NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released a comprehensive study detailing law enforcement-related deaths that occurred in the state in 2019. The report, released in accordance to the requirements in Tennessee Code Annotated 38-10-102, uses established definitions and methodology and provides information on qualifying incidents submitted by the state’s law enforcement agencies. Data … Continue reading TBI Releases 2019 Law Enforcement-Related Death Study
TBI Addresses Coronavirus-Related Delays in State Firearms Background Checks
NASHVILLE – In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation would like to explain the reasons for delays customers and firearms dealers may have experienced this week while securing a firearms background check or appeal in the state, and the steps being taken to alleviate the situation. The Tennessee Instant Check … Continue reading TBI Addresses Coronavirus-Related Delays in State Firearms Background Checks
Stewart County Man Arrested in TBI Child Abuse Case
DOVER – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have arrested and charged a Stewart County man accused of causing serious injuries to his three-year-old stepson. At the request of 23rd District Attorney General Ray Crouch, TBI Agents began investigating the boy’s assault and subsequent hospitalization Thursday, following an incident at the family’s Hidden … Continue reading Stewart County Man Arrested in TBI Child Abuse Case
Dayton Man Charged, Accused of Attempting to Solicit Sex from Minor
DAYTON – Working alongside investigators from the Frederick County (MD) Sheriff’s Office, Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for a Rhea County man accused of attempting to solicit sex from a minor online. TBI Agents received information about Victor Ryan Welch (DOB: 11-12-90) from authorities in Maryland last summer. There, … Continue reading Dayton Man Charged, Accused of Attempting to Solicit Sex from Minor
Three Indicted, Charged in Theft from 4-H Clay Target Program
MADISONVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for three people accused of stealing funds from a youth clay target program. In December 2015, at the request of 10th District Attorney General Stephen Crump, TBI Agents began investigating the theft of approximately $30,000, over several years, from the Monroe County … Continue reading Three Indicted, Charged in Theft from 4-H Clay Target Program
Former Finance Firm Employee Arrested, Charged in TBI Theft Case
LAFAYETTE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained an indictment for a former employee of a Macon County finance firm accused of abusing her position to steal customer loan payments. At the request of 15th District Attorney General Tommy Thompson, TBI Agents began investigating Serena Swindle (DOB: 4-1-78) in March of … Continue reading Former Finance Firm Employee Arrested, Charged in TBI Theft Case
TBI Director Appointed to Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
NASHVILLE -- During a ceremony today in Washington, D.C., David Rausch, Director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, was appointed by Attorney General William P. Barr to the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice. On October 28, 2019, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order No. 13896, authorizing and designating the … Continue reading TBI Director Appointed to Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
TBI Laboratory Data Reveals Troubling Drug Trend
For The First Time, Methamphetamine Tops Marijuana As State’s Most-Submitted Drug In 2019 NASHVILLE – For the first time since the TBI crime laboratories began keeping detailed statistics, methamphetamine eclipsed marijuana as the most-submitted drug in the state in 2019. “Drug addiction continues to be a major issue in Tennessee, and I believe this sharp … Continue reading TBI Laboratory Data Reveals Troubling Drug Trend
TBI Agents Investigating Fatal Smith County Officer-Involved Shooting
At the request of 15th District Attorney General Tommy Thompson, TBI Agents are investigating the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting that occurred this morning in Smith County. Preliminary information indicates the incident happened at approximately 6:00 at a home on Boyd Lane, near Carthage, where deputies from the Smith County Sheriff’s Department were responding to … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Fatal Smith County Officer-Involved Shooting
Joint Investigation Yields Arrest in 22-Year-Old Murder Case
MCMINNVILLE – A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the McMinnville Police Department, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, and the Office of the 31st District Attorney General has led to the indictment of a man in connection to the death of his mother in 1996. On December 23, 1996, officers found the body … Continue reading Joint Investigation Yields Arrest in 22-Year-Old Murder Case
