Tag Archives: ACSO

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office was on the scene most of the night of a reported drowning at New Henderson Park in the Claxton community. The call was received at approximately 8:25 pm wed. evening. The Claxton Volunteer Fire Department, the Anderson County Rescue Squad, and the Knox County Sheriff’s …

According to court records, a former school resource officer has taken a plea deal after allegedly “engaging in inappropriate conduct” with high school students. 36-year-old James Lawson was indicted on charges of solicitation of a minor and two counts of solicitation of a minor to observe sexual conduct by electronic …

Several citizens have notified the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office that another phone scam is making the rounds. The ACSO says that several residents have called and alerted them that someone has been calling and claiming to be from the ACSO’s Civil Process Unit. During the conversation, the caller tells the …

At approximately 2:00 am on March 19, 2023, the Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting incident at 556 Pine Ridge Road. Upon arrival at the scene, law enforcement officials found a victim outside with two gunshot wounds to the abdomen. The victim was immediately transported to a nearby medical facility …

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded the state’s Office of Criminal Justice Program’s Mental Health Transportation Grant of $153,000 for the second year in a row. The grant does not require a county match and will solely be used by the Sheriff’s Office. Under state law, the Sheriff’s …

Anderson County Sheriff Russell Barker and Chief Deputy Brian Galloway recently graduated from the University of Tennessee’s Law Enforcement Innovation Center (LEIC) with what was described in an announcement as “the coveted Certificate of Law Enforcement Organizational Leadership.” According to the ACSO announcement, shared on Facebook on Tuesday, the LEIC …

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department was chasing a suspect out of Oak Ridge suspected of DUI Saturday, February 20 around 5:45pm. The chase ended at 490 Tri-County Blvd in Oliver Springs in front of the Family Dollar when the suspect lost control of the vehicle and crashed through a power …

Just after midnight, ACSO Deputy, Colton Van Dyke, performed a traffic stop at Creek Street in Rocky Top on a vehicle for improper displace of plates. Deputy Van Dyke made contact with the drive, Sandra Shoupe, 32, of Briceville. Shoupe told Deputy Van Dyke she was on her way from …

Anderson County Sheriff’s Office has charged Oak Ridge resident, Tyrone Partridge, with the December 29th robbery at the Marathon gas station on Edgemoor Road in Claxton. Sheriff’s Office detective, Josh Cardwell, obtained felony warrants for Aggravated Robbery, AggravatedAssault, and Theft. Partridge, 43, reportedly brandished a firearm and demanded the Marathon …

Donte Reginald Waters, 30, of Oliver Springs was arrested last week on 4 charges of Aggravated Statutory Rape and other violations. Anderson County Sheriff’s Office Detective, Darrell Slater, began investigating Waters after receiving information regarding his sexual involvement with an underage female. Slater took his information and investigation to the …