TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Knoxville

Updated 10/12/21 at 10:00 p.m. ET – The deceased individual has been identified as Bryan Calvin Lee (DOB 1/14/78), of Knoxville. At the request of 6th District Attorney General Charme Allen, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to the shooting of a man during an interaction with officers with the Knoxville Police Department … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Knoxville

TBI Agents Investigating Cleveland Officer-Involved Shooting

At the request of 10th District Attorney General Steve Crump, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to the shooting of a man during an interaction with officers with the Cleveland Police Department on Thursday morning. Preliminary information indicates the incident occurred shortly after 9:00, when officers responded to a report of a disturbance … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Cleveland Officer-Involved Shooting

Former Fire Inspector Arrested on Arson Charge

MONROE COUNTY – An investigation by special agents and fire investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a Vonore woman on an arson charge. TBI fire investigators worked with the Madisonville Police Department in investigating a structural fire that occurred on August 30th in the 200 block … Continue reading Former Fire Inspector Arrested on Arson Charge

TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Hardeman County

*Updated 10/6/21 at 4:20 p.m. to correct the spelling of the deceased individual's middle name and update specifics regarding the initial encounter between the correctional officers and the armed individual. At the request of 25th District Attorney General Mark Davidson, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to the shooting of a man during … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Hardeman County

Job Openings Announced at TBI Headquarters

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation seeks interested and qualified candidates for the following open positions. CRIMINAL HISTORY EXAMINER 3Tennessee Instant Check System UnitTBI Headquarters/Davidson County1 Vacancy Job Duties:This position is responsible for processing Tennessee Instant Check System (TICS) appeals by receiving a purchaser's appeal and proceeding with efforts to obtain the final disposition(s), or the … Continue reading Job Openings Announced at TBI Headquarters

TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Rogersville

Updated 6:55p.m. ET - The subject who was shot in this incident, Buster Lee Carpenter (DOB 06/25/1989), has been pronounced deceased. At the request of 3rd District Attorney General Dan Armstrong, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to the shooting of a man during an interaction with authorities in Rogersville Friday night. Shortly … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Rogersville

TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Hamilton County

At the request of 11th District Attorney General Neal Pinkston, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to the fatal shooting of a man during an interaction with authorities in Soddy Daisy Friday afternoon. On Friday, officers with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Chattanooga Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service, Soddy Daisy Police Department, Tennessee … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Hamilton County

TBI Job Openings Announced in Jackson, Nashville

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation seeks interested and qualified candidates for the following open positions: TBI SPECIAL AGENT-FORENSIC SCIENTIST 2  FORENSIC BIOLOGY UNIT TBI Headquarters/ Davidson County 1 Vacancy Job Duties: Responsible for analyzing physical, biological, or chemical evidence submitted to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; and composing technical laboratory reports describing the results of … Continue reading TBI Job Openings Announced in Jackson, Nashville

TBI Releases Two New Crime Publications

NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Statistical Analysis Center released two new publications, one detailing the volume and nature of hate crime in Tennessee, and the other detailing violence directed toward the state’s law enforcement officers. Among the findings of ‘Tennessee Hate Crime 2020’: The number of offenses categories with a known bias … Continue reading TBI Releases Two New Crime Publications

Clifton Man Arrested, Charged in Shooting Death of Deputy

An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Clifton man in connection to the shooting death of a Hardin County Deputy. At the request of 24th Judicial District Attorney General Matt Stowe, TBI special agents began investigating the on-duty homicide of a Hardin County deputy … Continue reading Clifton Man Arrested, Charged in Shooting Death of Deputy