CRIME & SAFETY
One in custody, one paralyzed after Maryville stabbing
One Maryville man is in custody and another is hospitalized after a stabbing on Silver Creek Lane Sunday morning, April 28. Officers said Warren Tra’Shaun Moates, 20, Swarthmore Lane, told them he stabbed a 19-year-old during a fight involving multiple people. He has been charged with aggravated assault and is being held in lieu of a $50,000 bond pending a 9 a.m. April 30 hearing in Blount County General Sessions Court. ...
Arrest warrant reveals new details about Roane County woman accused of murdering mother
ROCKWOOD, Tenn. — Documents are shedding more light on the case of a Roane County woman accused of murdering her mother earlier in April. Marie Hefner, 50, was arrested on April 25 and accused of killing Bertha Lodewegen, 75, following an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Roane County Sheriff's Office.
Blount County Sheriff's Office identifies victim, suspect in Friday's shooting
Corey D. Baerns, 54, of Pryor Road, Maryville, is dead after a shooting Friday night, April 26. A suspect is in custody. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office on Monday afternoon identified Baerns as the victim in Friday’s shooting and the identity of the suspect. Deputies identified 31-year-old Jeffrey Dain Rimback of Glover Road, Rockford, as a suspect in their investigation. BCSO said Rimback was currently charged with making false reports...
Family of missing Clinton man remains hopeful three years after disappearance
ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The family of Chadwick Carr is still searching for answers three years after he disappeared from Anderson County. Carr was last seen on May 1, 2021, at The Foundation, a halfway house where his family said he was staying and participating in a recovery program. The Foundation is located at […]
Blount County man charged with aggravated assault following Maryville stabbing
MARYVILLE, Tenn. — A Blount County man is accused of stabbing a teenager in Maryville early Saturday morning. Police said the 19-year-old victim, Riley Stroud, was paralyzed immediately following the attack. Warren Tra'Shaun Moates, 20, is charged with aggravated assault in connection to events police said happened early Saturday...
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