Another suspect is arrested in connection to a shooting that resulted in the death of a 24 year-old woman from Bebo’s Cafe.
Knoxville Police say 24 year-old Destiny Jones was shot in the parking lot on May 15 and they believe she fled the scene in a vehicle driven by 22 year-old Issac Armes which crashed on Kingston Pike throwing Jones from the car and died at the hospital.
Armes was arrested yesterday (Monday) and charged with vehicular homicide and driving under the influence.
In August, Jaheim Houston was arrested for attempted first-degree murder.
Update: Morristown Police say a missing grandmother and her grandson are found safe.
Barbara Ann Smith took her 3 year-old grandson, Jaiden Barger for a walk and they were last seen at Fred Miller Park last night, the boy’s mother reported them missing.
Original Story: Morristown Police are asking for your help to find a missing Grandmother and her Grandson.
Investigators are currently searching for a grandmother and her three-year-old grandson after
the pair were reported missing to the Morristown Police Department by the child’s mother.
Barbara Ann Smith took her 3 year-old grandson, Jaiden Barger, for a walk from his home on Sulphur Springs Road around 5:30 pm yesterday in a black and gray Radio Flyer wagon with a canopy. The pair were seen at Fred Miller Park at approximately 7:30 pm. and have not returned home.
Jaiden is a White male, approximately 3’ tall and weighs 30 pounds. He has sandy brown hair and hazel eyes. He was wearing a peach-colored shirt with a dinosaur on the front. Barbara is a 53-year-old White female, approximately 5’3” tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has blonde hair and hazel eyes. Barbara was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt and blue capri pants.
The MPD is asking anyone with information concerning Barbara and Jaiden’s location to contact police immediately through the dispatch center at 423-585-2701.
Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) Authorities have now revealed the identities of two men involved in a stabbing incident Saturday morning in Lenoir City, charging one with attempted murder.
Loudon County Sheriff’s Office officials say Davis Ellis of Oneida is behind bars charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated domestic assault for stabbing Cody Graves of Knoxville at a residence in the 1600 block of Old Highway 95 in Lenoir City around 9:35 a.m.
Ellis was taken into custody after threatening to jump from a bridge on I-75, just a mile away from where the stabbing took place.
Authorities said Monday that Graves remains in critical but stable condition at UT Medical Center.
Campbell Co. woman submits timesheets for dead caregiver, commits TennCare fraud(Credit: Frankly Media)
Campbell County, TN (WOKI) A Campbell County woman has been indicted and is facing several charges in a case of TennCare fraud.
Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say 49-year-old Vicky Lynn Johnson is accused of submitting claims for services not provided by TennCare CHOICES program caregivers. They say Johnson obtained fraudulent assistance payments and submitted timesheets for a deceased caregiver between June 2021 and May 2023.
Johnson was charged on September 20 with two counts of TennCare fraud, one count of theft of services over $10,000, one count of theft of services over $1,000, and 11 counts of forgery.
She was booked into the Campbell County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
Oakes Farms in Corryton opened to the public on Saturday, September 23 (Courtesy: Kyle Grainger WVLT)
Corryton, TN (WOKI) It’s officially fall, and with corn mazes a seasonal staple, the maze at Oakes Farm in Corryton is now open.
Planning for the season started in July, from design to the planting of the crop. Planners used GPS location for the designs which cover eight acres; but don’t worry, no one has ever been left in the maze overnight according to farm owner Ken Oakes.
The Oakes Farm Corn Maze opened on Saturday, September 23 and runs through Saturday, October 29 with the following hours of operation:
A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the LaFollette Police Department has resulted in the arrest of four people in connection to an overdose death.
On January 29th, TBI special agents joined investigators with the LaFollette Police Department in investigating the death of Rosezetta Wilson Morris (DOB: 6/11/72) after she was found deceased at her home in the 500 block of W 4th Street in LaFollette. Her cause of death was determined to be an overdose caused by fentanyl toxicity. During the course of the investigation, agents determined that Helena Wilson, Latasha Wilson, Christy Wilson, and Claude Collins were involved in distributing the drugs that caused Rosezetta Morris’s death.
On Wednesday, the Campbell County Grand Jury returned indictments charging all four individuals in connection to the victim’s death.
Helena Sue Wilson (DOB: 5/14/71), LaFollette: One count of Second Degree Murder, one count of Sell of Schedule II – Fentanyl, and one count of Delivery of Schedule II – Fentanyl.
Latasha Denise Wilson (DOB: 7/3/87), LaFollette: One count of Facilitation to Second Degree Murder.
Christy Marie Wilson (DOB: 6/16/88), Caryville: One count of Second Degree Murder and one count of Delivery of Schedule II – Fentanyl.
Claude Edward Collins, Jr. (DOB: 10/29/63), LaFollette: One count of Second Degree Murder, one count of Sell of Schedule II – Fentanyl.
Helena Wilson, Latasha Wilson, and Claude Collins were arrested and booked into the Campbell County Jail.
Christy Wilson was served in the Campbell County Jail, where she was already being held on unrelated charges.
East Governor John Sevier Highway is re-opened this morning and Rural Metro Fire is investigating the structure fire that caused it to close down.
It happened yesterday (Sunday) afternoon in the 2000 block near Clanton’s BBQ and Asbury.
It was an unoccupied commercial property that was being used as storage and due to excessive hoarding conditions inside the building crews had difficulty fighting this fire.
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is officially back and touring East Tennessee.
The iconic 27-foot hotdog on wheels took a brief hiatus over the summer after being renamed the Frankenmobile, which was not well-received by the public.
You can see the Wienermobile Thursday from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m at the Maryville Kroger on Foothills Plaza Drive then at the Alcoa Kroger on South Hall Drive from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sept. 29: Knoxville Kroger, 9225 Kingston Pike from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sept. 29: Knoxville Kroger, 9501 South Northshore Drive from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Oct. 1: Knoxville Kroger, 189 Brooklawn Street from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Oct. 1: Knoxville Kroger, 9161 Middlebrook Pike from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. There are also several other events planned where locations and times have not been announced yet. Those details, when released, will be on the Oscar Mayer website https://www.oscarmayer.com/wienermobile
Most of the conversation this week centered on Tennessee’s loss at Florida and how the Vols can get back on track.
Thursday’s Josh and Swain went in a different direction during the first segment in our third hour.
A listener stopped by while we were at SmartBank in Alcoa.
She asked if we could mention her papaw, a long-time Tennessee fan and listener of The Sports Animal.
We were happy to do it, which led to a longer discussion about the connection between Tennessee football and its fanbase.
Jayson Swain provided a great perspective on his experience as a player at UT and what he’s learned about the importance of Tennessee football since his playing career ended.
“I get a chance to experience and hear all these stories and how much Tennessee means to fans,” Swain said. “It’s really powerful.”
Check out the full segment below. I think you’ll enjoy it.
