KNOXVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for an inmate in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Correction in connection to a mailed threat targeting an Assistant District Attorney General. On February 18th, TBI Agents began investigating an incident which occurred at the Sevierville office of District Attorney … Continue reading TBI Case Yields Charges for West Tennessee Inmate in Suspicious Powder Hoax
Marion County Man Arrested on Charges of Money Laundering, Promoting Prostitution
NASHVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and other local and federal agencies has resulted in the arrest of a Marion County man today on charges of promoting prostitution and money laundering. At the request of then-16th District Attorney General Bill Whitesell, TBI Special Agents, working in conjunction with … Continue reading Marion County Man Arrested on Charges of Money Laundering, Promoting Prostitution
TBI Now Hiring! Openings for Three Forensic Technician Positions
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation seeks interested and qualified candidates for the following open positions: FORENSIC TECHNICIAN TBI HEADQUARTERS A total of 3 vacancies are available in the following units: Unit Number of Vacancies CODIS Unit 1 Latent Prints Unit 1 Toxicology Unit 1 JOB DUTIES Responsible for assisting Forensic Scientists in conducting analysis … Continue reading TBI Now Hiring! Openings for Three Forensic Technician Positions
TBI Child Death Investigation Yields Charges for Smithville Couple
COOKEVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for a Smithville mother and her boyfriend in connection to the death of the woman’s 23-month-old child. At the request of 13th District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, and with the assistance of the Smithville Police Department, TBI Special Agents began investigating the … Continue reading TBI Child Death Investigation Yields Charges for Smithville Couple
Hamblen County Woman Charged with Abuse, Neglect of Dependent Adults
JOHNSON CITY - An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has resulted in the owner of a group home being charged with abuse of two of the residents. At the request of the Tennessee Department of Human Services’ Adult Protective Services, TBI Special Agents began investigating Rebecca … Continue reading Hamblen County Woman Charged with Abuse, Neglect of Dependent Adults
TBI Releases 2014 Hate Crime & LEOKA Reports
NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its annual statistical studies on the state of hate crime and law enforcement officers targeted for violence while on duty. Both studies center on data submitted by the state’s law enforcement agencies to TBI through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS). Among the findings of … Continue reading TBI Releases 2014 Hate Crime & LEOKA Reports
Jefferson County Woman Charged with Election Law Violation
KNOXVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in a Strawberry Plains woman being charged with violating an election law. At the request of 4th District Attorney General James Dunn, TBI Special Agents began investigating a report of an election law violation on November 10, 2014. During the … Continue reading Jefferson County Woman Charged with Election Law Violation
Former Sheriff’s Deputy Charged Following TBI Misconduct Investigation
KNOXVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained an indictment for a former Sevier County deputy accused of on-the-job misconduct. At the request of 4th District Attorney General James Dunn, TBI Special Agents began investigating Wallace Paul Burchfield. During the course of the investigation, Agents developed information that on January 17th, … Continue reading Former Sheriff’s Deputy Charged Following TBI Misconduct Investigation
TBI Issues Public Safety Alert for Potentially Deadly Pills
NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a warning about a potentially dangerous drug found in pills that otherwise appear to be oxycodone. Recently, a Tennessee law enforcement agency recovered what appeared to be several 30mg pills of oxycodone during a traffic stop. Each was the same size and featured the signature A/215 … Continue reading TBI Issues Public Safety Alert for Potentially Deadly Pills
New ‘Top 10’ Addition Captured, Facing Rape Charge with 3 Others in TBI Jail Rape Investigation
NASHVILLE – A man added this afternoon to the TBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list, Steven Blake Armstrong, has been captured in Giles County. The 22-year-old Lawrenceburg man was one of four men for whom Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation obtained indictments following an investigation into the rape of a fellow inmate … Continue reading New ‘Top 10’ Addition Captured, Facing Rape Charge with 3 Others in TBI Jail Rape Investigation
