In March of 2022, TBI agents joined Bedford County deputies in investigating a homicide after 32-year-old Sarah Angelina Johnson was found deceased in a home in the 31-hundred block of Sims Road. During the investigation, agents and detectives identified Raymond Smith as the alleged individual responsible for Sarah Johnson’s death. Now, two years later, Raymond Antonio …
On April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court of Tennessee temporarily suspended Coffee County based attorney Matthew Lee Harris from the practice of law upon finding that Harris is substantially non-compliant with his Tennessee Lawyer Assistance Program Monitoring Agreement. Section 12.3 of Supreme Court Rule 9 provides for the immediate summary suspension of an attorney’s license …
Republican lawmakers in Tennessee on Wednesday advanced legislation making it illegal for adults to help minors get an abortion without parental consent, sparking objections from Democrats who counter that doing so could result in young victims needing approval from their parents who may have raped them in order to terminate the pregnancies. The GOP-controlled Senate …
The Tennessee General Assembly passed legislation Tuesday that would suspend driving privileges for juveniles who make mass violence threats on school property or at a school-related activity. If the juvenile already has their driver’s license, they will lose it for one year. If the juvenile does not have their license, they lose the ability to …
Tennessee could soon become the latest state to require public school students to watch a three-minute AI-generated video on fetal development created by an anti-abortion group. The state Senate passed the legislation, commonly known as the “Baby Olivia Act,” in a 21-6 vote Thursday, and the House passed the bill with a 67-23 vote in March. The …
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Several citizens have contacted the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office regarding receipt of emails that look like they are from the Social Security Administration. The letter states that your Social Security number has been compromised, your number has been suspended, and a legal complaint has been filed against you. This is a scam and another attempt …
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On Tuesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that Tennessee has joined a multistate lawsuit against Mariner Finance over widespread violations of multiple consumer protection laws. The suit alleges that Mariner Finance charged consumers for hidden add-on products that consumers were not fully informed about or, in some instances, did not agree to buy. In doing so, …
In November 2023, a Warren County Jury found Joshua Maranta was charged with six counts of aggravated child abuse of a child under 8 years of age. In a statement on Thursday, March 28, 2024, Chris Stanford, District Attorney General for the 31st Judicial District, said the proof presented at the trial established that Maranta …
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The City of Tullahoma is suing Alderman Jenna Amacher over what it calls “violations of city ordinances.” According to the city, it sued in an attempt to get her to comply with city codes for a residence she is building on Ledford Mill Road. WKRN-TV Reports: According to the complaint filed in Coffee County Chancery …
Clifton Knight, 62, of Woodbury, Tennessee, was sentenced on Friday to 11 years in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. In August 2023, Knight pled guilty to a three-count Indictment charging him with three bank robberies in Nashville. On January 4, 2022, Knight robbed a SunTrust Bank located on Hobbs Road in …
