Updated 11:03pm with a statement from Anderson County Schools: James T. Idles, 34, was arrested by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department today and was booked into the Anderson County Jail around 3:40pm on several counts of Sexual Battery. According to jail records he was released around 5:40pm. He was charged …
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(NASHVILLE), April 2, 2021 – Several major public safety bills advanced in the Tennessee Senate this week, including “Truth in Sentencing” legislation which strengthens protections for victims and their families. Senate Bill 717<https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0717>, sponsored by Lt. Governor Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge), Senator Mike Bell (R-Riceville), and House Speaker Cameron Sexton …
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