DEATH ROW INMATE REQUESTS EXECUTION BY ELECTRIC CHAIR
The Tennessee Department of Correction announced this afternoon death row inmate Stephen Michael West has requested execution by electric chair. West was found guilty of the 1986 kidnapping and stabb ...
WATSON ARRAIGNED IN COURT FOR MURDER AND OTHER CHARGES
The arraignment for escaped inmate, Curtis Watson, was held this afternoon. He faces first-degree murder, especially aggravated burglary, aggravated sexual battery and escape charges. In court today, ...
CROSSVILLE POLICE RESPOND TO MAN REPORTEDLY JUMPING IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC
Crossville police responded yesterday to a report of a subject jumping in front of traffic on Highway 127 South. Officers came into contact with 36-year-old Shane Douglas Parks of Harriman who was des ...
FOUR ARRESTED IN 24 HOURS FOR METH IN CUMBERLAND CO.
Cumberland County deputies arrested four individuals in a 24 hour time period for meth. Two took place yesterday (August 13, 2019) following a traffic stop at McDonald’s on Peavine Road. A K9 reported ...
SMITH GIVEN PRISON SENTENCE IN FENTRESS COUNTY MURDER CASE
A judge handed down a 10 year prison sentence in a Fentress County murder and arson case. Court officials say 48-year-old Jonathan Donovan Smith of Morgan County stood accused of the death of Melissa ...
MANIS FOUND GUILTY OF SHOOTING INVOLVING HARRIMAN POLICE
Nathan Manis entered a guilty plea in Roane County Criminal Court to felony reckless endangerment and aggravated assault. This was the result of an 2016 incident where the 31-year-old Manis shot at Ha ...
15-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED FOR MAKING THREATS AGAINST BLOUNT CO. SCHOOL
A 15-year-old William Blount High School student was arrested today after making threats against the school. The Blount County Sheriff’s Department says the teen is charged with delinquent by false re ...
STRING OF LAW BREAKING ENDS WITH PRISON SENTENCE
An individual with Roane County ties has been sentenced to prison for burglary. Court officials in Knox County told 1057 News today that 24-year-old Trey Douglas Patterson was recently charged with th ...
WALMART IN RHEA CO. EVACUATED FOR HIGH LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE
Employees and customers at Walmart Supercenter in Dayton, Tennessee were forced to evacuate the store early this morning after the store filled with high levels of carbon monoxide. One woman complaine ...
RENNOVA REJECTS PRESLEY’S OFFER TO BUY JAMESTOWN HOSPITAL
In a follow-up story, Rennova Health Systems has reportedly denied a $1 million bid to purchase Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Johnny Presley, who owns Rural Hospital & Clinics of America, LLC ...
OVER $10,000 IN ITEMS TAKEN FROM OLD CATOOSA KNITTING MILL
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department investigators say surveillance camera footage of a theft yesterday could lead them to at least one arrest. It captured suspects driving a four wheeler and an old ...
COX VALLEY ROAD VEHICLE CRASH LEAVES ONE INJURED
A single vehicle accident in eastern Cumberland County yesterday afternoon left one injured. Deputies say a pickup truck driven by 40-year-old Jennifer Tuttle was traveling south on Cox Valley Road ne ...
