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Pistol Whipping and Shooting Suspect Arrested

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. – A man wanted for hitting a woman with a gun and shooting a teenage girl is now in custody. According to Jackson police, Jonas Reid, 32, was seen outside the area…

Henry Co. SD Giving Away Road Signs

This video is no longer available. PARIS, Tenn. - The Henry County Sheriff's Department is offering free 911 yard signs for residents of the county. The signs were purchased using $5,000 from probationary fees collected from the court system. No…

Two Arrested in Wednesday Night Home Invasion

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. – Two people are in custody after a home invasion, Wednesday night. Police were called to a home in the 500 block of Lexington Avenue just before 9:00 p.m. Wednesday. The first…

U.S. Violent Crime Rates Increase

This video is no longer available. JACKSON Tenn. - According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, violent crime over the last year is up by 22%. Crime rates have been steadily decreasing over the last two decades. This is the…

Accused Shoplifter Runs from Police, Gets Additional Charges

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. – A Jackson man is jailed after allegedly trying to shoplift from a Dollar General and running from police. According to Jackson police, just before 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, staff members at the…

Four Arrested, One Wanted after Meth Bust

This video is no longer available. MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. – The arrest of a wanted fugitive reportedly resulted in a meth lab bust near a school. According to a news release, members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force went…

Marijuana Found Growing in Two Houses

Authorities are looking for a Biloxi man after the discovery of two homes retrofitted with elaborate ventilation and lighting systems and thriving indoor crops of hydroponic marijuana. Narcotics agents say they seized three-hundred seventy-two pounds of hydroponic marijuana plants, some…

KY Man's Body Identified

Human remains found at an eastern Kentucky Lake were those of a young man missing in the region since last year. Kentucky State Police say the state medical examiner's office identified the body as that of 21-year-old Nathan Barker of…

Louisville Zoo Names Baby Giraffe

The ballots are counted, and the winner is: Silvester. That's the name chosen for the Louisville Zoo's four-month-old Masai giraffe calf, in honor of longtime giraffe keeper Silvia Zirkelbach. Silvester and Zirkelbach even have the same birthday: June 27. When…

Delay Sought in Drug Case

Attorneys want to the delay the sentencing of a man who has pleaded guilty in a cocaine and marijuana distribution case. Dmtrice "Mickey" Booth of Bassfield was indicted June 19 on four counts related to drug dealing. He pleaded guilty…

Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Jewelry Theft Ring

A Columbian man has pleaded guilty to having a role in a Richmond-based jewelry theft ring. Thirty-seven-year-old Raul Antonio Escobar-Martinez made the plea Wednesday in federal court in Newport News. He was among seven people charged earlier this year after…

Seven Arrested in the Bemis Area after Home Searched

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. – Seven people were arrested and charged after a search by the Jackson-Madison County Metro Narcotics Unit. Officers served the search warrant at 105 Carroll Street in the Bemis area, Monday. The…

'It Can Wait' Encourages No Texting and Driving

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - Students at Jackson State Community College were exposed to the dangers of texting and driving, Tuesday. A special event gave the opportunity to see what can happen without the real world…

Three Arrested for TennCare Fraud in Dyer County

DYERSBURG, Tenn. - Three people have been arrested and charged with TennCare fraud after a round-up that resulted in 37 people arrested on indictments for drug charges in Dyer County. State investigators identified the three people arrested for TennCare fraud…

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