Toby Large DOB 12/24/1980 fled the scene of a fatal accident that occurred on 4/27/2021 on Karns Valley Drive at Chuck Jones Road just before 11pm. The following charges are pending once the suspect is released from the Hospital. -Vehicular Homicide, – Reckless Aggravated Assault,I – Driving on Suspended License -Leaving the Scene of an …
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FATALITY ACCIDENT – KARNS – April 26, 2021 | Knox County, TN The Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle accident just before 11pm at Karns Valley Drive and Chuck Jones Road. Upon arrival, two vehicles were confirmed to have been involved. A female passenger in one of the vehicles was suffering from …
“ I would like to publicly thank each one of our Deputies, Detectives and Corrections Officers who helped ensure tonight’s County Commission meeting was a safe and peaceful meeting. Many of them stayed over or came in early so no calls for service would be neglected. Their dedication to protecting and serving is commendable”. -Tom …
Knox County Sheriff’s Office Patrol & Fire Investigation Units are on the scene of a house fire in the 7300 block of Asheville Highway- ALL LANES OF TRAFFIC ARE SHUT DOWN- RURAL METRO FIRE had to lay lines across the highway. Please use alternate route.
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office has received many calls, emails, and online inquiries regarding the shooting that took place in the afternoon of April 12, 2021 at Austin East High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. We appreciate the outreach, and obvious concern from across the country, and locally. The Sheriff’s Office under direction from Sheriff Tom …
-SHOOTING INVESTIGATION- April 2, 2021 | Knoxville, Tennessee Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler says KCSO Patrol Units were dispatched to the 4800 block of Horsestall Drive in Shannon Valley Farms subdivision just after 8:20pm to a possible shooting. Upon arrival Deputies found one victim with a gun shot wound. The suspect was on scene and …
On July 20, 1985 the burned body of Betty Joyce Brown,aka Simmons, was found in the woods at 3805 Maloney Road in South Knox County. The 29 year old Austin-East graduate had been stabbed before being burned. Ms. Brown was last seen on July 14, 1985 between midnight and 1:00am in front of the Bread Box at Magnolia Ave and Spruce Street. It is believed that Ms. Brown was offered and accepted a ride from an unknown subject. Ms. Brown’s last know address was 2737 Tarleton Ave. Initial investigation indicated that when Ms. Brown’s body was found, she had been dead approximately 1 week. Family members described Ms. Brown as being a “very sweet and loving mother.”
If you have any information please call the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit at (865)-215-3520/3590 or e-mail coldcase@knoxsheriff.org.