A 3-year-old Memphis girl was in “extremely critical” condition after a New Year’s Eve shooting in the city’s Nutbush neighborhood. The bullet entered the left side of Ayanna Morris’s neck and lodged in her right ear, her uncle, Jamayl Morris, told WREG. The toddler was in her bedroom, playing on her tablet, when one of …
Update: Police announced Barbara Sanders was found safe. Original Story: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an AMBER Alert for a 17-year-old girl they say was abducted earlier Monday in Memphis. Barbara Sanders is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall and 150 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. The suspect, 38-year-old Lafayette …
A naked newborn was found abandoned Wednesday afternoon at a Memphis apartment complex, and investigators quickly identified the infant’s mother. Memphis police said the baby was taken to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in non-critical condition, WREG reported. The mother, they said, isn’t facing charges currently, but the situation is still under investigation. Tennessee has a …
US Customs and Border Protection officers last month found nearly 500 grams of methamphetamine concealed inside peanut shells at an express consignment hub in Memphis, Tennessee. The shipment of peanuts and other food preparation materials was manifested as “REGIONAL BREAD ROASTED PEANUTS REGIONAL DUST SWEET MADE OF CORN” in a shipment that began in Mexico …
A Memphis Burger King customer, angry at how long it was taking to be served, got out of her car, leaned into the drive-thru window, and fired several shots at employees. The workers all fled out the back door of the restaurant and were unharmed, but Memphis police were looking for the woman and provided …
Memphis police are looking for a 17-year-old boy who reportedly told people he wanted to kill himself. Desmond Sevire was last seen at about 3 p.m. near Cherry Bayou in east Memphis, Fox13 reports. Police said Sevire has been diagnosed with ADHD and schizophrenia and hasn’t been taking his medication. He may have a 9mm …
An on-duty Tennessee police officer was seen on surveillance footage shooting and killing a man he’d kidnapped and forced into his patrol car, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports. Patric Ferguson, 29, was relieved of duty and charged with first degree murder, first degree murder with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping, abuse of a corpse, and fabricating …
An 8-year-old girl was shot to death Sunday afternoon in Memphis, Tennessee, and police are searching for the man they say killed her while shooting at other people. Cedric Conley, 43, is wanted for the murder of Jordyn Washington, the Memphis Police Department said on Wednesday. The 8-year-old was inside her apartment at around 4 …
A Kansas pastor’s wife who disappeared earlier this month while driving to visit family in Alabama originally planned to make the trip by airplane, Overland Park police say, but changed her mind and set off for Birmingham by car, AL.com reported. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Marilane Carter, 36, was last seen leaving her home at …
A Memphis man has been jailed on murder and child abuse charges after a toddler in his care was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and later died. Staff at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital contacted Memphis police on Thursday about the 23-month-old girl after Victor Williams, the mother’s boyfriend, said he found the child …
Authorities in Tennessee say a nonagenarian was arrested last week on suspicion of threatening to kill a neighbor during a dispute. According to Fox News, Bessie Bowen is accused of pulling a handgun out and pointing it at a woman in the Memphis community of Bethel Grove on Thursday. Authorities responded to the scene shortly …
Authorities in Tennessee say a former police officer is facing criminal charges related to alleged child sex abuse. According to WMC, 28-year-old Andrew Hellums had been an officer with the Memphis Police Department since March 2017 and allegedly sparked an online communication with an 8-year-old girl in California at some point since then. Her father …
