At 6:40 Monday morning, Marion County E911 dispatchers received a report of a potential threat to Marion County High School in Jasper, TN. The threat was communicated through Snapchat. In response, the SRD mobilized additional law enforcement to investigate further. Thanks to the swift action of all involved, including Homeland Security, who determined that the …
On Monday, the Marion County Sheriff’s Department recognized Deputy Rusty Parker for his incredible bravery, dedication, and selflessness! Recently, Deputy Parker responded to a situation on Mt Olive Rd where three paragliders had landed off the bluff. One of them sustained significant injuries and required immediate medical assistance. Without hesitation, Deputy Parker set up his …
The Town of Jasper has issued many warnings about underage children driving golf carts in town. Jasper officials say the warning period is over. If a minor child without a valid driver’s license is caught driving a golf cart on a highway or city street, the cart will be impounded, and the child or children …
At 3:30 a.m. Friday (August 23), a male subject came onto Haletown Volunteer Fire Department property and stole the light bar from their new brush truck in full view of security cameras. The subject was driving a 2006-2008 silver Honda Civic with a bungee cord holding the bumper down and a donut tire on the …
A report has been filed with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department about a stolen black 2018 Polaris RZR XP 1000 4dr with a purple roll cage lifted on 35” tires. It was taken near the waterfall in Coppinger Cove between 7 p.m. on Saturday, 8/24, and the following morning. It was broken down and left, …
On August 16, agents with the 12th Judicial Drug Task Force assisted Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies and detectives after Dwight Daniel Stockwell had fled from deputies on August 15 at 496 Mountain Cove Rd. in Whitwell. A search of a wooded area where Stockwell had fled revealed a backpack and a large metal pipe …
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agents continue to search for Phillip Gage Thrasher, who was last heard from on March 31, 2024. Thrasher was last seen on Prior Ridge Rd at the Grundy County line. If you have any information, contact the Marion County Sheriff’s Office at 423-942-2525.
Bryan Lawson of Marion County is facing charges after attempting to exploit an officer posing as a teenage male online, an affidavit says. The affidavit says an Online Covert Employee with the FBI posed as a 15-year-old to talk with 36-year-old Lawson. According to the affidavit, when the OCE told Lawson he was 15, the …
The Whitwell Police Department has been notified of a motorcycle theft. The stolen motorcycle is a 1988 Harley Davidson LX8 from 290 E Michigan Ave. The tank has flames painted on it, as does the passenger backrest. The motorcycle’s tag is (TN) 569ZC1. If you spot the motorcycle, call 423-942-2525 or email arose@cityofwhitwell1956.org or dboyd@cityofwhitwell1956.org.
Around noon on Saturday afternoon, the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to I-24 EB MM 164 for a vehicle fire. Firefighters quickly extinguished the pickup, and the occupants fled the scene after pulling over. If you recognize this vehicle, please reach out to the Tennessee Highway Patrol or the Marion County Sheriff’s Department. No injuries were …
