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Clinton, Tennessee – An Anderson County Grand Jury has returned indictments against Thomas Schrimpscher, age 27, on one count of Rape and one count of Contributing to the Dependency and Neglect of a Minor. Following an investigation by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, the case was presented to the Grand …

Clinton, Tennessee – Judge Ryan M. Spitzer has sentenced Kevin Dewayne Steen, Sr., age 60, to 48 years in prison following his conviction on multiple felony charges. Steen was found guilty in a June 2025 jury trial of Attempted Voluntary Manslaughter, Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon, Reckless …

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — A 59-year-old Oak Ridge man has been convicted on multiple charges, including Attempted Voluntary Manslaughter, following a weeklong trial related to a 2023 shooting incident. Kevin Dwayne Steen, Sr. was found guilty on June 30, 2025, in Anderson County Criminal Court. The conviction stems from a …

CLINTON, Tenn. — An Anderson County Grand Jury has returned 23 indictments for Official Misconduct against Zachary Gauthier, 34, a former officer with the Oak Ridge Police Department. The investigation began following internal complaints within the department. The Oak Ridge Police Department requested an independent investigation by District Attorney General …

Oak Ridge, TN – May 27, 2025 An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has revealed that former officials of the Oak Ridge High School Navy JROTC Booster Club made over $24,000 in questionable transactions between 2020 and 2022, ultimately leading to the club’s dissolution in September 2023. According to …

Oak Ridge, Tenn. — A large block party in Oak Ridge’s Scarboro neighborhood turned violent early Sunday morning when gunfire erupted, injuring multiple people. The shooting occurred around S. Benedict Avenue, where hundreds of people had gathered—many of them reportedly from nearby Knoxville. The exact number of victims has not …

Clinton, Tennessee – A man has been convicted of Second Degree Murder after fatally shooting his unarmed neighbor following a verbal altercation in 2019. George Michael Patterson, 69, was indicted by the Anderson County Grand Jury on September 1, 2020, for First Degree Murder following an investigation by the Rocky …

Clinton, Tennessee – Following an investigation by the Oak Ridge Police Department, indictments were issued by the Anderson County Grand Jury in May 2019 against Brandon S. Pendergrass, 45, for three counts of rape. Mr. Pendergrass had remained out on bond since the charges were filed. Prosecutors obtained convictions against …

ANDERSON COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into the actions of a now-former Anderson County corrections officer has resulted in that employee’s arrest. On April 5th, at the request of 7th Judicial District Attorney General Dave Clark, TBI agents began investigating allegations of potential misconduct …

The trial date for Sean Shannon Finnegan, the 56-year-old man accused of first-degree murder and rape in connection with the torture slaying of a woman in Oak Ridge back in August 2020, has been set for this coming August. Court records indicate that the jury trial is scheduled to take …