NASHVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained an indictment for a woman accused of setting fire to a Lewis County home earlier this year. On May 11th, after receiving information from the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office, TBI Agents began investigating a fire that occurred a day earlier at a … Continue reading Woman Indicted, Charged with Aggravated Arson of Family’s Home
Estranged Husband Indicted, Charged in Connection to Wife’s 2016 Murder
CHATTANOOGA – In a joint investigation conducted alongside the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained an indictment for a Grundy County man in connection to his wife’s homicide. On May 1, 2016, at the request of 12th District Attorney General Michael Taylor, TBI Agents joined the investigation … Continue reading Estranged Husband Indicted, Charged in Connection to Wife’s 2016 Murder
Joint Drug Operation in Pickett County Nets Seven Arrests
COOKEVILLE – A joint investigation with Special Agents of the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Pickett County Sheriff’s Office and other area law enforcement agencies has resulted in the indictments and arrests of multiple individuals on various drug-related charges. In February and March, TBI DID Agents joined investigators with the … Continue reading Joint Drug Operation in Pickett County Nets Seven Arrests
TBI Accepting Applications for Knoxville Citizens’ Academy
Want to learn more about how the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation works? We are now taking applications for the 2018 TBI Citizens’ Academy in Knoxville. The four-week academy will take place in March at the TBI Office in Knoxville. The TBI Citizens’ Academy was designed to develop a better understanding and awareness of the TBI … Continue reading TBI Accepting Applications for Knoxville Citizens’ Academy
TBI Special Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Kingsport
Updated 8:55 a.m. - Preliminary autopsy results indicate that Hugh Kyle Hurd died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Updated 11:00 p.m. - The deceased individual has been identified as Hugh Kyle Hurd (DOB 8/7/59), of Kingsport, TN. At the request of 2nd District Attorney General Barry Staubus, TBI Special Agents are investigating the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting … Continue reading TBI Special Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Kingsport
Former Jail Officer Arrested, Accused of Introducing Contraband
NASHVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for a now former correctional officer at the Cheatham County Jail, who stands accused of abusing his position to introduce contraband into the facility. At the request of 23rd District Attorney General Ray Crouch, TBI Agents began investigating Drew Perry Mansfield (DOB … Continue reading Former Jail Officer Arrested, Accused of Introducing Contraband
Mountain City Police Lieutenant and Sergeant Indicted on Drug Charges
JOHNSON CITY – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Drug Investigation Division, with the assistance of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has resulted in the indictment of two Mountain City police officers on a variety of drug-related charges. In August, at the request of … Continue reading Mountain City Police Lieutenant and Sergeant Indicted on Drug Charges
Two Individuals Arrested In Murder For Hire Plot
JACKSON – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation along with the Gibson County Sheriff’s Department resulted in the arrest of two individuals for Conspiracy to Commit 1st Degree Murder and Solicitation of 1st Degree Murder. On May 17th, at the request of District Attorney General Garry Brown, TBI began an … Continue reading Two Individuals Arrested In Murder For Hire Plot
Dylan Ferguson, ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ Fugitive, Back in Police Custody
NASHVILLE – One day after escaping from jail in Macon County and being added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ list, Dylan Cecil Ferguson surrendered Thursday morning to law enforcement in Trousdale County. Ferguson (DOB 11-16-96) was wanted by the Macon County Sheriff’s Office and the TBI, after escaping from the … Continue reading Dylan Ferguson, ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ Fugitive, Back in Police Custody
22 Men Indicted in Brentwood Human Trafficking Operation
NASHVILLE – An undercover human trafficking operation conducted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Brentwood Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and the office of 21st District Attorney General Kim Helper has resulted in mostly felony indictments for 22 men in a targeted effort to identify individuals attempting to purchase illicit sex from minors. “Yet … Continue reading 22 Men Indicted in Brentwood Human Trafficking Operation
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