TBI Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Rutherford County

Updated 4/13/17 at 9:15 a.m.: Jeffrey Underhill remains at Vanderbilt University Hospital, where he continues to be treated.  During the course of this ongoing investigation, information was developed that determined Underhill was armed at the time of the altercation with the Rutherford County deputy. The deputy had gone to Underhill's address to serve him with … Continue reading TBI Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Rutherford County

Family Members of Man Charged in Homicide Arrested in Ongoing Investigation

COOKEVILLE – In a joint investigation with the McMinnville Police Department, Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for the mother and grandparents of a homicide suspect, who are accused of trying to hinder the ongoing investigation. At the request of 31st District Attorney General Lisa Zavogiannis, TBI Special Agents began … Continue reading Family Members of Man Charged in Homicide Arrested in Ongoing Investigation

TBI, Tipton County Authorities Seeking Leads, Offering Reward in ’86 Homicide

MEMPHIS – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office have announced a reward in an effort to bring to justice to those responsible for a 1986 homicide in Drummonds. On November 26, 1986, John Curtis Rann, 24 (PICTURED LEFT), went missing. Authorities discovered his vehicle abandoned on the same night on … Continue reading TBI, Tipton County Authorities Seeking Leads, Offering Reward in ’86 Homicide

TBI Names State Winner in 2017 Missing Children’s Poster Contest

NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced 10-year-old Khushi Patel as the winner of the state’s 2017 Missing Children’s Poster Contest. Her entry, chosen from dozens of submissions, has already been submitted to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) poster contest representing of the State of Tennessee in the national competition. Khushi … Continue reading TBI Names State Winner in 2017 Missing Children’s Poster Contest

Livingston Man Indicted on Sex-Related Charges

COOKEVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of an Overton County man on sexual battery and sexual exploitation charges involving a minor. At the request of 13th District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, on November 15, 2016, Special Agents began investigating Clayton Wesley Copeland on … Continue reading Livingston Man Indicted on Sex-Related Charges

Two-Year Drug Investigation Yields Multiple Arrests

NASHVILLE – A two-year-long investigation by Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration has resulted in six individuals being arrested and facing multiple drug charges.                                                     Following an investigation that began in August 2015, on Wednesday, Agents with the TBI and DEA, along with officers … Continue reading Two-Year Drug Investigation Yields Multiple Arrests

Fugitive from Florida Captured in Bradley County

CHATTANOOGA – Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have arrested a Tampa man who had an outstanding warrant out of Hillsborough County, Florida. The Circuit/ County Court of the 13th Judicial Circuit in Florida issued an arrest warrant last month for Eric McNeil (DOB 7/25/1994) on a charge of Lewd and Lascivious Behavior … Continue reading Fugitive from Florida Captured in Bradley County

AMBER Alert Update 6: Elizabeth Thomas

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has confirmed a sighting of the 15-year-old victim in an ongoing AMBER Alert, along with the 50-year-old man believed to have kidnapped her earlier this month. Late Thursday, after receiving information from a tip, investigators obtained surveillance images from a Walmart on East I-240 Service Road in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma … Continue reading AMBER Alert Update 6: Elizabeth Thomas

Additional Arrests Made in Stewart County Murder

NASHVILLE – An on-going investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into the 2016 murder of a Cumberland City man has resulted in the arrest of three more individuals, bringing to five the number of people charged in this death.                                                                 At the request of 23rd District Attorney General Ray Crouch, on June … Continue reading Additional Arrests Made in Stewart County Murder

3 Additional Men Charged in Ongoing TBI Tipton County Homicide Case

MEMPHIS – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have arrested two additional men in the ongoing investigation into a January homicide in Covington. At the request of 25th District Attorney General Mike Dunavant, TBI Agents began investigating the death of Timothy Edwards on January 19th, shortly after officers from the Covington Police Department discovered … Continue reading 3 Additional Men Charged in Ongoing TBI Tipton County Homicide Case