TBI Investigating Deputy Involved Shooting In Overton County
A TBI investigation has been launched after the deadly shooting of a Sewanee man by the Overton County Sheriff’s Office. District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway requested TBI assistance on the case Monday. The shooting occurred Friday night in the 1600 block of Standing Stone Highway. Deputies responded to a man brandishing a handgun identified as […]
Cumberland County Man Indicted For Second-Degree Murder After Woman OD’s
A Cumberland County man has been indicted for Second Degree Murder after allegedly providing methamphetamine to a woman who overdosed. On Friday, deputies booked Mark Christopher Brown into the Cumberland County Jail on a $150,000 bond for Second Degree Murder, Sale of Schedule II Controlled Substance and Delivery of a Schedule II Controlled Substance. Tennessee […]
PCSO Investigating Human Remains Near Arnold Vaughn’s Home
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, TBI and the District Attorney’s Office are investigating human remains that were found at Anderson Road near Monterey on Tuesday. At 11:00 a.m., deputies responded to a call from an Anderson Road resident that found human remains in the area. Sheriff Eddie Farris said it is a possibility that the […]
Multiple Entities Investigating Missing Money At Livingston PD
District Attorney Bryant Dunaway, the TBI and the Comptroller’s Office are investigating the disappearance of money from the Livingston Police Department. Dunaway said Police Chief Greg Etheredge notified him of the missing funds about two or three weeks. “I don’t have an exact number, but it is reported that it is several thousands dollars,” Dunaway […]
Dekalb Co Man Arrested On Rape Of Child
A Dekalb County man arrested Thursday on charges he raped a child. 45-year old David Wayne Nichols faces two counts of rape of a child, one count of aggravated sexual battery. The alleged incident happened in Smithville last August, according to the TBI. Nichols arrested Thursday by Dekalb County Sheriffs Deputies and TBI agents. A […]
Trousdale Man Arrested In Jackson Co On Murder Charges
A Trousdale County man faces criminal homicide charges and attempted first degree murder charges after being arrested in Jackson County Monday night. 53-year-old Todd Lee Freeman allegedly attacked three people at a Trousdale County home on Riverview Estates Lane. One of the victims, 66-year-old Katherine Crawford Darnell, died from her injuries. Two other people remain […]
Overton Exploring Grants For Drug Enforcement, Deputy Safety
The Overton County Sheriff’s Department is applying for six grants to help with community and deputy safety. Sheriff John Garrett said he hopes to add five to seven bulletproof vests. In addition, the grants would provide extra funding for drug enforcement operations. Garrett said the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Grant allows the county to […]
Warren County Black History Museum Open, Taking Tour Requests
The Warren County Black History Museum celebrated its official opening this weekend. Museum Curator and Director Wayne R. Wolford Sr. said setting up the museum began with his grandmother’s collection of records, photos and other local artifacts. Wolford said it was not long before the community’s contributions outgrew his own collection. “Where people lived on […]
Cummins Falls Hiker Not Located After Two Weeks
A man who went missing at Cummins Falls State Park has not been located after more than two weeks of searching. Robert James Qucsai III entered the park February 3, and was reported missing after his vehicle was found abandoned. TDEC Communications Director Eric Ward said Tennessee State Parks utilized search teams in the air, […]
Cummins Falls State Park Reopens After Missing Person Search
A more than three-day search of Cummins Falls State Park has led TDEC officials to believe the missing person is no longer on park property. TDEC Communications Director Eric Ward said 42 year-old Robert Qucsai III was not located and Cummins Falls State Park has reopened. Ward said TDEC will continue to work with agency […]
