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A fired Chief Deputy with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has reached a settlement with his former employer. Chief Deputy Chris Carter was fired six days after giving a statement to the Tennessee Comptroller’s office. The statement included his knowledge of Jackson County Sheriff Marty Hinson reportedly using a county credit card for unauthorized uses. That’s when Carter filed a ... Read More »

A Jackson County man assaulted a deputy and fled to Putnam County before being arrested late Tuesday night. Christopher Ballard pushed down a Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy, according to Captain Dennis Thrasher. “He attempted to pull the deputy down into a creek, which the deputy was able to break away from,” Thrasher said. “Of course he took off on foot. ... Read More »