Authorities make multiple arrests in Gibson County
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…
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Gibson Co. women charged with TennCare fraud
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…
Police investigate armed robbery at Captain D's restaurant
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…
Henry Co. woman pleads guilty to defrauding IRS
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 police seek persons of interest in phone theft
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 area doctor appears in federal court for detention hearing
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 man sentenced to 9 years on gun, drug counts
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 drug investigation nets 10 arrests
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…
Madison Co. shooting suspect turns self in after calling news station
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…
Alamo man charged in Ripley homicide
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…
Madison Co. Sheriff's Office searches for shooting suspect
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…
19 indicted in West Tennessee drug trafficking sweep
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 identify victim in Greenfield shooting
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 standoff leaves one dead, one injured
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…
Authorities raid Decatur Co. houses, make multiple arrests
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…
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