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

Former Crockett County Schools Technology Director Indicted

JACKSON – Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for the former Crockett County School System Technology Director, charging the Halls man with theft, tampering with evidence and official misconduct. At the request of 28th District Attorney General Garry Brown, TBI Special Agents, working in conjunction with investigators with the Tennessee … Continue reading Former Crockett County Schools Technology Director Indicted

TBI Names 2 Nashville Men to ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ List

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has two new additions to the state’s ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ list, Darryl Antoine Starks and Terrance Christopher Kimbrough, both of Nashville. Starks and Kimbrough are wanted by the Metro Nashville Police Department and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on multiple charges stemming from multiple incidents, including First Degree … Continue reading TBI Names 2 Nashville Men to ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ List

Former Overton County Volunteer Fire Chief Indicted on Theft Charge

COOKEVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and investigators with the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury has resulted in the indictment of a former chief of an Overton County volunteer fire department. At the request of then-13th District Attorney General Randall York, on May 8, 2014, the TBI began … Continue reading Former Overton County Volunteer Fire Chief Indicted on Theft Charge