NASHVILLE – In an effort to reduce turnaround times in the TBI’s Forensic Biology Units, hundreds of sexual assault kits, submitted by law enforcement agencies across the state, have been outsourced for laboratory analysis in Florida. The TBI secured $1.5 million in federal grant funding for the project through the Tennessee Department of Finance and … Continue reading TBI Embarks on Effort to Outsource up to 1,000 Sex Assault Kits
Atwood Man Charged Following Officer-Involved Shooting Incident
*Updated 2/28/23 at 7:38 p.m.: Today, TBI special agents secured additional warrants charging Jason Perry with four counts of Attempted First Degree Murder and two counts of Reckless Endangerment. Perry remains in the Carroll County Jail. His bond is set at a total of $1 million on all eight counts. ATWOOD – An investigation by … Continue reading Atwood Man Charged Following Officer-Involved Shooting Incident
TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Carroll County
At the request of 24th Judicial District Attorney General Neil Thompson, TBI agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Thursday afternoon in Carroll County. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 4 p.m., deputies with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance call at a home in the 4600 … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Carroll County
Multiple Agencies Participate in Sex Offender Compliance Operation in Carroll County
HUNTINGDON – A sex offender registry compliance operation in Carroll County, conducted with the assistance of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, United States Marshals Service, and 24th Judicial Drug Task Force, concluded this week. The two-day multi-agency saturation operation, dubbed Operation Walter Browning was conducted on February 21 and 22, by the Carroll County Sheriff’s … Continue reading Multiple Agencies Participate in Sex Offender Compliance Operation in Carroll County
Bartlett Man Arrested Following TennCare Fraud Investigation
MEMPHIS – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division has led to the arrest of an in-home care worker accused of submitting false time sheets. On June 29, 2022, after receiving information from the Division of TennCare’s Office of Program Integrity, TBI agents began an investigation into … Continue reading Bartlett Man Arrested Following TennCare Fraud Investigation
“Operation Snowstorm” Leads to Drug Indictments, Arrests in Crockett County
ALAMO – An undercover joint drug operation targeting illicit drug sales, particularly cocaine, in Crockett County has resulted in indictments and arrests. “Operation Snowstorm,” led by the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Crockett County Sheriff’s Office, and Homeland Security Investigations, spanned three months. Between July and September 2022, agents and investigators … Continue reading “Operation Snowstorm” Leads to Drug Indictments, Arrests in Crockett County
Correctional Officer Arrested, Accused of Having Sexual Contact with Inmate
CAMDEN – Special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have arrested and charged a former correctional officer at the Benton County Jail accused of having sexual contact with a female inmate. In September 2022, at the request of 24th Judicial District Attorney General Neil Thompson, agents began investigating allegations that a former correctional officer … Continue reading Correctional Officer Arrested, Accused of Having Sexual Contact with Inmate
TBI Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Memphis
Updated: 2/2/23, 8:28 p.m. - The deceased individual has been identified as Torence Jackson Jr. (DOB: 8/15/94) of Indianapolis, Indiana. At the request of 30th Judicial District Attorney General Steve Mulroy, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Memphis Thursday afternoon. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately … Continue reading TBI Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Memphis
TBI Agents Investigating Dyer County Officer-Involved Shooting
At the request of 29th Judicial District Attorney General Danny Goodman, TBI special agents continue to investigate the circumstances leading to the deadly shooting of a man by a deputy from the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office, Sunday afternoon. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 2:30 p.m. deputies arrived at a home in the 3400 block … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Dyer County Officer-Involved Shooting
Trenton Man Charged in Connection to House Fire
TRENTON – An investigation by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agents fire investigators into a residential fire in Trenton has resulted in an arrest. On January 18th, TBI agents and Accelerant Detection K9 Millie joined the Trenton Fire Department in investigating a house fire in the 100 block of Halliburton Street that resulted in the … Continue reading Trenton Man Charged in Connection to House Fire
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