NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A former Middle Tennessee teacher accused of taking a former student across the country, leading to a nationwide search, pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Nashville. Tad Cummins, 51, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public to help identify a suspect in a Thursday afternoon armed robbery at a convenience store. The robbery occurred around 12:40 p.m. Thursday at the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An inmate who left work detail Wednesday morning has been captured. Chemier Burns, 18, has been captured and returned to custody, according to Sheriff John Mehr. Deputies and…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Deputies are searching for an inmate they say walked away from work detail Wednesday morning while working with a litter cleanup crew in east Jackson. The inmate, identified as 18-year-old Chemier Burns, was working as part of a…
MARTIN, Tenn. -- Police are investigating a reported kidnapping, robbery and assault near the University of Tennessee at Martin campus. Police responded to a reported robbery just before 12:30 a.m. last Friday. Two men told police they were pistol whipped…
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn -- Brownsville police are investigating a 'smash and grab' at a local discount store. It happened around 3:30 a.m., Monday morning at the Dollar General right off Main Street.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local mom accused of leaving her kids unattended now faces criminal charges. Lashunda Shepherd appeared Monday in Jackson City Court on child abuse and neglect or endangerment counts. Police say they found three children unattended Sunday morning…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police arrest a man accused of giving two kids alcohol. William White appeared Monday in Jackson City Court on child neglect-endangerment counts. Police say White ordered a margarita Thursday night at Logan's Roadhouse. Investigators say an employee…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police arrest two people accused of bringing drugs into the Madison County Jail. Willie Brown and Courtney Harvey appeared Monday morning in Jackson City Court. Both men are charged with drug counts and bringing contraband into a penal…
MARTIN, Tenn -- Martin police arrested a man after firing shots towards a group of people, near an apartment complex. Witnesses identified Dexter Sowell as the shooter. The incident happened…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police are searching for a man they say used bad checks to buy shotguns from a local gun store. Hunter Greene used checks from a closed bank account March…
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Bolivar man has been sentenced to over 22 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Deon Brown Sr., 49, aka "Pleezy," was sentenced Thursday to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- An ex-Tennessee teacher who fled with a 15-year-old student last year and set off a 39-day nationwide manhunt has asked to change his plea in federal court. A document filed by his lawyer Thursday in federal…
WHITEVILLE, Tenn. — Phone scams are nothing new, but officers are reminding you to be aware of the warning signs. "If it seems too good to be true, it's too…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Three people are charged in an October barn fire in Hardin County. Patty Smith, 42, Bradley Balentine, 30, and now Nick Duncan, 30, are all charged…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
