Tag Archives: TBI

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 body belongs to 57-year-old Arnold ... Read More »

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 said. “But, I don’t know ... Read More »

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 Grand Jury issued the indictments ... Read More »

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 hospitalized. TBI agents arrested Freeman ... Read More »

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 call in extra resources when ... Read More »

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 the east side of town, ... Read More »

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, on the ground and underwater. ... Read More »

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 partners to share any information ... Read More »

The TBI investigating an officer-involved shooting Friday afternoon in Sparta. According to the TBI, White County Sheriffs Deputies were serving arrest warrants to 47-year-old Charles Edward Williams around 2pm Saturday. When deputies entered the home on Woodland Trail in Sparta, Williams left through the rear. Deputies followed him. Then, on the back deck, Williams came toward the deputies, according to ... Read More »

The Fentress County Sheriff’s Office and TBI are asking for the public’s assistance with a shooting investigation. The incident occurred Sunday, December 27th  in the Pine Haven community. Officials are asking for any video evidence of roadways from Pickett Park Highway to Wildwood Grocery and White Oak Road to the Route 127 bypass. The time frame runs from 7:00 to ... Read More »