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Name: Keene, William ANDREW Age: 29 Arrest Date: 7/24/2019 12:30:00AM Arresting Agency: Jonesborough Police Department Charges: Driving Under The Influence DRIVING ON REVOKED LICENSE Name: PACHECO MATA, MARIO ALBERTO Age: 28 Arrest Date: 7/24/2019 1:20:00AM Arresting Agency: Johnson City Police Department Charges: DOMESTIC ASSAULT - SIMPLE Name: HORTON, MARK ALLEN Age: 55 Arrest Date: 7/24/2019 12:35:00AM Arresting Agency: Johnson City Police Department Charges: DRIVING ON REVOKED LICENSE/MULTIPLE TO WIT: 3RD FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MOBILE DEVICE - ILLEGAL USE Unlawful Drug Paraphernalia Fabricating/Tampering With Evidence Name: Gill, Dalton S Age: 19 Arrest Date: 7/24/2019 2:40:00AM Arresting Agency: Johnson City Police Department Charges: Aggravated Assault
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Arrested: Booking photos from the Washington County Detention Center

Booking photos and accompanying information are public records and made available by the Washington County Detention Center. They represent arrests only, not a determination of guilt. All are presumed innocent until the charges have been proven in a

Updated Today at 2:17 PM
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Police: Johnson City woman assaulted Dollar General clerk after shoplifting

A woman struggled with police Monday at the John Sevier Center after assaulting a store clerk while shoplifting at a discount store, police said in a news release.

Updated Today at 11:44 AM
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Johnson City man charged with vehicle theft

A Wilson Avenue man was arrested Aug. 15 after police caught him driving a stolen vehicle, police said.

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A SWAT team from the Johnson City Police Department is on the scene of a standoff with a potentially armed man.
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UPDATE: Erwin police standoff ends with man in custody

A roughly seven-hour standoff in Erwin on Tuesday ended with police shooting the man with a non-lethal round and tackling him, taking him into custody shortly before 9 p.m.

Updated Today at 10:38 AM
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Armed standoff, robbery outside JCMC and more crime reported by Johnson City police

The following are recent felony arrests reported by Johnson City police:

Updated Aug 19, 2019 at 5:31 PM
Name: ARNOLD, JAMES KEITH Age: 52 Arrest Date: 7/10/2019 2:24:00AM Arresting Agency: Washington County Sheriff's Office Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR ON 5-30-19 DRIVING ON SUSPENDED LICENSE/MULTIPLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LIGHT LAW VIOLATION Name: LANE, JACQUELIN ELIZABETH Age: 32 Arrest Date: 7/10/2019 2:02:00AM Arresting Agency: Washington County Sheriff's Office Charges: Failure To Appear Name: HONEYCUTT, TARA HOPE Age: 27 Arrest Date: 7/10/2019 2:46:00AM Arresting Agency: Johnson City Police Department Charges: Criminal Impersonation FAILURE TO APPEAR ON 5-7-19 Name: SMITH, NATASHA DAWN Age: 29 Arrest Date: 7/10/2019 4:08:00AM Arresting Agency: Johnson City Police Department Charges: Driving Under The Influence DUE CARE
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Arrested: Booking photos from the Washington County Detention Center

Booking photos and accompanying information are public records and made available by the Washington County Detention Center. They represent arrests only, not a determination of guilt. All are presumed innocent until the charges have been proven in a

Updated Aug 19, 2019 at 2:48 PM
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Police: Woman tried to smother husband at Tennessee hospital

NASHVILLE — A 60-year-old woman is accused of trying to smother her husband with a pillow as he lay in a hospital bed in Tennessee.

Aug 19, 2019 at 11:04 AM
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Greeneville man charged with robbery/shooting in Johnson City

A Greeneville man whose street name is Snugg Nose was arrested last week for his alleged involvement in a shooting and robbery that happened here in July.

Updated Aug 15, 2019 at 6:24 PM
Johnson City Police Department transferred ownership of the smaller bomb detection robot to the Bristol, Tenn. Police Department.
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Smaller bomb detection robot easy find for Bristol PD

When Bristol, Tennessee, police started looking to add a smaller explosives detection robot, they didn’t have to go any further than a nearby city to find one thanks to a program designed for law enforcement agencies to trade equipment. 

Aug 13, 2019 at 6:32 PM
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Motorcycle rider dies after Johnson City crash

A Johnson City man hospitalized after a motorcycle crash Sunday died from his injuries on Monday, police said.

Aug 13, 2019 at 11:22 AM
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Rider in critical condition after crash in Johnson City

A North Roan Street crash Sunday landed a motorcyclist in critical condition at Johnson City Medical Center.

Updated Aug 12, 2019 at 6:48 PM
This July 1, 2019 photo shows the Manhattan Correctional Center, in New York. Financier Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York, a former law enforcement official said Saturday. He was found in his cell at the Manhattan Correctional Center Saturday morning, according to the officials, who was briefed on the matter but spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to discuss it publicly. The medical examiner’s office in Manhattan confirmed Epstein’s death. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Federal New York lockup draws new scrutiny in Epstein death

NEW YORK — The apparent suicide of Jeffrey Epstein has brought new scrutiny to a federal jail in New York that, despite chronic understaffing, houses some of the highest-security inmates in the country.

Aug 12, 2019 at 10:43 AM
In this June 2019, photo, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Xiara Mercado stands at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A Facebook post by Mercado, of Puerto Rico, drew wide attention when she described a recent encounter at a Honolulu Starbucks with a woman who complained about her talking in Spanish on the phone. Mercado wouldn't comment on recent anti-Latino violence that has terrified many Hispanics, but insisted people should speak up when they suffer discrimination. (Xiara Mercado via AP)
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Mass shootings have Latinos worried about being targets

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When Michelle Otero arrived at an art show featuring Mexican-American women, the first thing she did was scan the room. Two exits. One security guard.

Aug 12, 2019 at 10:43 AM
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Stolen AC unit, asleep in stolen car and more from Johnson City police

Recent felony arrests reported by Johnson City police.

Updated Aug 12, 2019 at 10:05 AM
This photo provided by The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation shows Curtis Ray Watson. Authorities say Watson, a convict suspected of killing a corrections administrator before escaping prison on a tractor has been captured. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said on Twitter that Watson was caught Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. (The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation via AP)
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Authorities: Tennessee accused killer escapee captured

HENNING — A Tennessee convict suspected of killing a corrections administrator before escaping prison on a tractor was captured Sunday, authorities said.

Aug 11, 2019 at 1:05 PM
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