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Ooltewah Middle School Taken Into Custody After Alleged Threat To Blow Up The School
The backpack was checked at the school by the School Resource Deputy and was found to not contain any explosive device. The student was taken to the Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Center and charged with threat of mass violence (TCA 39-16-517). An Ooltewah Middle School student was taken into custody...
Second ouster petition filed against Wanda Halbert
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A second ouster petition has been filed against Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert. The complaint, filed in Shelby County Circuit Court, is the second ouster petition filed against Halbert in 2024. The first case, filed by Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp, was thrown out on a legal technicality.
Indictment names suspect in Soddy-Daisy man's June murder
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A Hamilton County Grand Jury has indicted a 27-year-old man on charges he shot a Soddy-Daisy man to death back in June. 57-year-old Mark Thompson was found outside a house near Dayton Pike. He had been shot a total of six times, as well as stabbed.
Judge denies motion to quash evidence in Chen murder case
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The man charged with the murder of 22 year old Jasmine Pace in November 2022 was back in court Monday morning. The last time Jason Chen was in court, his defense attorney, Joshua Weiss, was attempting to argue that searches by Chattanooga Police and the Pace Family were unconstitutional and should render most of the evidence inadmissible in a trial.
Red Bank To Get Upgraded Athletic Facilities; Signal Mountain Set For Tennis Courts And East Ridge To Get A New Track
Red Bank High School will be getting a $1.5 million makeover on its athletic facilities that were termed "abysmal." Commissioner David Sharpe said the facilities have not gotten improvements since the 1970s. Commissioner Steve Highlander said they are in the same bad shape as when he coached there. The county...
DA Wamp Says License Plate Readers Helped In Arrests Of Pair Charged In Soddy Daisy Murder
District Attorney Coty Wamp said license plate readers played a significant role in the arrest of a Washington state couple in connection with the murder of a Soddy Daisy man. Mark Thompson was shot and killed in Soddy Daisy on June 27. DA Wamp said, "Less than a month later,...
Driver hits motorcyclist who had already crashed early Sunday morning in Chattanooga
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — A driver in Hamilton County swerved to avoid a downed motorcycle in her lane, and wound up hitting the motorcyclist lying in the roadway. EMS crews declared the motorcyclist dead on the scene. This happened in the 2000 block of Suck Creek Road along the...
ERPD Arrests July 29-Aug. 3
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from July 29-Aug. 3. An arrest does not mean that a person has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Motorcyclist killed on Suck Creek Road
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF) — A motorcyclist died in the early morning hours of August 4, 2024 on Suck Creek Road. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputies responded to a pedestrian struck call at approximately 4:37 a.m. A female motorist made the call from 2032 Suck Creek Road,...
Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Charges - And Other East Ridge Police Calls
Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with a swapped temp tag. The driver was found to have seven active warrants out of Hamilton County and taken into custody without incident. He was further charged with possession of fentanyl, possession of Xanax (Schedule IV), possession of meth for resale, and possession of drug paraphernalia following a probable cause search of his vehicle.
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