Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department has identified the officer involved in last week’s deadly shooting in Fountain City.
Police responded to a disturbance in the 5300 Block of North Broadway at the Exxon gas station where investigators say 41-year-old William Charles McBride Jr. was “allegedly acting erratically and potentially aggressively.” McBride, who was armed with two knives, left the store and confronted Officer Seth Beeler in the parking lot; that confrontation resulted in Beeler firing at McBride, hitting him once.
McBride was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where he died from his injuries. Beeler was placed on routine administrative leave.
Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI) Police in Pigeon Forge have identified the man killed Thursday after crashing his electric scooter into an open car door during the annual Rod Run event.
The Pigeon Forge Police Department says the crash happened near the intersection of Jake Thomas Road when the passenger of a stopped truck opened the truck’s door. The man, 31-year-old Jeremy Hanes Jr. of Charlestown, Indiana was riding the scooter on the Parkway between the white line and the sidewalk when he hit the door.
He was taken to UT Medical Center, where he died Friday afternoon.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A suspect wanted for attempted murder following a shooting Saturday at an apartment complex has turned himself in.
Knoxville Police Department officials say 27-year-old Jevess Craigmire turned himself in Monday afternoon at the Public Safety Complex.
Craigmire is facing several charges, including attempted first-degree murder and especially aggravated robbery, stemming from a shooting at an apartment complex on Dandridge Avenue early Saturday morning.
The 31 year-old victim was taken to the hospital after being shot “at least one time,” and she is in stable condition.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A Knoxville teen at the center of a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Endangered Child Alert issued earlier Monday has been found safe.
Officials with the Knoxville Police Department announcing that 17-year-old Olivia “Levi” Campbell was found safe at Tyson Park Monday afternoon following a tip received by East TN Valley Crimestoppers.
Campbell was last seen on April 17. Authorities said she had threatened self-harm in the past raising concerns about her safety.
ORIGINAL STORY: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert for a missing Knoxville teen.
Olivia “Levi” Campbell was last seen on April 17.
TBI says the 17-year-old has threatened self-harm in the past, and there are concerns about her safety.
Campbell is described as 5′5″, and 165 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.
Those with any information are being asked to call the Knoxville Police Department at 865-215-7165 or 1-800-TBI-FIND.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Knox County Sheriff’s office deputy has pled guilty to two counts in a sexual misconduct case from 2022.
According to police records, Tim Stidam was fired from the sheriff’s office in March of 2022 during an internal investigation into how he handled a teen’s cellphone and images that were on it.
Stidam pled guilty Monday to two counts: aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and official misuse while making a call, according to court records.
Stidam had been working at the sheriff’s office since 2013.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For the second time in three weeks, Tennessee’s Christian Moore was named the SEC Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.
Moore led the Vols to a massive road series win at No. 3/3 Kentucky over the weekend, handing the Wildcats their first SEC series loss of the season.
The New York native had at least one hit and one RBI in each of the three games and was nearly impossible to get out in UT’s back-to-back wins on Saturday and Sunday, combining to go 8-for-11 with five runs scored, four home runs and eight RBIs in those two contests.
Moore tied his career high with four base hits in each of those games and set or tied career bests with four runs, three homers and six RBIs in Sunday’s rubber game. His three long balls tied the single-game program record and also moved him into first place on Tennessee’s career home runs list with 46, passing current teammate Blake Burke (44).
For the week, Moore was tied for the SEC lead in homers (four), tied for second in hits (nine), third in total bases (22) and tied for fifth in RBIs (nine) despite not playing in the midweek game.
Entering this week, Moore leads the team and ranks fifth in the SEC with a career-best 19 home runs. The junior infielder has arguably been the best hitter in the SEC this season during conference play, leading the league in hits (33), home runs (13) and RBIs (28).
Tennessee has now had a player earn SEC weekly honors five different times this season.
Update: 17 year-old Aliza France has been found safe.
Original Story: Police are asking for help to find a missing teen from Lenoir City.
17-year-old Aliza France left her home off Antioch Church Road East in Lenoir City early this morning (Monday).
Detectives with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office say that France was last seen wearing a black shirt and black sweatpants and is described as is 5′2″, 180 pounds with long, brown, curly hair and hazel eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Loudon County E-911 Center by calling (865) 458-9081.
Youth Violence Protection Week has kicked off at the John T. O’Connor Senior Center in Knoxville.
It focuses on stopping violence in the community, both domestic violence and youth violence towards other youths.
The City of Knoxville’s Office of Community Safety & Empowerment is running different events throughout the week with different resources available to the community that aim to combat youth violence.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a crash in Greene County involving a tree that went through a car.
The South Greene Volunteer Fire Department says only one person suffered minor injuries in Saturday’s crash in the 4000 block of Houston Valley Road.
When crews arrived, they found the car with two people, including a juvenile, trapped inside and a tree going through it.
Officials say it appears the car left the road and hit a fallen tree along an embankment which went through the windshield and protruded out of the left rear door.
The driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Knoxville Police are searching for a suspect wanted for attempted murder following a shooting at an apartment complex.
27-year-old Jevess Craigmire is wanted on several charges, including attempted first-degree murder and especially aggravated robbery, stemming from a shooting at an apartment complex on Dandridge Avenue early Saturday morning.
The 31 year-old victim was taken to the hospital after being shot “at least one time” and she is in stable condition.
Anyone with information regarding Craigmire’s whereabouts is asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165.
