Kingston Police need your help to find a man wanted for assault.
Police say the incident took place this past Saturday at the Food City in Kingston. We have his photo on our website newstalk987.com.
If you recognize him, please contact police. He was seen in a 4 door white Chevy Silverado.
Knox County’s Twenty year Growth Plan is unanimously approved after five hours of debate.
Knox County Commissioners meeting last night (Monday) discussing the plan also known as Advance Knox. It creates an outline for Knox County development and infrastructure future with 70,000 people expected to move into the county over the next 20 years.
The Farragut Board of Alderman and Mayor voted against the plan before ultimately passing it a week later after about 19 amendments and changes were made to the plan.
Mayor Glenn Jacobs says he’s please the plan has finally passed.
County Commission members say you’ll first see rezoning in affected areas then infrastructure changes like expanding roads within that 20 year span. Knox County hopes this plan will save them millions of dollars.
A man whose remains were found in 1993 in Knox County has been identified as a result of a partnership between the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, the Knox County Regional Forensic Center, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation as part of the Unidentified Human Remains DNA Initiative.
On May 24, 1993, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle along Cedar Bluff Road in Knoxville. The adult male, who had no identification on him, was pronounced deceased at the scene, and his body was sent for an autopsy. Forensic pathologists determined that the man was likely between the ages of 51 and 60 but were unable to identify him. Investigators with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and the Knox County Regional Forensic Center continued to work to determine the identity of the victim using technology available in 1993, but their efforts were not successful. After exhausting all leads, the man was classified as a John Doe.
Efforts to identify the man continued with the University of Tennessee Forensic Anthropology Center submitting a sample of his remains to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A DNA profile was developed and entered into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NAMUS) in hopes that the man would eventually be identified, but no developments occurred.
In December 2022, the Knox County Regional Forensic Center (RFC) submitted a sample of the man’s remains to Othram Inc., a private lab in Texas, to create a comprehensive DNA profile. In May 2023, TBI agents partnered with the RFC as part of the TBI Unidentified Human Remains DNA Initiative. From there, Othram scientists used forensic genetic genealogical (FGG) DNA testing to develop information about possible relatives connected to the man. Last month, with assistance from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the York County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina, TBI agents used the information provided by Othram to locate and make contact with one of the potential family members and obtain a familial DNA standard. That standard was then submitted to Othram for comparison against the DNA of the unidentified man. Based on the DNA and forensic genealogy results, scientists at Othram confirmed that the Knox County John Doe was Elbert Louis Brown (DOB: 07/01/1940), originally from the York, South Carolina area. It was further determined that family members last saw Brown in 1992. He was homeless at the time.
Forensic genetic genealogical testing on this case was made possible by funding approved by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2022. You can read more about other cases submitted for FGG testing as part of the TBI Unidentified Human Remains DNA Initiative by clicking https://www.tn.gov/tbi/divisions/criminal-investigation-division/unidentified-human-remains-initiative.html
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department has identified the officer involved in last week’s deadly shooting in Fountain City.
Police responded to a disturbance in the 5300 Block of North Broadway at the Exxon gas station where investigators say 41-year-old William Charles McBride Jr. was “allegedly acting erratically and potentially aggressively.” McBride, who was armed with two knives, left the store and confronted Officer Seth Beeler in the parking lot; that confrontation resulted in Beeler firing at McBride, hitting him once.
McBride was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where he died from his injuries. Beeler was placed on routine administrative leave.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI) Police in Pigeon Forge have identified the man killed Thursday after crashing his electric scooter into an open car door during the annual Rod Run event.
The Pigeon Forge Police Department says the crash happened near the intersection of Jake Thomas Road when the passenger of a stopped truck opened the truck’s door. The man, 31-year-old Jeremy Hanes Jr. of Charlestown, Indiana was riding the scooter on the Parkway between the white line and the sidewalk when he hit the door.
He was taken to UT Medical Center, where he died Friday afternoon.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A suspect wanted for attempted murder following a shooting Saturday at an apartment complex has turned himself in.
Knoxville Police Department officials say 27-year-old Jevess Craigmire turned himself in Monday afternoon at the Public Safety Complex.
Craigmire is facing several charges, including attempted first-degree murder and especially aggravated robbery, stemming from a shooting at an apartment complex on Dandridge Avenue early Saturday morning.
The 31 year-old victim was taken to the hospital after being shot “at least one time,” and she is in stable condition.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A Knoxville teen at the center of a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Endangered Child Alert issued earlier Monday has been found safe.
Officials with the Knoxville Police Department announcing that 17-year-old Olivia “Levi” Campbell was found safe at Tyson Park Monday afternoon following a tip received by East TN Valley Crimestoppers.
Campbell was last seen on April 17. Authorities said she had threatened self-harm in the past raising concerns about her safety.
ORIGINAL STORY: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert for a missing Knoxville teen.
Olivia “Levi” Campbell was last seen on April 17.
TBI says the 17-year-old has threatened self-harm in the past, and there are concerns about her safety.
Campbell is described as 5′5″, and 165 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.
Those with any information are being asked to call the Knoxville Police Department at 865-215-7165 or 1-800-TBI-FIND.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Knox County Sheriff’s office deputy has pled guilty to two counts in a sexual misconduct case from 2022.
According to police records, Tim Stidam was fired from the sheriff’s office in March of 2022 during an internal investigation into how he handled a teen’s cellphone and images that were on it.
Stidam pled guilty Monday to two counts: aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and official misuse while making a call, according to court records.
Stidam had been working at the sheriff’s office since 2013.
Update: 17 year-old Aliza France has been found safe.
Original Story: Police are asking for help to find a missing teen from Lenoir City.
17-year-old Aliza France left her home off Antioch Church Road East in Lenoir City early this morning (Monday).
Detectives with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office say that France was last seen wearing a black shirt and black sweatpants and is described as is 5′2″, 180 pounds with long, brown, curly hair and hazel eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Loudon County E-911 Center by calling (865) 458-9081.
Youth Violence Protection Week has kicked off at the John T. O’Connor Senior Center in Knoxville.
It focuses on stopping violence in the community, both domestic violence and youth violence towards other youths.
The City of Knoxville’s Office of Community Safety & Empowerment is running different events throughout the week with different resources available to the community that aim to combat youth violence.
For a link of this week’s events, please go to https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/government/city_departments_offices/community_safety_and_empowerment/community_safety/national_youth_violence_prevention_week
