Wilson County Woman Arrested, Charged with Solicitation to Commit Murder

NASHVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Lebanon woman who is charged with trying to hire someone to kill her ex-husband. At the request of 15th District Attorney General Tommy Thompson, on April 18th, TBI Special Agents began investigating Julia Adams, after … Continue reading Wilson County Woman Arrested, Charged with Solicitation to Commit Murder

Inmate Charged, Accused in TBI Murder-for-Hire Investigation

NASHVILLE – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have arrested and charged an inmate in the custody of the Giles County Sheriff’s Department in connection to an ongoing murder-for-hire plot. On Tuesday, at the request of 22nd District Attorney General Brent Cooper, TBI Agents began investigating David Ray Taylor (DOB 5-18-67). During the … Continue reading Inmate Charged, Accused in TBI Murder-for-Hire Investigation

TBI Arrests, Charges Memphis-Area Attorney in Murder-for-Hire Plot

JACKSON – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have arrested a Collierville attorney accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife. At the request of 25th District Attorney General Mike Dunavant, TBI Special Agents began investigating Fred Auston Wortman III on June 4th. Several days earlier, a concerned citizen contacted … Continue reading TBI Arrests, Charges Memphis-Area Attorney in Murder-for-Hire Plot

TBI thwarts murder-for-hire plot in Johnson City

JOHNSON CITY – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, along with the Johnson City Police Department and Carter County Sheriff’s Office, arrested a Washington County man overnight foiling his plan to have a family member killed. Thomas Ken Owens, 38, of Leach Drive in Jonesborough, Tenn. was arrested and charged with solicitation to commit first degree … Continue reading TBI thwarts murder-for-hire plot in Johnson City