JOHNSON CITY – A man who was added to the TBI’s ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ list Tuesday is now in custody. Demetrius Deshawn Covington was captured Wednesday evening in Ohio. Demetrius Covington, 28, was located late Wednesday at an apartment complex on Central Avenue in Dayton. He was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals … Continue reading TBI Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Now in Custody in Ohio
Suspect in Death of Elizabethton Child Added to TBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted
JOHNSON CITY – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has a new addition to its ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ list: Demetrius Deshawn Covington. Covington, also known as Demetrius Somerville, is wanted by the Elizabethton Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for First Degree Murder in connection with the death of a 3-year-old child. He was last … Continue reading Suspect in Death of Elizabethton Child Added to TBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted
Campbell County Woman Charged with Filing False Reports
KNOXVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has led to the indictment of a Campbell County woman accused of falsifying reports against LaFollette police officers. On July 5th, at the request of 8th District Attorney General Jared Effler, TBI Special Agents began investigating accusations of misconduct involving a LaFollette police … Continue reading Campbell County Woman Charged with Filing False Reports
East Tennessee Pharmacist Indicted on Healthcare Fraud Charges
KNOXVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has led to the indictment of a pharmacist on healthcare fraud charges. In January 2013, TBI Special Agents with the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, working alongside the U.S. … Continue reading East Tennessee Pharmacist Indicted on Healthcare Fraud Charges
Former Sevier County Corrections Officer Charged with Assault, Official Misconduct
KNOXVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has led to the indictment of a former Sevier County Corrections Officer. On September 24th, at the request of 4th District Attorney General James Dunn and Sevier County Sheriff Ronald Seals, TBI Agents began investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident that occurred … Continue reading Former Sevier County Corrections Officer Charged with Assault, Official Misconduct
East Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Facing Prescription Fraud Charges
JOHNSON CITY – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has led to the indictment of a nurse practitioner on prescription fraud charges. On August 10th, after being contacted by the Tennessee Department of Health Division of Health Related Boards, TBI Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division began investigating allegations … Continue reading East Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Facing Prescription Fraud Charges
Woman Arrested, Charged with Manslaughter in Boyfriend’s Death
COOKEVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, working alongside authorities from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, have arrested and charged a Harriman woman accused in connection to the death of her boyfriend. On Friday, at the request of 9th District Attorney General Russell Johnson, TBI Agents joined the investigation into the death … Continue reading Woman Arrested, Charged with Manslaughter in Boyfriend’s Death
Couple Charged in Ongoing TBI Statutory Rape Investigation
COOKEVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have secured indictments for a Monroe, Tennessee couple in connection to an ongoing statutory rape case. At the request of 13th District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, TBI Special Agents began investigating Travis and Traci Puckett on February 12, 2015. During the course of the investigation, … Continue reading Couple Charged in Ongoing TBI Statutory Rape Investigation
TBI Top 10 Fugitive Captured in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA - A fugitive on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Top 10 Most Wanted list, Christopher Christian Padgett, was captured Friday morning in Chattanooga. Padgett was located early this morning at a residence on South Street in Chattanooga. He was arrested by TBI Special Agents, marshals with the U.S. Marshals Service Smoky Mountain Fugitive Task … Continue reading TBI Top 10 Fugitive Captured in Chattanooga
Kentucky Man Facing Charges in Officer-Involved Shooting Incident
KNOXVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a Kentucky man on aggravated assault and drug charges. On August 7th, at the request of 8th District Attorney General Jared Effler, TBI Special Agents began investigating the circumstances surrounding an officer involved shooting that occurred … Continue reading Kentucky Man Facing Charges in Officer-Involved Shooting Incident
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