Knoxville Police say the man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting at Arbor Place Apartments has turned himself in. Detectives obtained warrants charging 28 year-old Jesse Bailey Jr. with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder and other charges in Sunday morning’s shooting after 35-year-old Howard Jordan was found dead at the scene…… MORE
Updated story: Knoxville Police have identified the suspect and victim in a fatal shooting at Arbor Place Apartments and are asking for help to locate that suspect. Homicide Unit detectives have obtained warrants charging Jesse Bailey Jr., 28 of Knoxville, Tenn., with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder and employing a firearm during…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police take two convicted felons into custody after confiscating five guns. KPD responded to north Knoxville after getting a report of shots being fired on Forestdale Avenue early Friday morning. Officers say the driver of a car told them that two people in his vehicle, identified as 21-year-old Alexander Foye and…… MORE
An investigation is underway after a man dies at the hospital from a gunshot wound. Knox County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the 6500 block of Old Maynardville Pike yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon and found a man with gunshot wounds who was taken to the hospital. They say this appears to be an isolated/targeted incident. KCSO…… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) Investigators with the Morristown Police Department are asking for your help in locating a missing teen. Fifteen year old Alondra Moncerrat Rodriguez is a Hispanic female, 5’4” tall and weighs 150 pounds. She has brown eyes and black/brown hair. Rodriguez was last seen in the evening of November 26, around 7:00 or…… MORE
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office releasing more information in a fatal hit and run accident in west Knox county. It happened Monday on Lovell Road at Outlet Drive and involved pick-up truck and a motorcycle. Investigators say the motorcycle driven by Raymundo Salinas was stopped at a red light when the pick-up driven by Donald…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A convicted felon is in custody after firing shots in the parking lot of a popular steakhouse and leading police on a brief chase. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to Merchant Drive around 2:00 a.m. Tuesday after hearing gunshots around Austin Steakhouse. Upon arrival, a witness reported that a driver…… MORE
A Knoxville woman is in custody after setting a fire in a church. 46 year-old Tracy Clevenger reportedly told the staff at All Souls Church of God on Cecil Avenue she set fire to clothes and cardboard boxes in a storage room on November 11th. Police say Clevenger also admitted to setting a box that…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An ex-officer with the Knoxville Police Department pleads “not guilty” Monday to federal child pornography charges, setting the stage for a jury trial early next year. Dan Roark appeared in a federal courtroom Monday, November 27 for an arraignment and indictment hearing. Roark had been arrested on November 6 on charges related…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a fatal fire in South Knox County. Rural Metro was called to the 4200 block of Eddington at Beechmont last night (Sunday) and found a camper trailer fully involved and despite efforts by Rural Metro and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, one person inside the camper died.… MORE
