Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, working alongside deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department and members of the 12th Judicial Drug Task Force, have arrested a Whitwell man in connection to a homicide. At the request of 12th Judicial District Attorney General Courtney Lynch, special agents began investigating the death of Danny Durham …
A Grundy County man was arrested in connection with a theft of a four wheeler last week in Dunlap. Reports say a man stole a red Honda TRX four wheeler from under the carport of a residence in Dunlap last Thursday around 11:40 AM CST. Several nearby residences and businesses which had video cameras caught …
Ten people face felony charges and more than a dozen victims have been identified in a large-scale, collaborative operation to target online child exploitation and sextortion in Tennessee. Over a three-month period, from October through December, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, housed within the Cybercrime and Digital Evidence …
On Sunday afternoon, October 27, at approximately 3:43, the Palmer Fire Department responded to the former Palmer Elementary School for a possible structure fire with smoke visible from the building at the time of the call. Initial first responders immediately requested the additional response of mutual aid resources from surrounding fire departments for manpower and equipment, …
Grundy County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: During the early morning hours of May 29, 2024, Grundy County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a one vehicle crash on Sherrell Rd in Pelham. While deputies were responding, information was relayed that the single white male occupant later identified as Ronnie Ledbetter became combative with on scene EMS personnel, …
The TBI continues to investigate the death of a man that was in custody last Wednesday (May 29) at the Grundy County Jail in Altamont, Tennessee. According to officials with the TBI, 53-year-old Ronnie Glenn Ledbetter of Decherd, TN was found to be unresponsive when he arrived at the jail on Wednesday morning after being …
On April 3, around 1:20 PM, officers with the Dunlap Police Department, TBI Investigation Drug Investigation Unit, with the assistance of the DEA, Tennessee Dangerous Drug Task Force, and the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a residence in the City of Dunlap. Officers located during the search of the home approximately …
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) squad and the Monteagle Police Department has resulted in the arrest of a Grundy County man charged with the sexual exploitation of an underage female. On November 13th, detectives with the Monteagle Police Department contacted special agents with the …
Sequatchie Valley Now has learned more about the deceased female found Sunday morning in Monteagle’s Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant parking lot. The restaurant is located near the Marion/Franklin County line. The TBI has identified the body found in Marion County over the weekend. Sequatchie Valley Now reported earlier that the female was 16 years old, …
At the request of 11th Judicial District Attorney General Coty Wamp, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred early Sunday morning involving officers with the Chattanooga Police Department. Preliminary information indicates that the incident began just after 11:30 p.m. (ET) Saturday night when officers with the Chattanooga Police …
