Early morning house fire ruled arson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A house fire early Friday morning in north Jackson is being investigated as arson. The Jackson Fire Department responded to the fire at a home on Bethel Park Cove just before…
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Multiple Gangster Disciples plead guilty in 2016 racketeering investigation
Six members of the Gangster Disciples street gang have pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from a 2016 investigation into the gang. In a news release, U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant announced the plea agreements of six Memphis and Jackson-area gang…
Obion Co. Sheriff's Office seeks man wanted in multiple investigations
OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Obion County Sheriff's Office is searching for a Union City man wanted on multiple charges. Investigators say 28-year-old Bryan Ray Culver is wanted on charges of reckless endangerment, failure to appear, theft, vandalism and driving…
Police seek to ID person of interest in use of stolen credit cards
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public to help identify a person of interest in the use of stolen credit cards at a local Kroger. Officers received a report June 5 from a woman who said someone had…
Traffic stop in Medina yields illegal drugs, gun
MEDINA, Tenn. -- Medina police say a traffic stop led officers to drugs, including a substance they believe is fentanyl, and a gun Friday afternoon. Police say officers stopped 31-year-old Dexter Craig Lambert, of Medina, just before 1:30 p.m. for…
Madison Co. shooting suspect returns to court
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man who called the WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News newsroom back in April before turning himself in to police in north Jackson returns to court. Devoris Newson was arrested in April on multiple charges stemming from a…
Girlfriend of man killed in stabbing speaks out
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Tiffany Woodruff says she was there when her boyfriend, Phillip McHaney, was stabbed to death by his son, Jaquaez McHaney, last Saturday night. "It wasn't an argument, it wasn't a…
Police seek to ID persons of interest in auto burglary, theft of property
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are investigating a report of an auto burglary and theft of property in a north Jackson neighborhood. They have asked the public to help identify two persons of interest. Police say surveillance video from May…
Family speaks out after fatal shooting in downtown Jackson
DOWNTOWN JACKSON, Tenn. -- Around 11 p.m. Wednesday, Jackson police arrived to 300 block of North Liberty Street where 23-year-old Ricky Maddox was laying the street suffering from gunshot wounds. Maddox was taken to…
Police arrest man after brief attempt to evade officers in downtown Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man was arrested Thursday after a brief attempt to evade officers in downtown Jackson. Police arrested Imario Wright around 1:20 p.m. Thursday on two outstanding warrants through the city of Jackson and one warrant issued…
Man killed in overnight shooting in Jackson; police seek leads
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking for information from the public as they investigate a shooting that left one man dead. Ricky Maddox, 23, was found around 11:10 p.m. Wednesday with gunshot wounds outside his home in the 300 block…
Man charged in father's stabbing death appears in court
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A man accused of stabbing his own father to death appeared Wednesday in court. Jaquaez McHaney, 21, was arraigned in Humboldt General Sessions Court after police say he stabbed his father,…
Humboldt man sentenced to 3 years on firearm charge
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A Humboldt man is sentenced to three years in federal custody after being found guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. In April 2018, U.S. Marshals arrested 19-year-old Damarcus…
Man killed in Dyersburg shooting Monday
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Dyersburg police are investigating a shooting Monday night that left one man dead. Police say officers responded to a weapons complaint around 10 p.m. Monday in the 100 block of Liberty Avenue. Police say when officers arrived,…
Son charged in father's stabbing death
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- "He was always smiling. He had just left. He was gone about an hour and a half when I got the call that he had been killed," Martha Palmer said.…
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