KNOXVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for a former Scott County Sheriff’s Department deputy accused of misconduct. At the request of 8th District Attorney General Jared Effler, TBI Special Agents began investigating Cody Scott Yancey on October 16, 2014. During the course of the investigation, Agents developed information … Continue reading Former Sheriff’s Deputy Nabbed in TBI Theft, Misconduct Case
Female Carjacking Suspect Added to TBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted list
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has a new addition to the state’s Top Ten Most Wanted list, Desiree Alexus Hester of Nashville. Hester is wanted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Chattanooga Police Department for Aggravated Assault and Carjacking. On March 30th, Hester, Tyrell Flenoy and three females were pursued by … Continue reading Female Carjacking Suspect Added to TBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted list
Former Meigs County Official Indicted on Theft Charge
COOKEVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a former Meigs County interim Finance Director on theft charges. At the request of 9th District Attorney General Russell Johnson, TBI Special Agents began investigating Connie Allen on November 24, 2014. TBI Agents worked in conjunction … Continue reading Former Meigs County Official Indicted on Theft Charge
Nashville Man Charged with Fabricating Evidence, Criminal Simulation
NASHVILLE – Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments charging a Nashville man with fabricating evidence and criminal simulation. At the request of 20th District Attorney General Glenn Funk, Special Agents began investigating Stephen Hill on December 17, 2014. During the course of the investigation, Agents learned that on February 14, … Continue reading Nashville Man Charged with Fabricating Evidence, Criminal Simulation
TBI Top Ten Most Wanted from Montgomery County Captured in Virginia
NASHVILLE – A fugitive placed on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Top Ten Most Wanted list earlier this month, Kellum Jordan Williams, was arrested today in Virginia. Williams was wanted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for First Degree Murder and Abuse of a Corpse and was placed on TBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted list … Continue reading TBI Top Ten Most Wanted from Montgomery County Captured in Virginia
TBI Releases Annual ‘Crime on Campus’ Report
NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released to the public its 2014 ‘Crime on Campus’ report. The annual study compiles information submitted to TBI by the state’s colleges and universities through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS). Among the report’s findings: Overall, crime reported by Tennessee colleges and universities decreased by 6.3% … Continue reading TBI Releases Annual ‘Crime on Campus’ Report
Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Caught in Georgia
NASHVILLE – A Nashville man who was added to the TBI Top Ten Most Wanted list last month, James Inman Taylor III, was arrested today in Norcross, Georgia. Taylor, 29, was captured by FBI agents after a brief chase, as he was leaving a motel near Atlanta. He was placed on the Most Wanted list … Continue reading Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Caught in Georgia
TBI Investigation Yields Drug, Weapon Charges for Van Buren Man
COOKEVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for a Van Buren County man in connection with drug investigation. TBI Agents began investigating William Reed Moody, Jr. in September 2014. During the course of the investigation, Agents developed information that Moody, a convicted felon, was in possession of a firearm … Continue reading TBI Investigation Yields Drug, Weapon Charges for Van Buren Man
TBI Seeks Information in 1990 Cold Case Death Investigation
JACKSON – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are seeking information in a Chester County cold case death investigation. On June 7, 1990, the Chester County Sheriff’s Department responded to a home at 655 North Pisgah Road in Henderson, where investigators found Jerry Lee Connor unresponsive. He later died at a Jackson hospital. … Continue reading TBI Seeks Information in 1990 Cold Case Death Investigation
TBI Top Ten Most Wanted from Rutherford County Among Two Fugitives Nabbed in Florida
NASHVILLE – A fugitive on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Top Ten Most Wanted list, Edward Tarras, was captured Wednesday night in Florida, along with another man wanted by New Jersey officials. Edward William Tarras, Jr., was placed on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Top Ten Most Wanted list on August 19, 2014. He was … Continue reading TBI Top Ten Most Wanted from Rutherford County Among Two Fugitives Nabbed in Florida
