Category: West Tennessee

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

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

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

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 – 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

MEMPHIS – An in-home care worker accused of submitting false timesheets has been indicted following an investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division. On May 26, 2021, after receiving information from the Division of TennCare’s Office of Program Integrity, TBI agents began an investigation into fraudulent time sheets … Continue reading TennCare Fraud Investigation Leads to Indictment, Arrest of a Memphis Woman

HUNTINGDON – An undercover operation spanning 15 months into the sale of illicit drugs throughout Carroll County has resulted in the indictment and arrest of dozens of individuals.  Today, during an extensive roundup involving numerous local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, various drugs, vehicles, explosive devices, and more than $30,000 in cash were seized, … Continue reading “Operation Dark Crystal” Nets Dozens of Indictments and Arrests

COVINGTON – A former care worker accused of submitting false timesheets has been cited following an investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division. In March of 2022, after receiving information from the Division of TennCare’s Office of Program Integrity, TBI agents began an investigation into fraudulent time sheets … Continue reading Investigation Leads to TennCare Fraud Charge for Tipton County Woman

*Update: 1/4/23, 4:00 p.m. - In discussion with the Office of District Attorney General Steve Mulroy, TBI special agents have charged the driver of the vehicle, Keshun Z. Lee (DOB: 7/14/2004), with Aggravated Assault on a First Responder and Felony Fleeing in a Motor Vehicle. Lee was served with the arrest warrants this afternoon at … Continue reading TBI Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Collierville