NASHVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have charged a man accused of firing a gun during an encounter with a sheriff’s deputy who was attempting to stop him for speeding. At the request of 23rd District Attorney General Ray Crouch, TBI Special Agents began investigating an incident involving Nelson Yojeni Ochoa-Puentes … Continue reading TBI Case Yields Attempted Murder Charge for Man Who Fired Weapon During Run-In with Deputy
Truck Driver, Charged in Deadly I-75 Crash, Added to TBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Bureau has a new addition to the state’s ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ list: Benjamin Scott Brewer of London, Kentucky. Brewer is wanted by the Chattanooga Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the TBI stemming from an indictment by the Hamilton County Grand Jury this week, charging Brewer with six counts … Continue reading Truck Driver, Charged in Deadly I-75 Crash, Added to TBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted
Campbell County Man Faces Charges in Officer-Involved Shooting Incident
KNOXVILLE – Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for a LaFollette man, charging him with the attempted second degree murder of a Campbell County deputy. At the request of 8th District Attorney General Jared Effler, TBI Special Agents began investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on July 26th at the … Continue reading Campbell County Man Faces Charges in Officer-Involved Shooting Incident
Memphis Man Turns Himself in Hours After Being Added to TBI’s Top Ten List
NASHVILLE – Just hours after being placed on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Top Ten Most Wanted list, Tremaine Wilbourn turned himself in to law enforcement officials late this afternoon. Wilbourn, 29, was wanted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Memphis Police Department on the charge of Homicide for killing a Memphis Police … Continue reading Memphis Man Turns Himself in Hours After Being Added to TBI’s Top Ten List
Memphis Man Wanted for Fatally Shooting Police Officer Added to TBI’s Top Ten List
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has a new addition to the state’s Top Ten Most Wanted list, Tremaine Wilbourn of Memphis. Wilbourn is wanted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Memphis Police Department on the charge of Homicide for killing a Memphis Police Officer on August 1st. He was last seen … Continue reading Memphis Man Wanted for Fatally Shooting Police Officer Added to TBI’s Top Ten List
TBI Human Trafficking Operation Results in Recovery of Endangered Teens, Arrests of Others on Trafficking & Sex-Related Charges
JACKSON – Less than a month after a new law went into effect to help identify, investigate, and prosecute human trafficking in Tennessee, Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation joined with partner agencies in West Tennessee to identify and arrest individuals who prey on children. TBI Agents, including those assigned to TBI’s Internet … Continue reading TBI Human Trafficking Operation Results in Recovery of Endangered Teens, Arrests of Others on Trafficking & Sex-Related Charges
Speech Pathologist Pleads Guilty in TBI TennCare Fraud Case
KNOXVILLE – This week, in a deal to avoid an extensive indictment, a Kingsport speech pathologist pleaded guilty in an ongoing investigation by Agents in the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Agents began investigating Lisa H. Phillips on July 1, 2013, after receiving information from her employer at the time, Curlee Communication … Continue reading Speech Pathologist Pleads Guilty in TBI TennCare Fraud Case
Two Fugitives on TBI’s Most Wanted List Captured Without Incident in Nashville
NASHVILLE – Two Nashville men who were placed on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Top Ten Most Wanted list last week were arrested today in Davidson County. Darryl Antoine Starks, 31, and Terrance Christopher Kimbrough, 18, were taken into custody early Tuesday evening without incident by officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department’s Gang Unit … Continue reading Two Fugitives on TBI’s Most Wanted List Captured Without Incident in Nashville
Meigs County Man Indicted, Facing Murder Charge, in April Death of Sweetwater Woman
COOKEVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained an indictment for a Ten Mile man in connection to the death of a Sweetwater woman. At the request of 9th District Attorney General Russell Johnson, TBI Special Agents began investigating the death of Coleen Francis Turner on April 10th. Earlier that day, … Continue reading Meigs County Man Indicted, Facing Murder Charge, in April Death of Sweetwater Woman
Attorney Facing Additional Charges in Murder-for-Hire Plot Targeting His Wife
JACKSON – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for a Memphis-area attorney accused of trying to hire hit-men, on two separate occasions, to kill his wife. At the request of 25th District Attorney General Mike Dunavant, TBI Special Agents began investigating Fred Auston Wortman III on June 4th. During the … Continue reading Attorney Facing Additional Charges in Murder-for-Hire Plot Targeting His Wife
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