MCMINNVILLE – Special agents assigned to TBI’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force have arrested and charged three men accused of uploading child sexual abuse material online. TBI agents opened the investigation after receiving tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about three individuals uploading child sexual abuse material on platforms … Continue reading Three Men Arrested Following TBI Online Child Exploitation Investigation
McMinnville Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
WARREN COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) squad, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, and the McMinnville Police Department has resulted in the arrest of a man charged with the sexual exploitation of a minor. ICAC agents received a cybertip via the National Center … Continue reading McMinnville Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Former Warren County Investigator Charged with Official Misconduct
WARREN COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into actions of a now-former investigator with the Warren County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in an indictment. In September 2022, at the request of 31st Judicial District Attorney General Chris Stanford, TBI agents began investigating then-drug investigator Steven Carpenter on complaints … Continue reading Former Warren County Investigator Charged with Official Misconduct
Warren County Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
WARREN COUNTY – An investigation by Special Agents with the Technical Services Unit of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a McMinnville man on a charge of sexual exploitation of a minor. TBI Agents received information via a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), indicating … Continue reading Warren County Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Joint Investigation Yields Arrest in 22-Year-Old Murder Case
MCMINNVILLE – A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the McMinnville Police Department, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, and the Office of the 31st District Attorney General has led to the indictment of a man in connection to the death of his mother in 1996. On December 23, 1996, officers found the body … Continue reading Joint Investigation Yields Arrest in 22-Year-Old Murder Case
Warren County Man Charged with Multiple Counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
WARREN COUNTY – An investigation by Special Agents with the Technical Services Unit of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, with the assistance of the Morristown Police Department, Warren County Sheriff’s Department, and Homeland Security Investigations, has resulted in the arrest of a McMinnville man on exploitation charges. In 2018, TBI Agents received information via a … Continue reading Warren County Man Charged with Multiple Counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Two Former Warren County Corrections Officers Charged
McMINNVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in two former corrections officers with the Warren County Jail being charged with tampering with governmental records. At the request of 31st District Attorney General Lisa Zavogiannis, on January 14th, TBI Agents joined investigators with the DA’s office in investigating … Continue reading Two Former Warren County Corrections Officers Charged
Ongoing McMinnville Murder Investigation Nets Second Arrest
MCMINNVILLE – A joint investigation with Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and investigators with the McMinnville Police Department and the 31st District Attorney General’s Office has resulted in the arrest of a second person charged in a January homicide. On January 12th, at the request of 31st District Attorney General Lisa Zavogiannis, … Continue reading Ongoing McMinnville Murder Investigation Nets Second Arrest
McMinnville Man Arrested, Charged in Fatal Shooting
COOKEVILLE – A joint investigation with Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and investigators with the McMinnville Police Department and the 31st District Attorney General’s Office has resulted in the arrest of a McMinnville man on a murder charge. On Friday, at the request of 31st District Attorney General Lisa Zavogiannis, Agents and … Continue reading McMinnville Man Arrested, Charged in Fatal Shooting
TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Warren County
Updated 9:00 AM 11/20: The individual involved in this officer-involved shooting has been identified as Charles Ray Bean (DOB 02/11/1952), of Overton County. He remains hospitalized in a Chattanooga hospital. At the request of 31st District Attorney General Lisa Zavogiannis, TBI Special Agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday morning in Warren … Continue reading TBI Agents Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Warren County
