Rutherford County Woman Indicted on Theft Charge

RUTHERFORD COUNTY – A Rutherford County woman has been arrested after being indicted on a theft charge, following an investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. At the request of 16th District Attorney General Jennings Jones, in August 2019, TBI Agents began investigating a complaint of theft from an extermination company based … Continue reading Rutherford County Woman Indicted on Theft Charge

NOW HIRING: Special Agent-Forensic Scientist 1, Uniformed Officer, Medicaid Fraud Nurse Consultant

TBI SPECIAL AGENT-FORENSIC SCIENTIST 1 Firearms Unit, DNA Unit Location:  Memphis Crime Laboratory Monthly Salary:  $3,777 - $5,860 Job Duties: Responsible for analyzing physical, biological, or chemical evidence submitted to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; and composing technical laboratory reports describing the results of tests.  Uses and maintains advanced scientific instrumentation. Consults with criminal court … Continue reading NOW HIRING: Special Agent-Forensic Scientist 1, Uniformed Officer, Medicaid Fraud Nurse Consultant

TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Knoxville

UPDATED 7/16/20 at 3:20 p.m. (ET). The deceased subject’s legal name is Cristhian Eliud Ramos-Murillo. He has several aliases, one of which is Christian Ramos Murillo. UPDATED 7/16/20 at 1:15 p.m. (ET): The deceased individual has been identified as Christian Ramos Murillo (DOB 08/23/87).  UPDATED 7/15/20 at 4:25 p.m. (ET): The passenger in the vehicle … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Knoxville

TBI Special Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Roane County

UPDATED 7/13/20 at 3p.m. central time: The deceased individual has been identified as Glynn Farse Young, DOB 07/31/1960, of McMinnville. At the request of 9th District Attorney General Russell Johnson, TBI Special Agents are investigating the circumstances of an officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday morning in Roane County. Preliminary information from the scene indicates that … Continue reading TBI Special Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Roane County

TBI Special Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Knoxville

*Updated on 7/12/20 at 10:43 a.m. (Central) to include a correction on the birthdate:  The involved individual has been identified as Zachariah Allen (DOB: 2/29/84). KNOXVILLE – At the request of 6th District Attorney General Charme Allen, TBI Special Agents are investigating the circumstances that led to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday afternoon in … Continue reading TBI Special Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Knoxville

TBI Special Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in McMinn County

At the request of 10th District Attorney General Steve Crump, TBI Special Agents are investigating the circumstances that led to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Tuesday evening in Etowah. Preliminary information from the scene indicates that around 7 p.m., Agents with the 10th Judicial Drug Task Force arrived at a residence on County Road 909 … Continue reading TBI Special Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in McMinn County

TBI Releases Two New Crime Data Publications

NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released two publications, detailing the volume and nature of hate crime in Tennessee, along with one detailing violence directed toward the state’s law enforcement officers. Among the findings of ‘Tennessee Hate Crime 2019’: Overall, the number of incidents indicated as bias-motivated decreased by 36% from 2018 to … Continue reading TBI Releases Two New Crime Data Publications

Decherd Man Charged in Weekend Homicide

FRANKLIN COUNTY – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into a homicide over the weekend has resulted in the arrest of a Decherd man. On July 4th, at the request of 12th District Attorney General J. Michael Taylor, TBI Special Agents began investigating a fatal shooting in Decherd. Just before … Continue reading Decherd Man Charged in Weekend Homicide

TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Johnson City

Updated 7/1/20 at 8:30 a.m. (ET): The deceased individual has been identified as Kevin Lee Catlett (DOB 1/22/58), of Johnson City. At the request of 1st District Attorney General Ken Baldwin, TBI Agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Tuesday evening. Preliminary information indicates that just before 7:00 p.m., the … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Johnson City

TBI Agents Investigating Cumberland County Officer-Involved Shooting

UPDATE: June 29, 2020, 9:45 CT: The individual who died in this incident has been identified as Mark Alan Eberly, DOB 4-25-63. At the request of 13th District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, TBI Special Agents continue to independently investigate the circumstances of a deadly officer-involved shooting in Cumberland County on Saturday evening. Preliminary information indicates … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Cumberland County Officer-Involved Shooting