A missing Tennessee woman has been found dead in a remote area of Monroe County, investigators said. The Madisonville Police Department said that Chelsie Walker, 24, was reported missing on October 31, although she was last seen two days earlier at a home in Tellico Plains. Detectives from the department along with the Monroe County …
A woman accused of fatally shooting a toddler and leaving another woman in critical condition late Friday afternoon has surrendered to police. WREG said the shooting took place at an apartment complex in North Memphis at about 5 p.m. Police said the women knew each other and that the suspect fled in a gray Infiniti, …
A suburban Tennessee police officer shot and killed a man late Wednesday night during a traffic stop after the man tried to drive away and officer became “trapped” in the vehicle with him. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, a Mt. Juliet officer pulled over a vehicle driven by a woman. The officer initially …
A Tennessee man arrested last week for rape of a missing teen has now been charged with the girl’s murder. Charles “Chuck” Carter, 63, was arrested on a charge of statutory rape last Wednesday, the same day 15-year-old Olivia Daryl Taylor’s parents reported her missing, WZTV reported. Taylor’s body was found on Thursday in a …
Three Tennesseans have been arrested after allegedly holding a man hostage at a Murfreesboro hotel before torturing him and robbing him of thousands of dollars. Murfreesboro Police said that Jessica Mortensen, 25; Harry Kiningham, 41; and Joshua Frazier, 37, were each charged with kidnapping, robbery, and extortion, WKRN reported. Police spokesman Larry Flowers said that …
A Tennessee man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly raped a woman he’d asked for a ride to work. The 25-year-old victim told Metro Nashville Police that she picked up Gary Lynn Pohlemann III, a 24-year-old acquaintance, Tuesday morning after he asked for a ride, WZTV reported. As he gave her directions, police said, he …
An 18-year-old Tennessee man has been charged with reckless homicide in the death of a 15-year-old girl earlier this month in Memphis. Seth Walls told police on September 11 that he was “messing with” his gun while he, Haley Reedy, and another person were sitting on a couch, with the other person between him and …
Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found on fire last Saturday night in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Knoxville Fire Department initially responded just after 10 p.m. to a call for a tire fire near Sharp’s Ridge in North Knoxville. But once the fire was extinguished, they found the body and called …
The woman suing Memphis Police for not properly investigating her September 2021 rape case — and leaving Cleotha Henderson on the street to allegedly kidnap and kill Eliza Fletcher — says she gave investigators everything she knew about the suspect, including his name and phone number. But a rape kit from Alicia Franklin wasn’t touched …
An East Tennessee man has been charged with using a blowtorch on his girlfriend and barricading the door of their home to trap her inside. The Carter County Sheriff’s Office said they received a domestic violence call on Tuesday and found a woman who said her boyfriend had been abusing her for months and had …
A tractor-trailer driver went on a crash rampage through a Tennessee city Saturday night before ending up in a foot chase with officers across the state line in Kentucky. Several videos show the white USA TRUCK flying through traffic lights, even running on wheels after its front tires were blown out. Clarksville Police said they …
Shelby County General Sessions Judge Louis Montesi set September 19 as the next report date in the case of Cleotha Henderson, AKA Abston, for the abduction and murder of Memphis mom Eliza Fletcher. Henderson appeared in Montesi’s court Thursday morning for the third time in three days. At issue Thursday were two matters presented Wednesday …
