A traveling preacher has been indicted on multiple counts of child sexual abuse, including rape. Benjamin Garlick 32, and his wife, 29-year-old Shaantal Garlick, both face multple charges in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where Garlick had been helping run a ministry for Spanish speakers, according to WSMV. The station said a notice on the door of the …
A Tennessee man faces a long recovery after he was shot in the head while protecting his sister from an attack by her ex-boyfriend. A small child witnessed the shooting and told police what happened, according to WTVC. An affidavit says that the incident took place early Sunday morning, beginning when David J. Smith arrived …
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an endangered child alert for a toddler missing from Nashville. Liam Ismael Diego Quib is 1 year old, 2 feet tall and 20 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt and blue pants. Investigators say the boy may be with …
Police in Tennessee are searching for a 21-year-old Mississippi woman who disappeared from a riverboat in Memphis over the weekend. Memphis police issued an Urgent City Watch Alert for Tamia Taylor, who reportedly joined friends on a riverboat at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, WREG reported. When the cruise ended early Sunday morning and the boat docked, …
A Tennessee 4th grade teacher was arrested Friday and charged with sexual misconduct involving a 12-year-old boy. The Covington Police Department said that 38-year-old Alissa McCommon befriended several juveniles, beginning with video games and social media apps, leading “to her allegedly sending inappropriate photographs and requesting sexual relations with the victims.” Police launched an investigation …
A Nashville man convicted three times on domestic violence charges has now been charged with killing his girlfriend. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said that Steven Cosby, 53, surrendered Wednesday to face charged in the death of 41-year-old Brooke Howard, who was found beaten to death in her apartment on Tuesday. Maintenance staff at the …
Anthony Andrews says he found the 2-year-old not breathing after he “fell out of bed.” The boy was pronounced dead at a hospital.
An Ohio woman was found dead in Tennessee over the weekend after she was believed to have been kidnapped. Cincinnati police said they responded to a report of shots fired late Friday night and “found evidence of a shooting and a possible kidnapping.” Investigators said the victim, later identified as 36-year-old Kaitlyn Ashley Lynch, “might …
A patient brought a gun into an exam room at a West Tennessee orthopedics clinic on Tuesday and shot a beloved surgeon to death. Campbell Clinic identified the doctor as Benjamin Mauck, an elbow, hand, and wrist specialist who had been at the clinic since 2012, the Memphis Commercial Appeal said. The clinic said it …
A Tennessee soccer coach has been charged with drugging children and recording himself raping the unconscious boys over the course of 20 years. The Franklin Police Department said that Camilo Hurtado Campos, 63, has been charged with child rape and sexual exploitation of children and that more charges are expected, WSMV reported. The victims ranged …
Tennessee prosecutors announced Thursday they would seek the death penalty for a man charged with kidnapping and killing Memphis kindergarten teacher Eliza Fletcher last year. Cleotha Abston, also known as Cleotha Henderson, is accused of kidnapping Fletcher, 34, while she was out on her morning run and forcing her into an SUV, CrimeOnline reported. Her …
A 51-year-old Tennessee woman faces six counts of child neglect after a 3-month-old boy in her care was found dead and six other children were left unattended in her apartment. Anne C. Jordan was arrested Thursday afternoon in Hickman County and returned to Nashville, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. The 3-month-old’s mother and …
