a suspect in a shooting that injured a young person in the eastern part of the city. Police cars surrounded a home around 7:30 p.m. Monday on Robin Lane in east Jackson. A…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Investigators from multiple agencies in Gibson County, including the 28th Judicial District Violent Crime and Drug Task Force, made multiple arrests over the weekend on…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two Gibson County women are facing TennCare fraud and identity theft charges in Madison County. Bertha Campos, 30, and Maria Vega, 42, are each charged with two counts…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police are investigating a Sunday night robbery at Captain D's in south Jackson. The robbery took place around 9:50 p.m. Sunday, according to a news release from the Jackson Police Department. Investigators say two suspects, both…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Henry County woman who co-owned a West Tennessee trucking company has pleaded guilty to obstructing the administration of the Internal Revenue Service. Debra Wyatt, of Puryear, co-owned Pittman Trucking Company, according to a release from the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department is asking the public to help identify two persons of interest in the theft of a phone from Walmart. Police took the report April 19 of the theft from Walmart in north…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Thomas Kelly Ballard III appeared in federal court Wednesday afternoon for his detention hearing. Ballard is one of the West Tennessee doctors arrested in the recent investigation into opioid…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man has been sentenced to serve nine years for gun and drug offenses. Tyrone Lee, 28, was indicted in 2017 with possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, possession of marijuana with…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A six-month drug investigation lands 10 people in jail on felony drug charges. Officers seized weapons, methamphetamine, crack cocaine, ecstasy, hydrocodone, alprazolam and marijuana during the investigation, according to a news release from the West Tennessee Judicial…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man wanted by the Madison County Sheriff's Office turns himself in to deputies Tuesday afternoon after calling WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News. We were there as Devoris…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
