MARTIN, Tenn. -- Police are investigating after gunshots rang out early Sunday morning outside a bar in Martin. An officer was in a nearby parking lot when the shots were fired outside Slide and Ride Saloon, located at 627 North…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A former Henry County bank executive has been sentenced to a year and one day in prison after fraudulently renewing a loan for a bank customer. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Robert Newcomb Jr. was the…
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Haywood County Sheriff's Office is investigating two early morning burglaries at businesses on Highway 70. The sheriff's office says the suspect entered the Moose Lodge, at 2219 Highway 70 West, and the Firehouse Bar,…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Weakley County man is in custody after investigators searched his home Tuesday in Gleason. Clarence Grantham, 59, is charged with indecent exposure, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, simple possession of methamphetamine, and possession…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are searching for a man after a Tuesday morning shooting leaves another man injured in north Jackson. Paul Lee, 31, of Jackson is wanted in connection with the shooting that occurred around 11:35 a.m. Tuesday on…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Authorities have made an arrest in connection with the theft of dozens of guns. Scottie Owens, 37, of Carroll County has been charged with aggravated burglary and theft over $10,000 in connection with the theft. Owens is…
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…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
