Knoxville Police are continuing their investigation into the body that was found in the creek in Third Creek Greenway Park on Saturday and need your help to identify him.
Despite exhaustive measures, the man has not been identified so police are asking if you can identify one of his numerous unique tattoos, including some pictured tattoos you can see on our website newstalk987.com, to please contact KPD Violent Crimes Unit at 865-215-7317.
Foul play is not suspected in his death at this time.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The U.S. Marshals and the Knoxville Police Department are searching for a man they warn is a “sexually violent predator.”
Jerry Steven Helton is wanted for federal violation of supervised release and unregistered sex offender.
Helton is 6′1″ and weighs 180 lbs with brown hair and green eyes.
East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers is warning “DO NOT APPROACH” Helton if you see him or know where he might be. Instead, anyone with information on Helton is urged to contact ETVCS at 865-215-7165 or online.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is taken into custody Wednesday, July 12 after burglarizing a church.
Knoxville Police Department officials say 23-year-old Dakota Snook is accused of eating $60 worth of food and causing $500 in damage to a couch inside the Second United Methodist Church on Western Avenue.
A police report indicates the church’s staff said Snook had broken into the church four nights in a row, eating food and cooking on the church’s stove. The report also said Snook had burned a hole in a couch owned by the church.
Snook had previously faced charges for burning a flag inside another Knoxville church. He is facing burglary charges in this latest incident.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A two year old child is found walking alone in Knoxville Tuesday afternoon, July 18. Now, Knoxville Police Department officials are asking for your help in finding the child’s guardians.
KPD says the toddler was found walking alone in the 5200 block of Asheville Highway with an unleashed golden doodle. The child is safe and unharmed, but Knoxville police are looking for the child’s guardians.
Anyone with information regarding the child’s caretakers is asked to call 911.
Johnson City, TN (WOKI) A 77-year-old Johnson City woman, the subject of a Silver Alert early Tuesday morning, has been found safe.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation sharing that information on Facebook.
The TBI had issued the Silver Alert for Sheryl Frost on behalf of the Johnson City Police Department very early Tuesday. They noted that Frost has a medical condition that could impair her ability to return home safely without assistance.
The TBI reported Frost safe Tuesday afternoon.
Thousands of Tennessee students will have to pay more for their education this fall.
This comes after The Tennessee Board of Regents approved a 3% tuition increase for all 37 community and technical colleges across the state with just five weeks until classes begin.
If students receive a state or federal scholarship, the increase will not affect them.
Students urged to take advantage of financial aid that they qualify for or scholarships.
Two teens and one adult are arrested in Knoxville SWAT bust.
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit along with a SWAT team made the bust and arrest of 22 year-old Tyree Bellamy and 18 year-olds Dewayne Ireland and Jayden Smith inside the home on Linden Avenue Friday night.
Officials found loaded weapons including a handgun which was converted into a machine gun, drugs and over $23,000 in cash.
All three are charged with drug and firearms charges. Bellamy also charged with contributing to the delinquency of a child.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for missing 77-year-old Sheryl Frost out of Johnson City.
Police say that she has a medical condition that may impair her ability to return safely without assistance.
TBI says Frost may be driving a white 2015 Jeep Patriot with a Tennessee tag.
Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-TBI-FIND or Johnson City Police at 423-434-6160.
Tellico Plains, TN (WOKI) The Bald River Falls Bridge in Tellico Plains is closing. Constructed in 1933, the bridge is now deteriorating putting the safety of both pedestrians and vehicular traffic at risk.
“It’s not uncommon to come down there, and there’s twenty people on the bridge, taking photos” said U.S Forestry Service Public Affairs Officer Christopher Joyner. “When you pop up on the bridge, often times you’ll see somebody taking a picture and backing right into traffic. I’ve had it happen in the Forest Service rig. It’s a very dangerous situation.”
A replacement bridge, expected to be completed by summer 2024, is in the works to include an observation deck, which will allow pedestrians to use the bridge and view the falls safely.
The bridge is slated to close and work to begin on Monday, August 21.
While work is in progress, the bridge and adjacent areas will be closed to foot and vehicular traffic, but Tellico River Road will remain open.
Kingsport, TN (WOKI) A months-long investigation results in charges in the overdose death of a Kingsport woman.
In a release issued Monday, July 17, The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a multi-agency investigation was launched in February after then 30 year-old Ashley Way was found dead in an apartment on Bloomingdale Pike in Kingsport.
That investigation determined that Jamichale Faine, Megan Newland, and William Way, the victim’s father, were responsible for providing Ashley Way with the fentanyl that led to her death.
Each of the suspects are charged with one count of second-degree murder; they were arrested last week and booked into the Sullivan County Jail on a $150,000 bond.
