TBI Top Ten Fugitive Captured, In Custody

NASHVILLE – A Dickson County man who was added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Top Ten Most Wanted list Thursday afternoon was arrested just hours after being placed on the list. Isiah Primm was taken into custody without incident by deputies with the Dickson County Sheriff’s Office after he was located at 1290 Spencer … Continue reading TBI Top Ten Fugitive Captured, In Custody

Dickson County Man Added to TBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted List

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has a new addition to the state’s Top Ten Most Wanted list, Isiah Primm of Charlotte. Isiah Primm is wanted by the Dickson County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for a multiple homicide that occurred in Charlotte, Tennessee, on April 12th.  Primm has been charged … Continue reading Dickson County Man Added to TBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted List

TBI Achieves Prestigious Polygraph Accreditation

NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced its Polygraph Unit has been awarded accreditation through a national board, Polygraph Law Enforcement Accreditation (PLEA). The process, which began in October 2014, required an extensive review of TBI’s policies and practices guiding its Polygraph Unit, which currently comprises four polygraph examiners and a supervisor, all … Continue reading TBI Achieves Prestigious Polygraph Accreditation

Sneedville Man Arrested in Hamblen County on Kidnapping Charge

JOHNSON CITY – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and other East Tennessee law enforcement agencies has resulted in the arrest of a Sneedville man on a charge of kidnapping.                                                              At the request of 3rd District Attorney General Dan Armstrong and the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, the TBI began investigating … Continue reading Sneedville Man Arrested in Hamblen County on Kidnapping Charge

Sumner County Woman Nabbed in TBI Theft Case

CHATTANOOGA – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained an indictment for a Goodlettsville woman in connection to a scheme to defraud a Bradley County construction company. At the request of 10th District Attorney General Stephen Crump, TBI Special Agents began investigating Tamara Lynn Martin. During the course of the investigation, Agents … Continue reading Sumner County Woman Nabbed in TBI Theft Case

TBI Names State Winner in 2016 Missing Children’s Poster Contest

NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced 10-year-old Henry Zenor as the winner of the state’s 2016 Missing Children’s Poster Contest. Henry’s entry, chosen from dozens of submissions, has already been submitted to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) poster contest representing of the State of Tennessee in the national competition. Henry … Continue reading TBI Names State Winner in 2016 Missing Children’s Poster Contest

2 Johnson City Men Nabbed in Joint TBI/Drug Task Force Investigation

JOHNSON CITY – Special Agents in the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Drug Investigation Division, working alongside the 1st Judicial District Drug Task Force, have obtained indictments for two men accused of selling drugs in a Drug-Free Zone. At the request of the Task Force, TBI Agents joined the investigation into Michael Lynn Ward and Adam … Continue reading 2 Johnson City Men Nabbed in Joint TBI/Drug Task Force Investigation

Cocke County Man Charged in 2011 Murder of his Brother

KNOXVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and investigators with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Department and the State Fire Marshal’s Bomb and Arson Section has resulted in the indictment of a Parrottsville man for the murder of his brother five years ago. At the request of 4th District Attorney … Continue reading Cocke County Man Charged in 2011 Murder of his Brother

Three Charged in TBI Juvenile Human Trafficking Investigation

NASHVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for three individuals in connection to an ongoing juvenile human trafficking investigation. After receiving information from the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, TBI Agents opened a case on July 8, 2015, marking the first case initiated under a change in state law … Continue reading Three Charged in TBI Juvenile Human Trafficking Investigation

TBI College Crime Study Reveals Continued Decrease in Overall Campus Crime

NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released to the public its 2015 ‘Crime on Campus’ report. The annual study compiles crime data submitted to TBI by the state’s colleges and universities through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS). Among the report’s findings: Crime reported by Tennessee colleges and universities decreased by 7.0% … Continue reading TBI College Crime Study Reveals Continued Decrease in Overall Campus Crime