CAMPBELL COUNTY - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has partnered with sociology students at Elizabethton High School to raise awareness about a cold case out of Campbell County. It's been forty years since the skeletal remains of a young girl were found in a remote part of the Elk Valley community of Campbell County. At … Continue reading Students and TBI Renew Push for Leads in 40-Year-Old Murder Case
Pleasant Shade Man Faces Attempted 2nd Degree Murder Charge in Dekalb County Shooting
DEKALB COUNTY - An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in an arrest. At the request of 13th Judicial District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, TBI special agents began investigating a shooting that occurred Saturday night at a business on the 3000 block of Sparta … Continue reading Pleasant Shade Man Faces Attempted 2nd Degree Murder Charge in Dekalb County Shooting
Sentencing Officer Indicted, Charged with Official Misconduct
NOTE: This release has been edited from a former version. MONROE COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a sentencing officer. On December 20, 2022, at the request of then 10th Judicial District Attorney General Stephen Crump, TBI agents began investigating numerous allegations of official … Continue reading Sentencing Officer Indicted, Charged with Official Misconduct
Six People Indicted, Charged in Vulnerable Adult Abuse Investigation
GREENE COUNTY - An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of numerous employees of a group home for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Greeneville. In August, after receiving a referral from Adult Protective Services, TBI special agents assigned to the Medicaid Fraud Control Division … Continue reading Six People Indicted, Charged in Vulnerable Adult Abuse Investigation
TBI Agents Investigating Kingsport Officer-Involved Shooting
UPDATED 5/6/25 at 9:26 a.m. - The deceased individual has been identified as Cody Alexander Burke (DOB: 5/15/97). At the request of 2nd Judicial District Attorney General Barry Staubus, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday evening in Kingsport. The incident occurred just before 8:30 p.m. at the … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Kingsport Officer-Involved Shooting
TBI Agents Investigating Morgan County Officer-Involved Shooting
At the request of 9th Judicial District Attorney General Russell Johnson, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances of an officer-involved shooting that occurred Friday morning in Morgan County. Preliminary information indicates the incident happened at approximately 10:30 a.m. at a home in the 300 block of Ray Cross Road in Harriman. Deputies from the … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Morgan County Officer-Involved Shooting
Joint Human Trafficking Operation Yields Five Arrests
SODDY DAISY – An undercover joint operation by special agents with TBI’s Human Trafficking Unit, the Soddy Daisy Police Department, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, and the Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force has led to the arrest of five individuals. On April 26th, as part of an undercover operation aimed at addressing human trafficking in the … Continue reading Joint Human Trafficking Operation Yields Five Arrests
Former Jail Nurse Indicted, Charged with Official Misconduct
SCOTT COUNTY - An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a former Scott County Jail nurse. In October, at the request of 8th Judicial District Attorney General Jared Effler, TBI agents began investigating allegations of misconduct involving Tonja York Draughn (DOB: 12/21/64). During the course … Continue reading Former Jail Nurse Indicted, Charged with Official Misconduct
TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Johnson County
At the request of 1st Judicial District Attorney General Steve Finney, TBI agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon in Johnson County. At around 12:30 p.m., deputies with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office spotted a vehicle traveling along Highway 421 just outside of Mountain City that was the … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Johnson County
Johnson City Man Arrested in Ongoing Child Exploitation Investigation
WASHINGTON COUNTY – A joint investigation by special agents with TBI’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Squad and the Newport Police Department in New Hampshire has resulted in the arrest of a Johnson City man. Last month, detectives in Newport, New Hampshire, received information that a minor was sending child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to … Continue reading Johnson City Man Arrested in Ongoing Child Exploitation Investigation
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