MEMPHIS – Special Agents in the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Drug Investigation Division have obtained indictments for two men accused of attempting to rob a home involved in an ongoing investigation. Earlier this year, as part of a multi-agency drug investigation in the Memphis area, TBI Special Agents developed information that Darren Downen and Anthony … Continue reading Investigation Involving TBI Drug Agents Yields Conspiracy Robbery & Burglary Charges
Former Police Sergeant Charged Following TBI Inquiry into Arrest Assault Allegation
JACKSON – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for a former police sergeant accused of mistreating an arrestee. At the request of 25th District Attorney General Mike Dunavant, TBI Special Agents began investigating Robert Carl Pipkins on November 14, 2014. During the course of the investigation, Agents developed information that … Continue reading Former Police Sergeant Charged Following TBI Inquiry into Arrest Assault Allegation
TBI Arrests, Charges Memphis-Area Attorney in Murder-for-Hire Plot
JACKSON – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have arrested a Collierville attorney accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife. At the request of 25th District Attorney General Mike Dunavant, TBI Special Agents began investigating Fred Auston Wortman III on June 4th. Several days earlier, a concerned citizen contacted … Continue reading TBI Arrests, Charges Memphis-Area Attorney in Murder-for-Hire Plot
TBI Case Yields Charges for West Tennessee Inmate in Suspicious Powder Hoax
KNOXVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for an inmate in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Correction in connection to a mailed threat targeting an Assistant District Attorney General. On February 18th, TBI Agents began investigating an incident which occurred at the Sevierville office of District Attorney … Continue reading TBI Case Yields Charges for West Tennessee Inmate in Suspicious Powder Hoax
Decatur County Couple Indicted on Insurance Fraud Charges
JACKSON – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has resulted in the indictment of a Parsons couple on charges of insurance fraud. In March 2013, Special Agents with the TBI’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit begin investigating the Family Clinic on Tennessee Avenue in Parsons on a … Continue reading Decatur County Couple Indicted on Insurance Fraud Charges
TBI Now Hiring! Openings for Three Forensic Technician Positions
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation seeks interested and qualified candidates for the following open positions: FORENSIC TECHNICIAN TBI HEADQUARTERS A total of 3 vacancies are available in the following units: Unit Number of Vacancies CODIS Unit 1 Latent Prints Unit 1 Toxicology Unit 1 JOB DUTIES Responsible for assisting Forensic Scientists in conducting analysis … Continue reading TBI Now Hiring! Openings for Three Forensic Technician Positions
TBI Releases 2014 Hate Crime & LEOKA Reports
NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its annual statistical studies on the state of hate crime and law enforcement officers targeted for violence while on duty. Both studies center on data submitted by the state’s law enforcement agencies to TBI through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS). Among the findings of … Continue reading TBI Releases 2014 Hate Crime & LEOKA Reports
TBI Issues Public Safety Alert for Potentially Deadly Pills
NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a warning about a potentially dangerous drug found in pills that otherwise appear to be oxycodone. Recently, a Tennessee law enforcement agency recovered what appeared to be several 30mg pills of oxycodone during a traffic stop. Each was the same size and featured the signature A/215 … Continue reading TBI Issues Public Safety Alert for Potentially Deadly Pills
New ‘Top 10’ Addition Captured, Facing Rape Charge with 3 Others in TBI Jail Rape Investigation
NASHVILLE – A man added this afternoon to the TBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list, Steven Blake Armstrong, has been captured in Giles County. The 22-year-old Lawrenceburg man was one of four men for whom Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation obtained indictments following an investigation into the rape of a fellow inmate … Continue reading New ‘Top 10’ Addition Captured, Facing Rape Charge with 3 Others in TBI Jail Rape Investigation
Lawrence 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, Steven Blake Armstrong of Lawrenceburg. Steven Armstrong is wanted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on the charge of rape. Armstrong and three other subjects assaulted the victim on December 25, 2014. The other three subjects … Continue reading Lawrence County Man Added to TBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted List
