FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man wanted on a sexual assault charge in Haywood County has been taken into custody in Fayette County. Travis Jones, 37, was wanted in Haywood County on charges of sexual assault by an authority figure,…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Witnesses, including members of Tavoris Bates' family, testified Thursday in Jackson City Court about the night Bates was shot and killed on Middle Avenue. "That's when the gunshots went…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The man charged with first-degree murder in his mother's shooting death Tuesday night in east Jackson appeared in court Thursday. Antonio James, 37, is accused of fatally shooting his mother around 6 p.m. Tuesday in her Highview…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A Murfreesboro man allegedly part of a murder-for-hire plot appeared in court Wednesday. Stephen Taylor, 43, is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Investigators say Taylor hired 22-year-old Gregory Barnes, of Humboldt, to kill an unidentified…
UPDATE: A man wanted on a sexual assault charge in Haywood County has been taken into custody in Fayette County. See the updated story here. Earlier story: HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Haywood County Sheriff's Office needs your assistance in locating…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man is in custody after police say he shot and killed his mother Tuesday night inside her east Jackson home. Antonio James, 37, of Jackson, is charged with first-degree murder after investigators say he fatally shot…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Police in Savannah are asking the public to help identify a person of interest in a counterfeit money trafficking case. The counterfeit bills were used earlier this year at Walmart in Savannah, according to a…
WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News viewer Ryan Burton sent dash cam video of the chase on Highway 70. HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- A high-speed chase through multiple counties ended Tuesday morning with…
TRENTON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol has charged a woman almost a year after a crash killed two people on U.S. 45 in Bradford. Nicii McAlister, 32, is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide in the deaths of…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- A 27-year-old Maury City man is accused of selling marijuana-oil vape pens at a local high school and advertising it on social media. Undercover agents arrested Edmundo Hidrogo by setting up a fake drug deal at…
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Investigators say they have developed new leads in the 1998 cold case homicide of Michael Bell. Bell was a clerk at the McKee’s Stateline Convenience Store when he was…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Jackson man who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from two sexual assault cases in Jackson has been sentenced to serve 44 years without parole. Chriteris Allen, 19, of Jackson, was sentenced Feb. 11, according to…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Robert Tipler went before a judge Monday in Jackson City Court. "Mr. Tipler, you're charged with first-degree murder," Judge Nathan Pride read from the indictment. According to…
UPDATE (8/31/23): Lexington man sentenced to life in prison for 2019 murder in Jackson JACKSON, Tenn. -- Teriney McIntosh appeared in Jackson City Court Friday morning. She's accused of driving…
UPDATE (8/31/23): Lexington man sentenced to life in prison for 2019 murder in Jackson JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police have confirmed Robert Tipler, a suspect in a fatal shooting Monday night on Coach Drive off Whitehall Street, is in custody.…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
