Putnam County Man Charged With Murder Of Toddler
A Putnam County man arrested in Chattanooga Tuesday for felony murder and aggravated child abuse after a May incident. 28-year-old Justin Dixon was caring for two-year-old Atlas Copeland when deputies responded to the Copeland residence. The child was found unconscious, transported to Vanderbilt Hospital and died the next morning due to blunt force trauma. Dixon […]
Cookeville Man Charged With Second Degree Murder
A suspect in the murder of 15-year-old Olivia Daryl Taylor is now being charged with Second Degree Murder. 63-year-old Charles “Chuck” Carter Jr. was originally charged with Aggravated Statutory Rape. Putnam Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Austen Pevehouse: “Carter admitted to delivering and providing illegal narcotics to Taylor,” Pevehouse said. “We are still waiting for […]
Cumberland Co Deputies Investigating Potential Murder-Suicide
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office investigating a possible murder-suicide at an assisted living neighborhood. Two people were found dead from gunshot wounds Monday morning at Uplands Village. Deputies responded to an address on Main Street in Pleasant Hill around 7:30 a.m. A release shared by the office stated that the preliminary evidence points towards a […]
Cookeville Murder Suspect Extradited To Putnam Jail
A Cookeville man that allegedly murdered his 23-year-old fiancee was transported back to Putnam County from Louisiana Saturday. Christian Luna is currently being held with a $250,000 bond at the Putnam County Jail. Luna was arrested out-of-state in February for the first degree murder of Lyndzy Bounds. Bounds’ body was found by authorities at her […]
Cookeville Man Charged With Murdering 23-Year-Old Fiancée
A Cookeville man has been charged with murdering his fiancée after she was found dead in her 12th Street apartment over the weekend. Christian Luna arrested Monday in Carencro, Louisiana on first degree murder charges. He will be held there until extradition takes place. Luna charged in the death of 23-year-old Lyndzy Bounds. The Cookeville Police Department […]
Indictment Returned Against Murder, Kidnapping Suspect Caught In Monterey
A man accused of a murder and kidnapping that lead to searches in Monterey this past July has been indicted. 27-year-old Tyler Rios received a six-count indictment Friday for murdering 24-year old Yasemin Uyar, kidnapping their son and desecrating her remains. Law enforcement seized Rios in July at the Bethel Inn Hotel in Monterey. Rios […]
Cookeville Man Arrested For Fatal Nashville Shooting
A Cookeville man has been arrested in connection to a December 2020 shooting in Nashville on Tuesday. The Cookeville Police Department arrested 31 year-old Walter Clyde Jones for allegedly shooting 40 year-old David Lamont Jordan at his home in North Nashville. Jordan was shot after returning home on December 16, when a black Toyota was […]
Amber Alert Suspect Found In Monterey Charged With Murder
The amber alert suspect found at the Bethel Inn Hotel in Monterey has been charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping. 27 year old Tyler Rios from Highland Park, New Jersey is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend. Rios led members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and TBI to a location within Monterey city limits, […]
Shots Fired Called Leaves One Dead In Monterey
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department is working a homicide scene after one person is dead at the Monterey Solid Waste Processing Center. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said they are questioning one person of interest. Farris said the department and Monterey PD responded to a shots fired call at 2730 Old Walton Road at roughly […]
Four Charged With First Degree Murder In Cookeville
Four people have been charged with first degree murder after a Sunday night shooting and robbery on Wildwood Drive in Cookeville. Cookeville Police arrested 20-year-old Issac Sides of Cookeville, 22-year-old Kayla Cowen of Cookeville, 22-year-old Caleb Venable of Doyle, and 20-year-old Haleigh Watkins of Cookeville. The four are being held without bond in the Putnam […]
