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DUNLAP MAN INDICTED ON SEXUAL BATTERY CHARGE IN BLEDSOE COUNTY, ORDERED TO POST $70,000 BOND
Claude Reuben Brown, of a Lusk Loop address in Dunlap, had a $70,000 bond ordered after he was indicted on one count of sexual battery
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SEEKS PUBLIC HELP IN MAILBOX THEFT INVESTIGATION
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division is seeking the public’s help to identify a suspect in a theft that took place in the
U.T. POLICE DEPARTMENT MOURNS PASSING OF SGT. PHIL WHALEY
The University of Tennessee Police Department is mourning the loss of Sgt. Phil Whaley, who passed away this morning after a courageous battle with cancer.
HEROIC ACTIONS BY INMATES HELP SAVE A LIFE AT KEFAUVER PARK IN MADISONVILLE
On the morning of April 14, 2026, at approximately 9:45 a.m., two inmates from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office work release program, Brian Fernandez and
TULLAHOMA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ARSON AT CIVIL RIGHTS CENTER AND ATTEMPTING TO AID HEZBOLLAH
Regan Darby Prater, a 28-year-old resident of Tullahoma, Tennessee, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville to
TBI INVESTIGATES OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN KNOX COUNTY
TBI agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Knox County at the request of 6th Judicial District Attorney General Charme Allen. Early Tuesday morning, just
MONTEREY POLICE ARREST WANTED FELON ON STOLEN MOTORCYCLE
James Belcher was involved in an incident with Monterey Police Officers at approximately 3:45 pm on S Holly St at the Convenience Mart. The encounter
TRAFFIC STOP UNCOVERS 14 GRAMS OF SUSPECTED FENTANYL IN PUTNAM COUNTY
On Thursday, April 9, 2026, Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputies pulled over a vehicle for failing to stop at a stop sign. The driver, Tara Rodgers,
PUTNAM COUNTY ATTORNEY CHARGED WITH THEFT
An investigation by special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, at the request of 13th Judicial District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, led to the
BLOUNT COUNTY SCHOOL BUS MONITOR ARRESTED ON CHILD ABUSE CHARGES
A 60-year-old Blount County school bus monitor, Mark Peebles, was arrested on April 7 and charged with aggravated assault (aggravated child abuse/neglect/endangerment) and simple assault
THREE ARRESTS MADE IN PUTNAM COUNTY; METHAMPHETAMINE SEIZED
On Friday, April 10, 2026, Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a follow-up investigation on Cane Creek Road involving Jonathan Dickson, who was already on felony
OPERATION M.A.C.E. SEIZES METH, FENTANYL, FIREARMS IN MAJOR MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT
Yesterday afternoon and into the evening, the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with more than a dozen local, state, and federal agencies, conducted a
DUNLAP MAN INDICTED ON SEXUAL BATTERY CHARGE IN BLEDSOE COUNTY, ORDERED TO POST $70,000 BOND
Claude Reuben Brown, of a Lusk Loop address in Dunlap, had a $70,000 bond ordered after he was indicted on one count of sexual battery in late March. He is accused of "unwanted sex" with a 31-year-old ...
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SEEKS PUBLIC HELP IN MAILBOX THEFT INVESTIGATION
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division is seeking the public’s help to identify a suspect in a theft that took place in the Watt Road area of Sweetwater on March 9, 2026, b ...
U.T. POLICE DEPARTMENT MOURNS PASSING OF SGT. PHIL WHALEY
The University of Tennessee Police Department is mourning the loss of Sgt. Phil Whaley, who passed away this morning after a courageous battle with cancer. He joined the university on August 25, 2001, ...
HEROIC ACTIONS BY INMATES HELP SAVE A LIFE AT KEFAUVER PARK IN MADISONVILLE
On the morning of April 14, 2026, at approximately 9:45 a.m., two inmates from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office work release program, Brian Fernandez and Anthony Blackwell, were performing maintenan ...
TULLAHOMA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ARSON AT CIVIL RIGHTS CENTER AND ATTEMPTING TO AID HEZBOLLAH
Regan Darby Prater, a 28-year-old resident of Tullahoma, Tennessee, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville to one count of arson and one cou ...
TBI INVESTIGATES OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN KNOX COUNTY
TBI agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Knox County at the request of 6th Judicial District Attorney General Charme Allen. Early Tuesday morning, just before 2:30 a.m., Knox Count ...
MONTEREY POLICE ARREST WANTED FELON ON STOLEN MOTORCYCLE
James Belcher was involved in an incident with Monterey Police Officers at approximately 3:45 pm on S Holly St at the Convenience Mart. The encounter began casually, but Belcher soon attempted to flee ...
TRAFFIC STOP UNCOVERS 14 GRAMS OF SUSPECTED FENTANYL IN PUTNAM COUNTY
On Thursday, April 9, 2026, Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputies pulled over a vehicle for failing to stop at a stop sign. The driver, Tara Rodgers, was found to have a revoked driver’s license and was ta ...
PUTNAM COUNTY ATTORNEY CHARGED WITH THEFT
An investigation by special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, at the request of 13th Judicial District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, led to the arrest of James Hargis, a licensed a ...
BLOUNT COUNTY SCHOOL BUS MONITOR ARRESTED ON CHILD ABUSE CHARGES
A 60-year-old Blount County school bus monitor, Mark Peebles, was arrested on April 7 and charged with aggravated assault (aggravated child abuse/neglect/endangerment) and simple assault (child abuse/ ...
THREE ARRESTS MADE IN PUTNAM COUNTY; METHAMPHETAMINE SEIZED
On Friday, April 10, 2026, Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a follow-up investigation on Cane Creek Road involving Jonathan Dickson, who was already on felony drug probation for a prior 2025 ...
OPERATION M.A.C.E. SEIZES METH, FENTANYL, FIREARMS IN MAJOR MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT
Yesterday afternoon and into the evening, the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with more than a dozen local, state, and federal agencies, conducted a large-scale multi-agency operation c ...
