Dresden man faces aggravated assault charge
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Dresden man is facing an aggravated assault charge on accusations of beating a 60-year-old man. Deputies arrested Chace Adam Kesterson, 31, on Feb. 3 after they say he…
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Jackson liquor store clerk charged with impersonating U.S. Marshal
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police arrested a local liquor store clerk accused of impersonating a U.S. Marshal. A judge formally charged Timothy Lowrance with extortion on Monday in Jackson City…
Officials say Weakley Co. man set fire to mobile home while wife slept inside
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man is facing an arson charge in a 2015 fire after investigators say he admitted to setting a mobile home ablaze while his wife was…
U.S. Marshals aid Jackson police in arrest
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The U.S. Marshals Service helped Jackson police with an arrest Friday afternoon in the 300 block of West King Street. Jeff Love of the Marshals Service confirmed Kacey Rose was arrested around 3 p.m. Marshals say Rose…
Troopers find 29 pounds of meth in Knox County traffic stop
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. -- State troopers arrested a Texas man on felony drug charges after a traffic stop led to the discovery of 29 pounds of crystal meth. A trooper stopped a 2003 Chevy Suburban for a traffic violation around…
Man found guilty in 2012 Crockett Co. murder
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man was found guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday in a 2012 homicide. A jury found Antonio Toomes guilty of first-degree murder in the October 2012 death of Matthew McKnight. Toomes also was found guilty of…
Man faces kidnapping, robbery charges in Medina home invasion
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- U.S. Marshals helped arrest a man Tuesday morning who is now facing charges in a home invasion robbery last week in Medina. Kenneth Dshawn Cook, of Milan, was arrested…
Man charged with hitting, killing woman with car
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man is now facing a murder charge in the weekend homicide of a woman whose body was found along a roadway in east Jackson. [caption…
City of Jackson sees violent weekend of crime
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police are now investigating a fourth homicide in January. Monday, officers deemed what was first called a "suspicious death" along Boardwalk Cove a homicide. "She was my neighbor," Lamonica…
Police investigate Dollar General robbery in north Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are investigating the weekend armed robbery of a Dollar General in north Jackson. Officers responded Sunday to the report of an armed robbery at the Dollar General at…
Police rule suspicious death a homicide; suspect in custody
JACKSON, Tenn. -- After finding a woman's body early Saturday, police now have ruled the case a homicide and say they have a suspect in custody. Police responded around 4 a.m. Saturday to Boardwalk Cove where they found a woman's…
Traffic stop lands man in court on 2008 car theft charge
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A weekend traffic stop for a headlight violation lands a man in court on a motor vehicle theft charge from 2008. Brandon…
Police investigate attempted robbery at Jackson restaurant
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police say they arrested 2 people in connection with an attempted armed robbery at a local restaurant. Police say it happened at Waffle House on North Highland Avenue. Authorities say they got the call around 11:00 p.m.…
Parole officer bribery
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A former Mississippi parole officer will serve 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to taking bribes from a parolee. Forty-four-year-old Andra Smith, of Anguilla, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Tom Lee. He also…
Ex-Girlfriend killed
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors say a Memphis man who was on trial in the fatal shooting of his former girlfriend has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. The Shelby County district attorney's office said Thursday that 42-year-old Xavier Becton was…
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