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…
RIPLEY, Tenn. -- An Alamo man is in custody after a double shooting Sunday in Ripley. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, 39-year-old Terry Lee Johnson is accused of fatally shooting William Black, 29, at a home on Church…
UPDATE: A man wanted by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office turns himself in to deputies Tuesday afternoon after calling WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News. See the updated story here. Earlier story: MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Sheriff's Office is searching…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Nineteen people have been indicted in two separate drug trafficking indictments in West Tennessee. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee D. Michael Dunavant announced the indictments Monday. A federal grand jury indicted four defendants March…
UPDATE: Police have identified the victim in the Friday shooting as 47-year-old Jennifer Sanders of Greenfield. Police say they are investigating the fatal shooting as a suspicious death. Investigators say they believe the shooting is an isolated incident. EARLIER STORY:…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. - Police say that 62-year-old Howard Kelly Williams shot a woman inside a house in a Crockett County in the Friendship community. He then barricaded himself inside that same…
PARSONS, Tenn. -- There were plenty of loud noises and closed roads in Decatur County Thursday morning. Local, state, and federal authorities conducted a raid in the early morning hours. "Five…
PARSONS, Tenn. -- Several agencies, including the FBI, searched homes in Decatur County Thursday morning. Sheriff Keith Byrd says the Decatur County Sheriff's Office, Drug Task Force and the FBI raided several homes, including one on Carolina Avenue in Parsons.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Multiple West Tennessee doctors and nurse practitioners are now facing charges after federal court documents are unsealed Wednesday. In Jackson, Dr. Thomas Kelly Ballard III is charged…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Court documents unsealed Wednesday identify three Jackson-based medical professionals now facing federal charges in a prescription opioid investigation. Jeff Young, known as the "Rock Doc," Dr. Alexander Alperovich, and Dr. Andrew Rudin are all charged with conspiracy…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Department of Justice announced 15 individuals in West Tennessee are facing federal charges involving eight doctors and several other medical professionals in a massive opioid sweep. One of those individuals is Jeff Young, known as the…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Weakley County man is dead after a shooting late Tuesday night between Dresden and Latham. According to the Weakley County Sheriff's Office, 20-year-old Anthony Perry was shot by a juvenile at a home on Pisgah…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An Obion County man is facing federal charges in a child pornography investigation. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, 40-year-old Eric Jobe, of Union City, allegedly made pornographic images and video of a…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
