Man Charged with Attempted Murder

Man Charged with Attempted Murder

Thirty-eight year old James Allen Taylor is in the Knox County Jail charged with attempted first degree murder and aggravated assault stemming from an incident Sunday night.  Taylor shot his ex-wife’s boyfriend around 7:15 p.m. after a dispute over a dog.  He fired seven

No Scam

No Scam

A man who Knox County Schools believed might be misrepresenting himself as being from the school system may be a case of mistaken identity.  Knox County Sheriff’s Officers found the man last night and determined that he is a legitimate book salesman out of College Station, Tex

Man Charged in 2006 Murder

Man Charged in 2006 Murder

Twenty one year old Ray Edward Loveday has been charged with a murder dating back to 2006.  Loveday is accused of killing Ricky Tipton Thompson on September 4, 2006 in the Vestal area of Maple and Eddington Streets.  Loveday was actually trying to shoot another man with whom he had

Knox County Bank Robbers Caught in South Carolina

Knox County Bank Robbers Caught in South Carolina

Three people accused of robbing a Mascot bank last month were arrested Wednesday in Walhalla, South Carolina.  Thirty-three year old Eric Bradley, 24 year old Joshua Douglas, and 25 year old Tina Rogers are charged with aggravated robbery of the First Choice Community Credit Union on

High Accreditation Score for Knox County Detention Facility

High Accreditation Score for Knox County Detention Facility

Auditors from the American Correctional Association have been evaluating the Knox County Detention Facility from May 28-30 and on Friday issued their findings.  The facility achieved 100% on the mandatory standards and 99% on the non-mandatory standards.  The auditors looked at

Officer of the Month Named for August PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones is pleased to announce that the Command Staff of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office has selected Officer Chad Coleman as Officer of the Month for August, 2007.
w_coleman.jpg On August 24th, 2007, Officer Coleman was off-duty at the Woodlands West Apartments swimming pool.  He observed an older man with a video camera taping a 7 year old girl for an extended period of time.  Officer Coleman initiated a conversation with the parents of the young girl, and they indicated that they did not know the man, but had noticed him arriving and leaving the pool at the same time they did for several days in a row, and even observed him with the video camera.  Officer Coleman then spoke with the man, and allowed the officer to view his recordings.  The contents of the disc were found to be of several young girls, and inappropriate in nature.  He confiscated the disc, and advised the Major Crimes Division and the Career Criminal Unit of the situation.  Following an investigation, the suspect was charged with Aggravated Stalking of the 7 year old child. 

“Due to Officer Coleman’s excellent police skills, he was able to stop a sexual predator from possibly harming a young child,” said Sheriff Jones.  “I commend him on a job well done.”
 
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