Tag Archives: investigation

CAMPBELL COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a former corrections officer on charges related to bringing contraband into the Campbell County Jail. In March, at the request of 8th Judicial District Attorney General Jared Effler and the Campbell County Sheriff’s …

Picture Courtesy of Facebook According to sources, Robert Drake, the head softball coach at Wartburg High School, was suspended today pending an investigation of inappropriate conduct with students/players. According to the Wartburg police department, Drake was suspended today but has not been charged with a crime. The Morgan County School …

On April 24, 2023, at approximately 5:15 PM the Roane County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center had an in-custody death.  The victim was Timothy James Teasley (51yoa).  The District Attorney General’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation were notified.  Currently, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is in charge of the …

Update: shooter identified as Brian Wilson. He was airlifted to the hospital, according to Stockton. Wilson bonded out of jail this morning. Stockton said he was a suspect in a previous house fire. Witnesses told deputies the shooter walked in and shot the first victim and then continued to search …

A LaFollette man was taken into custody by deputies from the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office after investigators say he admitted to stealing mail. Patrick Scott Leach According to the CCSO, deputies received several complaints of mail being stolen in several areas—namely, the Back Valley Road, Carr Wynn, Coolidge, and Davis …

The TBI is investigating the death of an inmate at the Union County Jail. Officials say that 34-year-old Timothy Wright died while in custody on Tuesday morning. Few details have been released, including how he died, but the TBI says its investigation is active and ongoing. The state agency is …

Law Enforcement responded to a gunshot call in the 200 Block of De Armond Road, which is off River Road, around 12:30 am last night, according to Roane County Sheriff Jack Stockton. He told us that one female is dead, and one person is in custody from the incident. Life …

The Roane County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man was shot to death late Sunday afternoon. The RCSO says that the incident occurred at around 4:45 pm on Raby Hollow Road in south Roane County. Witnesses told investigators that an argument preceded the shooting, and that the victim, identified …

On May 30, 2022, at approximately 3:00 PM, the Roane County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Jones Rd in Rockwood in reference to someone being shot.  When Deputies arrived, they found that the initial victim, a 58-year-old-male, had been transported to Roane Medical Center via private vehicle.  The …

622 Buck Creek Road, East Roane County. (Photo courtesy of WVLT) Information has been slow coming as to how two persons died at a residence on Buck Creek Road in East Roane County. Today Sheriff Jack Stockton gave us the names of the two victims, identified as Steve Groover and …