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MS-13 street gang members sentenced for murders, kidnappings that terrorized Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The last of 18 defendants in a multi-year investigation involving heinous crimes of murder and kidnapping were sentenced to federal prison on Thursday, the United States Attorney's Office of Middle District of Tennessee confirms. The investigation, by federal, state and local law enforcement, involved charges...
Man charged with killing ex-wife in 2021 dies in prison
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The man accused of fatally shooting his ex-wife in 2021 died in prison this month. The murder of Michaela Carter led to her family suing the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County over the police officers’ handling of her pleas for help against Leggett, against whom she had an order of protection.
Neighborhood Complaints Result in Raid of Drug Dealing Operation
July 18, 2024 – In a direct response to neighborhood complaints about suspected drug dealing at a home located at 2836 Clifton Avenue, Specialized Investigations Division detectives, with the assistance of SWAT officers, raided that place and then searched a house next door on Wednesday, seizing pounds of cocaine, marijuana, guns and cash.
Suspect Arrested in Death of Nashville Restaurant Owner
July 18, 2024 – Metro Nashville Police have arrested 24-year-old Ulises Martinez. He is a suspected auto thief who is also wanted for questioning in the death of Smokin Thighs restaurant owner Matthew Carney, who was critically injured by a pickup truck June 19 on the restaurant property at 611 Wedgewood Avenue. Carney died from his injuries on July 4.
'It's unimaginable' || Tennessee 12-year-old charged with murder in death of her 8-year-old cousin
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — A young girl from Nashville is facing charges after West Tennessee investigators said she murdered her 8-year-old cousin. According to WMC Action News 5, an NBC affiliate in Memphis, the victim was identified as 8-year-old Demeria Hollingsworth. Investigators in Humboldt said her 12-year-old cousin was visiting from Nashville on Monday when the preteen suffocated the sleeping girl with bedding from the bunk bed they shared.
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