Former Clarksville bank teller faces additional charges for theft from bank

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation obtained additional indictments against a former Clarksville bank teller after presenting the case to the Montgomery County grand jury earlier this month. Kristy Hodges, 30, of Cunningham, Tenn. was indicted on an additional 43 counts of false bookkeeping and one count of theft over $60,000. She was … Continue reading Former Clarksville bank teller faces additional charges for theft from bank

TBI announces winner of 2013 Missing Children’s Poster Contest…the winner is…from Stewart County

 Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation today announced the winner of the state’s 2013 Missing Children’s Poster Contest whose entry will be submitted to the national United States Department of Justice (DOJ) poster contest this spring on behalf of the State of Tennessee. This year’s winner is 11-year-old Paisley Epps, a 5th grade … Continue reading TBI announces winner of 2013 Missing Children’s Poster Contest…the winner is…from Stewart County

TBI arrests three in Grundy County on charges related to forgery and theft conspiracy case

Chattanooga, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation presented a case to the Grundy County grand jury earlier this week which resulted in indictments against three Grundy County residents on charges related to a theft conspiracy case involving a forged last will and testament. James E. Campbell II (top photo), 47, of Tracy City, Tenn. … Continue reading TBI arrests three in Grundy County on charges related to forgery and theft conspiracy case

TBI arrests Hopkinsville woman for sex trafficking juvenile in Clarksville

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation overnight arrested a Hopkinsville, Ky. woman for sex trafficking a juvenile after an undercover operation. TBI arrested and charged Elizabeth Cook, 26, of 514 W. 15th Street, with one count of human trafficking by promoting the prostitution of a minor. TBI conducted the undercover operation into possible … Continue reading TBI arrests Hopkinsville woman for sex trafficking juvenile in Clarksville

TBI charges two in Savannah murder from over the weekend

Jackson, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation yesterday arrested two individuals for murder after the weekend homicide of a Savannah woman. Christopher Knight, 32, and his wife, 18-year-old Tonya Knight, have each been charged with one count of first degree murder for the death of Chris Knight’s mother, 71-year-old Peggy Alexander. On March 10, … Continue reading TBI charges two in Savannah murder from over the weekend

Update: TBI positively identifies Coffee County murder victim found shot and burned in Summittville over the weekend

Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation over night positively identified the female murder victim found shot and burned in Coffee County as Connie Lou Brown (DOB 02/18/1962) of McMinnville. She has no fixed street address. At this time, no arrests have been made in the case.

TBI seeks public’s help identifying Coffee County murder victim discovered over the weekend

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation today is seeking the public’s help in identifying a female homicide victim discovered in Coffee County over the weekend whose identity has not been determined. At approximately 12:35 p.m. on March 9, 2013, the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a body being discovered … Continue reading TBI seeks public’s help identifying Coffee County murder victim discovered over the weekend

TBI foils murder-for-hire plot of two individuals in Shelbyville

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Shelbyville Police Department over the weekend charged a Shelbyville man in a foiled murder-for-hire scheme after he solicited another individual to kill his wife and a prospective business partner. David Lee Claxton, 59, of 2189 Warner Bridge Road, was charged with attempted first degree murder and … Continue reading TBI foils murder-for-hire plot of two individuals in Shelbyville

TBI Top Ten Most Wanted fugitive captured in Rockford, Illinois and arrested for shooting his pregnant girlfriend

Knoxville, Tenn – The Marshals Service from the Eastern District of Tennessee announced Friday that Brandon Donaldson was arrested by deputy U.S. Marshals in Rockford, Illinois.  After almost a month-long manhunt by the Knoxville Police Department, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Marshals Service, Donaldson was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service at approximately 4:30 … Continue reading TBI Top Ten Most Wanted fugitive captured in Rockford, Illinois and arrested for shooting his pregnant girlfriend

TBI arrests former Wayne County credit union teller for theft

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation today arrested a former teller at a Waynesboro credit union after she was indicted by the Wayne County grand jury on one count of theft over $1,000. Jill Lynn Scarbrough, 30, of Hohenwald, Tenn. was indicted last month on one count of theft over $1,000. While working … Continue reading TBI arrests former Wayne County credit union teller for theft