December 31, 2024 – Just before 11:00 a.m. this morning, Knox County Sheriff’s Office Patrol & Fire Investigation Units and the Karns Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 1700 block of Hickory Reserve Road. Upon arrival, they discovered one structure fully involved in the fire, which was spreading to other structures due […]
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UPDATE THREE- December 21, 2024 Joshua Bailey, 23 has been charged with the following: RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT – DEADLY WEAPON INVOLVED AGGRAVATED ASSAULT – USE OR DISPLAY DEADLY WEAPON *BEFORE TAKING The investigation is ongoing. UPDATE TWO- 7:40 PM -Detectives are continuing to interview witnesses at this hour. From the preliminary investigation, the suspects and the
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Update 1900 December 2, 2024 UPDATE 2 The following were arrested as a result of incident number one (shots fired on 11.30.2024 at the mobile home park on Mynatt Road in Halls). . . Orlin Castillo, 24 -Resisting Arrest Milton Gomez, 20 – Resisting Arrest Omar Battista, 35 – Resisting Arrest Additional charges could be
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Congratulations to Captain Jason Overton for graduating from the prestigious FBI National Academy Session 292. – Captain Overton and his 257 class mates from all over the United States, along with 27 countries from around the globe are now members of a select group of law enforcement executives who have acquired this noteworthy accomplishment. The
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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.