Bristol, Tennessee police to host class on active shooter response

BRISTOL – The Bristol Tennessee Police Department will host a Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events class on Wednesday, March 20, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the Slater Community Center Auditorium, according to a Thursday press release.

Updated Feb 15, 2019 at 8:32 PM

Carter County

Carter sheriff calls off search for missing child in river; report was unreliable

Carter County Sheriff Dexter Lunceford said he called off a search for a small child in the Watauga River after questions arose about the reliability of the only report received about the child.

Feb 15, 2019 at 1:44 PM

Jussie Smollett, a cast member in the TV series "Empire," attends the Fox Networks Group 2018 programming presentation afterparty at Wollman Rink in Central Park on Monday, May 14, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Hate Crime

2 questioned in Smollett attack now considered suspects

Chicago Police say the two men being questioned in the attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett are considered suspects.

Feb 15, 2019 at 12:15 PM

Search & Rescue

Emergency crews search Watauga River for child reported missing

WATAUGA — Dozens of first responders spent Thursday evening searching the Watauga River for a young girl, who was reportedly seen struggling in the water near Lovers Lane in Elizabethton.

Updated Feb 14, 2019 at 10:42 PM

Dalvin Stephens

Man who ran down deputy in 2012 accused of threatening woman at gunpoint

A man who once ran down a Washington County deputy during a high-speed chase was arrested again Wednesday following accusations that he assaulted a woman and threatened to kill her and her children at gunpoint.

Updated Feb 14, 2019 at 5:53 PM

Sheriff Jeff Cassidy, left, speaks with investigators on Wednesday outside the office where the murder occurred.

1st degree murder

Updated: Accused killer, victim, 'hero' identified from Kingsport dental office shooting

BLOUNTVILLE — Investigators have named the gunman accused of entering a Kingsport dentist office Wednesday and killing his estranged wife.

Updated Feb 14, 2019 at 1:24 PM

crime

Crime Roundup: Leaving the scene of a crash, fake check and a DUI crash

The following briefs are compiled from recent felony arrest reports from local law enforcement agencies:

Feb 14, 2019 at 12:19 PM

The pictured vehicle was seen in the area just prior to the crash.

fatal crash

Johnson City police search for driver in fatal hit-and-run crash

Police were searching Wednesday for the driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian near Johnson City Police Department headquarters last weekend.

Updated Feb 13, 2019 at 7:04 PM

More than a dozen police officers have descended on a Colonial Heights medical office after a report of a Wednesday morning shooting.

Kingsport

Update: Employee killed in Kingsport dental office shooting, gunman taken down by patient

KINGSPORT — A gunman entered a Colonial Heights dental office to murder his wife on Wednesday morning, according to police, and then was shot and detained by a patient who was legally carrying a firearm.

Updated Feb 13, 2019 at 12:59 PM

Derrick Benjamin Sells, charged with triple-homicide, in court Monday during a motion hearing to suppress statements he allegedly made to a fellow inmate.

crime

No decision made over statements at trial

It was a long day in court for Derrick Benjamin Sells, 34, ending without a decision whether alleged statements made to another inmate will be permitted as evidence in his trail later this year.

Updated Feb 12, 2019 at 12:17 PM

police shootings

Man accused of firing at Tennessee policeman arrested in Michigan

NASHVILLE — A man accused of shooting dozens of times at a Tennessee police officer has been arrested in Detroit.

Feb 11, 2019 at 1:27 PM

inmates

Report: Inmates, officers sold scrap metal for cash

TAZEWELL, Tenn. — The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office says an investigation has revealed that Claiborne County inmates and sheriff’s litter officers received more than $23,000 from selling scrap metal.

Feb 11, 2019 at 1:25 PM

West Oakland Avenue and North State of Franklin Road

fatal crash

Virginia woman dies after crashing into Johnson City creek

A Virginia woman died Sunday night after her vehicle flipped into a ravine and crashed in a creek in Johnson City, police said Monday.

Updated Feb 11, 2019 at 8:59 AM

Johnson City Police Department

Jonesborough man picks up drug charges after speeding stop

A Jonesborough man picked up several drug charges after a Friday afternoon traffic stop for speeding, the Johnson City Police Department said in a news release.

Feb 9, 2019 at 7:19 PM

Human Trafficking

TBI: Two men charged in ongoing human trafficking investigation

KNOXVILLE – A joint undercover investigation last week by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office resulted in the arrest of two men accused of trafficking women for prostitution.

Feb 8, 2019 at 8:51 PM