DICKSON, Tenn. (AP) - A grand jury has indicted a Middle Tennessee man on murder charges in the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in a fire last month. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the Dickson County…
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man has been indicted on murder charges stemming from the fatal beating of a college student from Tennessee. Timothy Puskas, of New Brunswick, also faces two weapons charges and two counts of…
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) - A 25-year-old Tennessee man has been given 20 to 30 years in a Nebraska prison for trying to kill a friend. The Kearney Hub reports (http://bit.ly/1EU8PAH ) that Evan Swenson, of Nashville, Tennessee, was sentenced on…
MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (AP) - The first day of testimony has begun in a double-murder trial in a case prosecutors say was caused by a woman being deleted as a friend on Facebook. The Johnson City Press (http://bit.ly/1E4dADW) reports testimony…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police have increased their presence on Knoxville's Third Creek Greenway since a woman was murdered there Sunday. The Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1Qi4xqP) reports Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch made the announcement Monday at a news conference.…
JASPER, Tenn. (AP) - The reward offered in a Tennessee cold case has been increased to $21,000. WRCB-TV (http://bit.ly/1EU95Qh) reports in March, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam offered a $10,000 reward in the 18-year-old murder case of Sean and Donny Goetcheus.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Mexican citizen has been extradited to Nashville to face a murder charge in the death of her nephew nearly eight years ago. According to Metro Nashville Police, Marisol Alvarado was taking care of her 7-week-old…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Nashville bar owner who shot and killed country musician Wayne Mills has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Chris Ferrell shot Mills in 2013 after the friends had been drinking at Ferrell's now-closed bar,…
[gtxvideo vid="i9pbPOPh" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/i9pbPOPh.jpg" vtitle="Ytockie Fuller found guilty of First Degree Murder”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- After just 30 minutes of deliberations Wednesday, a Madison County jury convicts Ytockie Fuller of murdering Algernon Lloyd last March. Closing arguments began in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Dickson man is accused of seeking out a grief-stricken father and offering to kill his child's murderer for money. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says that 43-year-old Jamey Earl Donegan has been charged with one…
[gtxvideo vid="Fzu9NdT5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Fzu9NdT5.jpg" vtitle="Fuller Trial Begins - Bryan”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Opening arguments began Wednesday in the murder trial of a Jackson man accused of fatally shooting a friend of his ex-girlfriend. Ytockie Fuller is accused of shooting…
[gtxvideo vid="NE5x1p9n" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NE5x1p9n.jpg" vtitle="Gibson County Murder Charges”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man is charged with murder after authorities say he fatally shot a woman and then turned the gun on himself. Bryan Shawver, 35, is charged with…
[gtxvideo vid="9siYJ65n" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9siYJ65n.jpg" vtitle="Stitts In Court - Mallory”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend appeared Tuesday in Jackson City Court. Michael John Stitts faces charges of attempted first-degree murder, especially aggravated burglary and…
[gtxvideo vid="hkG1EsfQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hkG1EsfQ.jpg" vtitle="HighView Morning Shooting - Kurt”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police have charged a man in an early Monday shooting that has left his ex-girlfriend in critical condition. Michael John Stitts, 42, of Jackson, is charged in…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Court of Criminal Appeals has overturned the conviction of a man found guilty of a December 2009 murder in Shelby County. In a decision released Friday, the appeals court ruled Eric Williams must receive a…
Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County, Tenn., encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime.
