GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. — The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office is recognizing one of its detectives for achieving a significant milestone in forensic investigations and criminal justice training. According to the sheriff’s office, Detective Avery McGinness recently completed the highly regarded 10-week National Forensic Academy in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. McGinness is the first member of the …
Investigators say human remains found in Monteagle last month belong to 75-year-old Richard Barnhill who was last seen in July of 2025 at an RV park where he lived. Monteagle Police said Barnhill was reported missing in September of 2025. The man’s body was recovered in late March of this year at the 700 block …
BETTIS, WILLIAM E Age: 70 Class: Race/Sex: W/M Intake Date: 03/20/2026 11:05 AM City: SEQUATCHIE Arrested By Department: MARION COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE Arrested By Officer: J.SULLIVAN Release Date: Charge Bond VIOLATION OF PROBATION (GS) 0 BROWN, MICHAEL D Age: 41 Class: …
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is conducting an inquiry following the recent discovery of a deceased individual in Monteagle. The body was located Thursday, March 19, 2026, on Trussell Road in Monteagle. The Monteagle Police Department (MPD) has stated that the TBI has taken primary responsibility for this case and is collaborating closely with local …
Sequatchie Valley Now has learned that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is looking into the death of a Marion County inmate. The inmate has been identified as 46-year-old Clifford Ray Rector Jr., who died while in custody at the Marion County Jail. He was being held on a charge of Criminal Trespass by Kimball …
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a Dunlap man in connection to an officer-involved shooting that occurred in December. On December 28th, at the request of 11th Judicial District Attorney General Coty Wamp, TBI special agents began investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved …
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation data shows 2,547 people have been arrested for DUI since 2017 despite negative alcohol and drug tests—over four times higher than previously reported. In 2024 alone, there were 419 such arrests, with most cases in Nashville, Knoxville (highest in state at 41), and Jackson. Officials note that negative test results don’t …
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), a suspect shot a Chattanooga police officer at a Highway 153 gas station on Sunday night. Officers then fired back, wounding the suspect, who managed to escape in an unattended patrol car and drove into Sequatchie County. The suspect was pursued by officers and Tennessee Highway Patrol …
We have an update on a story we brought you earlier this month. At the request of 12th Judicial District Attorney Courtney Lynch, TBI agents are investigating the discovery of human remains that were found in a wooded area off Sequatchie Mountain Road in Marion County on December 8. The individual has been identified as 41-year-old …
Sequatchie Valley Now has learned that authorities are investigating after human remains were discovered in a remote area of Marion County. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says agents were called by Marion County law enforcement on Tuesday morning to a wooded location off Sequatchie Mountain Road, just outside the community of Sequatchie. Investigators have not …
