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Tag: 12th Judicial District Drug and Violent Crime Task Force

Update on Shooting in Grundy County

On Thursday (January 29, 2026), deputies with the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported shooting on Chiggertown Loop. After the incident, both the victim and the suspect left the scene. The victim was transported to Erlanger in Dunlap and was later airlifted to Erlanger in Chattanooga, where they remain in the Intensive Care …

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Drug and Violent Crime Task Force Hosting Public Auction

The 12th Judicial District Drug and Violent Crime Task Force will be having a public auction on Saturday, December 13, 2025. The auction will be conducted at the Marion County Training Center / Lawson Building located at 300 Ridley Drive, Jasper, Tennessee. Registration and vehicle viewing will begin at 8 am, with the auction starting …

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Grundy County overdose death investigation leads to an arrest

On December 14th, 2023, Grundy County resident Devon Drake Rymer was found deceased. At the request of the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department, the 12th Judicial District Drug Task Force (DTF) began assisting in the investigation. After conducting an investigation and receiving a report from the Medical Examiner’s Office which confirmed the cause of death was …

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Investigation Leads to Two Men Charged in Cases Involving Internet Crimes Against Children

Over the last week, Grundy County Sheriff’s Office Investigators have been working on cases involving Internet Crimes Against Children. An investigator posed as a young child on social media where multiple adult men have reached out to the profile. During the investigation, these two individuals decided to conduct sexual conversation and planned to meet with …

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Double Arrest Made in Child Rape Investigation

An investigation by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division, the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office, and the 12th Judicial District Drug and Violent Crime Task Force has led to the arrest of two people on multiple counts of Child Rape. Officials say 48-year-old William Beene, III, of Sequatchie County, and 43-year-old Brandon “Brandy” Hawkins, …

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