Apply now: TBI job opening for Crime Information Communications Specialist

LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT UNITJOB DUTIESMaintains all emergency and network operations for the State of Tennessee in the area of law enforcement; addresses phone, radio, computer, and network connectivity problems that arise from law enforcement agencies statewide. Monitors the TBI Consolidated Facility security system and monitors maintenance and backup functions for all systems housed at TBI … Continue reading Apply now: TBI job opening for Crime Information Communications Specialist

TBI’s “Crime in Tennessee 2012” report shows crime decreasing

Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation today released its annual “Crime in Tennessee 2012” report which showed a 2.8% decrease in overall crimes reported in Tennessee in 2012 compared with 2011. This is third year in a row that reported offenses decreased when compared with the previous year. For the 2012 calendar year, … Continue reading TBI’s “Crime in Tennessee 2012” report shows crime decreasing

One of TBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted fugitives wanted for murder captured in Florida today by USMS

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation removed a wanted fugitive from the state’s Top Ten Most Wanted list today after the U.S. Marshals Service captured him in Ft. Walton, Florida this afternoon. Coty Keith Holmes (top photo), of 197 Rhoads Lane, Hillsboro,  was wanted by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and TBI for … Continue reading One of TBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted fugitives wanted for murder captured in Florida today by USMS

TBI arrests Algood man on child rape and sexual battery charges

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation yesterday arrested a Putnam County man on child rape charges. Randall Lynn Smallwood, 47, of Algood, Tenn. was arrested and charged with eight counts of rape of a child and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. Between January 2001 and June of 2005, Smallwood abused a female … Continue reading TBI arrests Algood man on child rape and sexual battery charges

TBI charges two men with attempted murder of Cumberland County man

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has charged two men in a drive-by shooting incident that occurred at Crossville residence yesterday that left one person shot and injured. Danny Bilyeu (top photo), 36, of Crossville was arrested and charged last night with one count of attempted first degree murder and one count of … Continue reading TBI charges two men with attempted murder of Cumberland County man

West Tennessee Top Ten Most Wanted fugitive captured last night in Ripley

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation today removed a West Tennessee man from the state’s list of Top Ten Most Wanted fugitives after he was captured last night. Darius Deshun Mitchell, 25, was apprehended at his father’s residence in Ripley at approximately 8:25 p.m. by the U.S. Marshal’s Service. He was transported to … Continue reading West Tennessee Top Ten Most Wanted fugitive captured last night in Ripley

TBI and Scott County Sheriff’s Department charge Scott County man with weekend homicide

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Scott County Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested a charged a Scott County man with a homicide that occurred over the weekend. Gerald Nelson, 50, of Helenwood, was arrested on one count of criminal homicide for shooting 31-year-old Dustin Gunter to death at Nelson’s residence located at … Continue reading TBI and Scott County Sheriff’s Department charge Scott County man with weekend homicide

TBI and Coffee County Sheriff’s Office arrest man for Summitville Cave murder

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office arrested the man responsible for the murder of a McMinnville woman found dead near the Summitville Cave last month. Jimmy Byron Jones, Jr., 51, of Morrison, Tenn. was arrested last night and charged with first degree murder for the death of … Continue reading TBI and Coffee County Sheriff’s Office arrest man for Summitville Cave murder

TBI adds West Tennessee man to state’s Top Ten Most Wanted list

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation added a West Tennessee man to the state’s Top Ten Most Wanted list today. Darius Deshun Mitchell, 25, last known address 225 Hickman Street, Henning, Tenn. is wanted by the TBI and the Henning Police Department for attempted first degree murder. According to a witness, on March … Continue reading TBI adds West Tennessee man to state’s Top Ten Most Wanted list

TBI adds two men wanted for Franklin County murder to state’s Top Ten Most Wanted list

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation today added two men wanted for a Franklin County murder to the state’s Top Ten Most Wanted list in an effort to locate them and take them into custody. David Gordon Jenkins (top photo), 46, of 3554 Asbury Road, Manchester, and 25-year-old Coty Keith Holmes (bottom photo), … Continue reading TBI adds two men wanted for Franklin County murder to state’s Top Ten Most Wanted list