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Escaped Tennessee inmate captured in Greenville, South Carolina, on July 4: GCSO
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — Deputies with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office located and arrested an escaped inmate Thursday who had fled law enforcement from Carter County, Tennessee. Ad. After the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division received a tip on Billy Fletcher's whereabouts, deputies located and arrested Fletcher without incident...
Committee approval could signal beginning of work on Tweetsie Trail Extension master plan
ELIZABETHTON — Work on planning the extension of the Tweetsie Trail from Valley Forge to Hampton could soon get underway. The first step toward the planning stage was made possible on Tuesday evening, when the Carter County Financial Management Committee approved a proposed contract to hire a team of two engineering companies. The team is made up of engineers, architects and landscape architects from the companies Ross/Fowler and from Thompson & Litton.
Inmate found unresponsive at Carter County Detention Center pronounced dead
An inmate at the Carter County Detention Center was pronounced dead at a local hospital Saturday night. Shortly before 10 p.m., an officer conducting life safety checks in a men’s housing block was alerted by an inmate that his cellmate was unresponsive. The officer entered the cell and found the inmate sitting on the floor […] The post Inmate found unresponsive at Carter County Detention Center pronounced dead appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Search Escalates for Missing Carter County Man as Clemson Police Join Hunt, Possible Link to Escaped Inmate Explored
The search intensifies for Victor Birchfield, a 61-year-old man from Carter County, Tennessee, who vanished under mysterious circumstances and may have crossed paths with a fugitive from law enforcement. Clemson Police Department has now joined the efforts to locate Birchfield, as reported by WYFF4. The case took a grave turn after indications that the missing man's vehicle was possibly commandeered by an escaped inmate, Billy Fletcher, who absconded from a Carter County Detention Center work detail on June 20.
Court docs: Escaped Carter Co. inmate had been previously charged with attempted kidnapping
CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Court records show an inmate who walked off work detail in Carter County was previously charged with attempted kidnapping. Billy Fletcher, 43, walked away from his work detail at the Carter County Detention Center shortly after 7 a.m. on June 20, according to Carter County Sheriff Mike Fraley. The sheriff’s […]
Carter County Sheriff’s Office investigating inmate’s death; foul play not suspected
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Carter County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate at the county’s detention center. According to the sheriff’s office, an officer was conducting life safety checks in a men’s housing block shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday when an inmate told him that his cellmate would not wake up. […]
KKK-Affiliated Fugitive Remains At Large After Escaping Custody
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The search continues for a Tennessee fugitive with purported affiliations to the Klu Klux Klan (KKK) and Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC), according to agents of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). At 7:07 a.m. GMT on June 20, 2024, Billy Reed...
Vehicle of missing person located, investigation into missing man and escaped inmate continues
A vehicle associated with a missing person report has been located in South Carolina, and the investigation into the missing person and an escaped Carter County inmate is continuing. “We are investigating both cases aggressively,” said Carter County Sheriff Mike Fraley. “We are continuing to work hundreds of tips we have received and filter through […] The post Vehicle of missing person located, investigation into missing man and escaped inmate continues appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Man donates self-help books, study Bibles to Carter County Jail
By Robert Sorrell An Elizabethton man donated several new positive books on Monday to the Carter County Jail. Louis Greene delivered the books, which he purchased from the Barnes & Noble store in Johnson City, to Carter County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Barbara Scalf and Sgt. Will Vinson. “A little bit of self-help goes a long […] The post Man donates self-help books, study Bibles to Carter County Jail appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Elizabethton/Carter County Animal Shelter hopes to ‘clear the shelter’ before the 4th of July
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Elizabethton/Carter County Animal Shelter is at capacity with nearly 60 dogs or puppies filling the shelter. Shelter Director Shannon Posada told News Channel 11 on Tuesday that she knows more dogs are coming with the 4th of July just days away. “That’s when we see the biggest intake of stray dogs, […]
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