Dyer police arrest man on child rape charges
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Police in Dyer have charged a man with two counts of rape of a child. Officers arrested Shane O. Todd on…
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Accused gunman who was stabbed by homeowner appears in court
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man police say was stabbed in the neck after pulling a gun on a Jackson homeowner appeared Monday in City Court. Chew Sawyer faces assault and gun charges after the March 16 incident outside a Cloverdale Street…
Former Martin police officer pleads not guilty in charity fund theft
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A former Martin police officer pleaded not guilty Monday to stealing thousands of dollars from a charitable account established for a girl with cancer. Guy Pryor, 34, of Martin pleaded not guilty in the alleged theft. He…
Camden man faces drug, gun charges in marijuana grow operation
BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- An undercover investigation has landed a Camden man in jail on gun and drug charges. Charles Wesley Hilliard is facing drug charges as well as felony gun charges after officers found an active marijuana grow operation at an…
Obion Co. woman charged with 4 counts of TennCare fraud
OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- A woman is facing four counts of TennCare fraud on accusations of doctor shopping for prescription drugs. Kathy Ann Hailey, 52, of Troy is accused of using TennCare for doctor…
Online sexual exploitation sting of minors brings in six arrests
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- An operation targeting sexual exploitation of minors over the internet and human trafficking was conducted in Henry County earlier this week, leading to six arrests. The Henry County Sheriff's Office worked with several other agencies in this…
Police make more arrests in north Jackson home invasion
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police have announced more arrests and new details in a home invasion in which four suspects are accused of stealing from a woman in her 90s while she was at home. Two more arrests have been made, and both are juveniles, according…
Woman charged with attempted murder in stabbing
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman is facing an attempted murder charge after a confrontation that reportedly ended with another woman being stabbed. Police say Johnetra Raychelle Person confronted another woman March 15 outside Guardian…
Police ID accused gunman who was stabbed by homeowner
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police have identified the man they say was stabbed in the neck after pulling a gun on a homeowner. Chew Sawyer, 29,…
Search of Gibson Co. home yields 6 ounces of meth; 4 arrested
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A search at a Gibson County home led deputies to six ounces of meth and resulted in four arrests, according to the Gibson County Sheriff's Office. [caption…
THP: Woman charged after fleeing traffic stop with toddler in car
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- THP officials have identified the woman they say crashed her car Thursday afternoon in Gadsden after fleeing a traffic stop with her 3-year-old daughter unrestrained in the back seat. Teerika Settles,…
Jackson City Court updates
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Four cases previously covered by WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News were discussed Thursday in City Court. A man charged with kidnapping his girlfriend and carving words into her stomach appeared in court. Top row: Mason, left, and…
U.S. Marshals in St. Louis arrest fugitive wanted in Humboldt
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- U.S. Marshals arrested a fugitive wanted on an aggravated statutory rape charge in Humboldt on Thursday in St. Louis. Acting on a tip, Marshals in Tennessee contacted the Great Lakes Regional…
Man charged in thefts of car, property from north Jackson home
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man appeared Thursday on charges stemming from thefts of property and a car from a north Jackson home. Thaddeus Wilkes is charged with aggravated burglary. Police say a silver Chevy…
Accused gunman charged with 1st-degree murder in Dec. shooting
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An accused gunman is facing a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a man in December outside a midtown Jackson apartment complex. Trimon Pruitt appeared Thursday morning in Jackson City Court…
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