HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- It was an unusual start to class at Bolivar Elementary School after a child discovered a jar filled with drugs in his backpack. "Imagine how he felt…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man police say put a Jackson police officer in a choke hold and had a stolen gun after running from a traffic stop has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison. …
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man accused of forcing his way into an east Jackson home in October appeared in court Thursday. Kiara Beard, 28, is charged with aggravated burglary and theft of property…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A retired Tennessee Highway Patrol sergeant was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to transporting a woman into the country illegally. U.S. Attorney Donald Cochran's office says Ronald Edward Strickland was sentenced Wednesday…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- A Lexington woman is in custody after court documents say she left a threatening voicemail at the city mayor's office. Vicki Maddox, 43, is charged with commission of an act of terror after she allegedly left a…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman has been indicted on multiple charges related to the death of Betsy Raines at the downtown Jackson law office where she worked. Shurnue…
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Three people are facing charges after an endangered child alert was issued Saturday for a 12-year-old Union City girl. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Julio Gomez-Baltazar, 19, is…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- AÂ man accused of shooting his wife six times appeared before a judge Tuesday in Trenton. Bobby Cliff Jr., 34, was initially charged with attempted second-degree murder. On Tuesday, prosecutors…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man accused of neglect of a 4-year-old boy in February 2016 is now facing murder charges in the child's death. Darwin Reid was indicted Monday on charges of felony murder,…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Five men have been indicted in an alleged crime spree involving robberies at seven West Tennessee businesses. A federal grand jury returned a 14-count indictment Nov. 20 charging five men with robbery affecting interstate commerce and carrying…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man accused of robbing a package store on Whitehall Street in July is now facing federal charges. Decarlos Taylor is charged with unlawful transportation of firearms, a crime of violence involving a firearm, and interference with…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police arrested a woman accused of shooting at a vehicle in east Jackson with a baby inside. Shaqueeda Douglas appeared Monday in Jackson City Court charged with four counts of aggravated assault. "Douglas stood up and pointed…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police have arrested a man on reckless endangerment charges. Officers say they chased Richard Aldridge Friday night after noticing a clear bag of…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Police have confirmed a man is in custody after a Sunday night burglary in Dyersburg. Dyersburg police responded around 7 p.m. to a report of a burglary in progress on Skyline Heights, according to a news release. A…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police arrested a registered sex offender accused of exposing a woman to HIV. Reginald Sanders, 30, appeared Monday in Jackson City Court charged with criminal exposure to HIV. "They met on…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
