DEKALB COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a Sparta man, who is charged with sexual battery by an authority figure and soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor. In July, at the request of 13th Judicial District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, TBI special … Continue reading Sparta Man Charged with Sexual Offenses Against a Minor
Smithville Man Charged in Girlfriend’s Homicide
DEKALB COUNTY – A joint investigation into the death of a Smithville woman has resulted in an arrest. The investigation included special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, officers with the Smithville Police Department, and the investigator with the Office of the 13th Judicial District General. Early Wednesday morning, at the request of 13th … Continue reading Smithville Man Charged in Girlfriend’s Homicide
Smithville Man Arrested, Charged with Rape of a Child
DEKALB COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a Smithville man on charges of rape of a child. At the request of 13th District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, in August 2020, TBI agents began investigating a report of a sexual offense … Continue reading Smithville Man Arrested, Charged with Rape of a Child
Smithville Man Indicted on Arson Charges
DEKALB COUNTY – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and deputies with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in the arrest of a Smithville man, in connection to a series of fires that had been set in DeKalb County. In September, Agents were requested to join deputies with the … Continue reading Smithville Man Indicted on Arson Charges
Algood Man Charged in Drug-Related Death
DEKALB COUNTY – A joint investigation by Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in the arrest of an Algood man, in connection to the drug-related death of a Smithville woman. In June, Agents joined deputies in investigating the death of … Continue reading Algood Man Charged in Drug-Related Death
TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in DeKalb County
At the request of 13th District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, TBI Agents are investigating the circumstances that leading up to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Thursday evening in DeKalb County. Preliminary information indicates that during the day Thursday, officers with the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and Smithville Police Department were seeking a subject believed to … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in DeKalb County
Smithville Man Arrested on Arson Charge
DeKALB COUNTY – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and fire investigators with the Department of Commerce and Insurance resulted in the arrest of a Smithville man on an arson charge. On July 2, 2016, fire investigators responded to a fire scene at Old Bildad Road in Smithville. During the … Continue reading Smithville Man Arrested on Arson Charge
DeKalb County Man Charged in Shooting Death
DEKALB COUNTY – A joint investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, and the District Attorney’s Office for the 13th Judicial District, has resulted in the arrest of a DeKalb County man on a second degree murder charge. At the request of 13th District Attorney General Bryant … Continue reading DeKalb County Man Charged in Shooting Death
Smithville Mayor and Son Arrested, Charged with Theft
COOKEVILLE – A joint investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and investigators with the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury has resulted in the indictment and arrest of the Smithville mayor and his son. On March 7th, at the request of 13th District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, Agents and investigators began investigating … Continue reading Smithville Mayor and Son Arrested, Charged with Theft
Man Charged, Accused of Trafficking Teen Girl for Commercial Sex Acts
NASHVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Human Trafficking Unit, working alongside the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, have obtained an indictment for a man accused of trafficking a 15-year-old girl for the purposes of commercial sex. During the course of the investigation, authorities determined that, in early August, Charles Denton (DOB 4-3-83) … Continue reading Man Charged, Accused of Trafficking Teen Girl for Commercial Sex Acts
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