[gtxvideo vid="1KYG8TtM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1KYG8TtM.jpg" vtitle="NAACP Body Cams”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officials at the Jackson Police Department said they are working to better arm their officers — not with weapons, but with on-officer cameras to give a video account of…
[gtxvideo vid="OBDNVDfY" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OBDNVDfY.jpg" vtitle="Easley In Court”] DRESDEN, Tenn. -- New details emerged Tuesday as a suspected killer goes before a judge in Weakley County. Marcus Easley is charged with second-degree murder in a January shooting in Martin. Easley…
[gtxvideo vid="X5hNn0Op" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/X5hNn0Op.jpg" vtitle="JPD New Evidence Room”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department will now keep its own evidence from drug cases as opposed to letting the sheriff's office house it. The city council approved $8,500 Tuesday…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Help is on the way for West Tennesseans trying to overcome drug and alcohol addictions. The city council on Tuesday approved transferring a midtown property to Aspell Recovery Center free of charge. The center's executive director says…
[gtxvideo vid="rnvBFoky" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rnvBFoky.jpg" vtitle="Insure TN Plan Supported”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson City Council voted Tuesday to support governor Haslam's Insure Tennessee plan. The resolution's unanimous vote came after a speech of support from Councilman Ernest Brooks. In…
[gtxvideo vid="GuSpIq4l" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GuSpIq4l.jpg" vtitle="What Funds Say 5pm”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hundreds of donors are shelling out thousands of dollars in the race for mayor of Jackson with the election still three months away. As WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The statutory rape case against a volunteer first responder has been waived to a grand jury. Matthew McKnight, 22, is accused of the statutory rape of a 16-year-old girl. During a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Gibson…
[gtxvideo vid="3OOk2gUo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3OOk2gUo.jpg" vtitle="Bros Steal Tractor”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Police have arrested two brothers for reportedly trying to steal a trailer. Rupert and Justin Bailey were arrested after police say they found them trying to steal a…
[gtxvideo vid="6XhTvgqo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6XhTvgqo.jpg" vtitle="Mayoral Race Fundraising PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hundreds of donors shell out thousands of dollars in the race for mayor of Jackson. The election is still three months away, but two of the five candidates…
[gtxvideo vid="qQpYq7AX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qQpYq7AX.jpg" vtitle="Chester Co Students”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A student who was arrested Monday after an alleged threat Friday at Chester County High School has been suspended, according to school officials. Director of Schools Troy Kilzer…
[gtxvideo vid="Ku5qnFaU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ku5qnFaU.jpg" vtitle="Camden HS Lockdown”] CAMDEN, Tenn. -- An man has been arrested in a Tuesday incident at a Camden business that led to nearby schools to briefly be placed on precautionary lockdown. Camden police notified the…
[gtxvideo vid="GB0s2nfu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GB0s2nfu.jpg" vtitle="Aggravated Burglary Suspect”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police are searching for a man accused in an October burglary in Humboldt. Jeffery Oneal Patterson is wanted on charges of aggravated burglary, theft over $1,000 and vandalism in…
[gtxvideo vid="EReElVpR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EReElVpR.jpg" vtitle="Humboldt Couple Arrested - Statutory”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A husband and wife are facing statutory rape charges after an alleged incident involving a 16-year-old girl. Joshua Joseph Hauser, 28, and his wife, Desiree Marie Hauser,…
[gtxvideo vid="w5OSFU0A" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/w5OSFU0A.jpg" vtitle="Chaney Trial Update FIXED”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man supposed to go on trial Tuesday for the shooting death of his girlfriend pleads guilty. Tray Chaney entered a guilty plea to the Madison County…
BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Deputies have identified a Bolivar Central High School teacher and Hardeman County commissioner found dead Monday. David Young, 31, was found dead in his home after not reporting to school Monday, according to deputies with the Hardeman…
