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. ...
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...
9 hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at Sam’s Club
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) - A carbon monoxide gas leak has sent several people to the hospital at a Sam’s Club location in East Knoxville Tuesday morning. According to the Knoxville Fire Department, its hazmat team responded to the store after receiving a call about people feeling nauseous. KFD...
Stolen car crash briefly locks down Knoxville middle school, police say
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tuesday morning, a person driving a stolen car in Knoxville crashed on Broadway, prompting a lockdown at Whittle Springs Middle School, according to the Knoxville Police Department’s Communications Manager Scott Erland. Officers reportedly spotted the car around 11:30 a.m. and tried to stop it. “The...
Maryville restaurant owner steals thousands in meat from area grocery stores, police say
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The owner of an Italian restaurant in Maryville was charged with theft of merchandise after stealing thousands in meat from area grocery stores, including putting it in his pants, according to police. Clement Milanzi, 50, of Knoxville, was arrested at a Kroger on Northshore Drive in...
Man dies in dirt bike crash, Pigeon Forge Police Department says
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - On Monday, the Pigeon Forge Police Department reported that a man died in a dirt bike crash in Pigeon Forge on Sunday, April 28. According to PFPD, the crash occurred on private property. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 34-year-old man, identified as Jonny Villatoro Amador, unresponsive and seriously injured.
Fatal head-on collision shuts down section of Interstate 26
FROM STAFF REPORTS JOHNSON CITY — A tragic two-vehicle crash occurred just before midnight on April 28, prompting a response from officers of the Johnson City Police Department. The incident occurred on Interstate 26 at Exit 17 and involved a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction colliding head-on with another vehicle. The driver of the […] The post Fatal head-on collision shuts down section of Interstate 26 appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
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