UPDATED 3/1/22 – The individual involved in this incident has been identified as Michael Bentley (DOB: 11/20/95). On Monday evening, TBI agents obtained warrants charging Bentley with two counts of Aggravated Assault. He is currently being held in the Sullivan County Jail. At the request of 2nd District Attorney General Barry Staubus, TBI agents are … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Sullivan County
TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Loudon County
At the request of 9th District Attorney General Russell Johnson, TBI agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Thursday morning in Loudon. Preliminary reports indicate that shortly before noon EST, officers with the Loudon Police Department responded to a business on Kimberly Way, with a warrant to arrest an individual … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Loudon County
TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Blount County
UPDATED 2/23/22 at 4:15 p.m. – The deceased individual has been identified as Robert Lee Pilkey (DOB: 10/1/93). At the request of 5th District Attorney General Mike Flynn, TBI agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon in Blount County. Just before 1:30 p.m., the Blount County Sheriff’s Office … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Blount County
Clay County Man Charged with Failure to Report the Discovery of a Body
CLAY COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and deputies with the Clay County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a Celina man. At the request of 13th District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, on July 8, 2021, TBI agents joined Clay County detectives in a … Continue reading Clay County Man Charged with Failure to Report the Discovery of a Body
TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Madisonville
At the request of 10th District Attorney General Steve Crump, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances that led to a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred Sunday night in Madisonville. Shortly before midnight, officers with the Madisonville Police Department responded to a residence in the 500 block of Hill Street, on a report of a … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Madisonville
TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Carter County
UPDATED 2/10/22 at 4:45 p.m. – The individual involved in this incident, Daniel Joseph Spisso Jr. (DOB 9/15/66), has died. At the request of 1st District Attorney General Ken Baldwin, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Tuesday evening in Carter County. Just before 9 p.m., the Carter … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Carter County
Harriman Woman Indicted, Charged in Ongoing Homicide Investigation
ANDERSON COUNTY– More than seven years of casework by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a Harriman woman in connection to a 2014 homicide. On December 8, 2014, 29-year-old Thomas Steven Thrasher Jr., known as T.S., was shot and killed inside his Oak Ridge apartment. … Continue reading Harriman Woman Indicted, Charged in Ongoing Homicide Investigation
Illinois Man Charged in Cold Case Homicide from 1996
MCMINN COUNTY – A man has been indicted and charged in a cold case homicide that occurred in McMinn County more than 25 years ago, following an ongoing investigation and the re-testing of evidence. At the request of the 10th Judicial District Attorney General, in November 1996, TBI special agents joined deputies with the McMinn … Continue reading Illinois Man Charged in Cold Case Homicide from 1996
Ongoing Drug Investigation in East Tennessee Results in 39 Indictments
KNOXVILLE – Thirty-nine people have been indicted following a nearly two-year undercover investigation into a violent drug trafficking organization that has ties to at least three states. The investigation began in March 2020 and focused on those trafficking illicit drugs into Knoxville and surrounding counties from Indiana and Georgia. Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of … Continue reading Ongoing Drug Investigation in East Tennessee Results in 39 Indictments
TBI Agents Investigating Jefferson County Officer-Involved Shooting
UPDATED 1/26/22 at 10:30 a.m. - The deceased individual has been identified as Floyd Michael Woody (DOB 1/24/54). At the request of 4th District Attorney General James Dunn, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to the death of a man during an interaction with officers from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Jefferson County Officer-Involved Shooting
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