A fugitive who escaped from an East Tennessee jail last summer was found dead in Mexico this week, and suspected cartel members allegedly contacted the man’s family seeking a ransom for the return of his body. Roane County Sheriff Jack Stockton said that someone in Mexico sent the family a video of 35-year-old Charles Kennedy’s …
An East Tennessee judge on Friday denied a request to lower the bond for a mother charged in the death of her daughter, who was found dead on family property after an extensive search in 2020. Megan “Maggie” Boswell faces 19 charges related to the death of 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell, who was initially reported missing …
A Tennessee woman was arrested Tuesday after she allegedly broke into a relative’s home and attacked two family members with an ax. Nevada Fortson, 25, was charged with resisting arrest, violating an order of protection, aggravated burglary, and aggravated assault, according to Carter County jail records. According to police, Fortson reportedly broke into the house …
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 …
– WECO Radio in Wartburg, Tennessee, sponsored the event as officers pulled over random cars and offered drivers $100 cash for Christmas.
– The incident happened on December 17 while police surprised drivers with cash instead of a ticket.
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 volunteer reserve police officer in southeastern Tennessee has been been charged with solicitation to murder after the potential target of the “hit” read text messages on his phone when he allegedly passed out drunk. Jerry McDonald, 49, also served as EMS special operations manager for Life Force, a medical helicopter company operating in southeastern …
A father and son have been arrested and charged with the murders of a Tennessee couple in 2018. Ryan Cravens, 36, and Robert Cravens, 60, have been charged with two counts each of first degree murder and abuse of a corpse in the deaths of Henry Wilson, 46, and Kristie Wilson, 44, the Tennessee Bureau …
A 22-year-old Tennessee man shot and killed three members of his family early Friday, then fled from the scene before he was taken into custody 100 miles away. Nathanial Pipkin is charged with three counts of murder in the deaths of hi mother, 11-year-old sister, and another man, WZTV reported. The Maury County Sheriff’s Department …
On Tuesday, police reportedly discovered a body amid their ongoing search of a Tennessee woman who vanished in June. Knoxville police found the unidentified body while looking for Desheena Kyle, 26, who was reported missing from her apartment on June 28. While WVLT reported that officials said Kyle was last heard from on June 23, …
A 37-year-old Tennessee man was arrested Saturday after driving his mother’s body, rolled in a tarp in the back of his truck, from Chattanooga to Nashville, a 130-mile trip. Thomas Henshall Jr has been charged with failure to report the discovery of a dead body and evidence tampering after touching and concealing the victim’s body, …
Four people are dead and a 10-month old was temporarily missing on Saturday after a shooting in rural southeast Tennessee. McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy said that deputies responded to a home in Riceville around 9 a.m. and first located two witnesses who had escaped the shooting, WTVC reported. Then they found the bodies of …
