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CRIME & SAFETY
Knoxville police, Knox County Sheriff’s Office responding to Corryton home
CORRYTON, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knoxville Police Department and Knox County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a home in Corryton as part of what the agencies are calling an ongoing investigation. According to KPD Communications Manager Scott Erland, officers are executing a search warrant. This is a developing story....
'They had been together for years' | Family of woman grieves after 2 young children and her fiance die in car crash
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Two cousins said the love story between Garrett Pritchett and Tesla Brynant was one like they'd never seen. They said everything followed naturally for the couple. Kim Aultman, a cousin and aunt of the family, said life as they knew it changed in an instant the...
Two killed, one injured in Knoxville early morning shooting
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Two people were killed and a third person was shot outside of a bar on Merchant Drive early Tuesday morning, according to the Knoxville Police Department. Department representatives did not release any suspects’ names, but did say a potential suspect reportedly ran from the scene before...
KPD: 3 people, including 3-year-old and 5-month-old, killed in I-40 crash
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department said three people were killed after a single-car crash on I-40 early Monday morning. The crash happened on I-40 East near Strawberry Plains Pike around 3:25 a.m., according to KPD. Two children, a 3-year-old and a five-month-old, were pronounced dead at the...
Murder suspect still at large after Knoxville shooting, police say
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knoxville Police Department released Wednesday the names of the two victims and two suspects in Tuesday morning’s Merchant Drive shooting. The shooting happened in the parking lot of The Pint House, KPD said. Communications Manager Scott Erland said two people — Kevin Matthews, 40, and Steven Davis, 36 — are suspects in the shooting.
One dead after Knoxville car crash on Pellissippi Parkway
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -On Tuesday, the Knoxville Police Department responded to a deadly single-car crash on Pellissippi Parkway. According to KPD, officers responded around 8:30 a.m. to I-140 near Northshore Drive, where witnesses had reported a car had flipped off the road. When officers arrived on the scene, they reported...
People can face harsher penalties for assaulting law enforcement officers after new law goes into effect in TN
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A new law passed by the legislature makes it a Class E felony to assault law enforcement officers. People convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers would be required to pay $10,000 and face a minimum sentence of 60 days in prison. It's named the "Back the Blue Act."
Man facing multiple charges after shooting into crowd at Mead's Quarry, police say
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A shooting suspect faces new charges after authorities said he fired several gunshots into a crowd at Mead's Quarry on Sunday. Records show 20-year-old Joseph Wools is in jail, waiting for bond to be set. He's facing multiple charges including second-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault, public intoxication and evading arrest.
John Coffman jailed after causing drunken disturbance at O’Connor’s Pub
21-year-old John Michael Coffman caused a disturbance at O’Connor’s Bar and Grill on Tylertown Road in the early hours of June 15th. When officers arrived, they were flagged down by the establishment’s security. After this, they noticed Coffman having a dispute with another patron, so they approached them and told them to go home. The other person involved entered a nearby vehicle, and Coffman refused to leave with his designated driver and punched a wall, which left his knuckles bloody. Then, after officers assisted with a nearby crash, they overheard yelling from the O’Connor’s parking lot. When officers reapproached, they observed Coffman inside the passenger window fighting with the patron again and detained him for the occurrence. After this, several soldiers offered to take Coffman home, but he refused. During their interaction, he reeked of alcohol and showed signs of impairment. Coffman was deemed a danger to himself and taken into custody for public intoxication.
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