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
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
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
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
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
Indictments in Johnia Berry Murder
Monday, 24 September 2007
Twenty-two year old Taylor Lee Olson of Knoxville has been indicted by a grand jury on felony murder, first degree murder, attempted first degree murder and aggravated burglary in connection with the Johnia Berry case. He is in the Knox County Jail with a one million dollar bond.
(updated with link to video of the press conference)... Click here to play
Olson has been a person of interest to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office since receiving a tip. Olson was charged with violating his probation on July 27th and voluntarily submitted his DNA.
Olson has a criminal history in Knox and Sevier Counties. He was charged with credit card theft and forgery in Sevierville in May 2005. In Knox County, he was charged with failure to give information and render aid, driving without a valid driver’s license, and harassment in 2004. In 2007 he was charged with aggravated burglary and theft.
KCSO detectives have interviewed over one thousand people in connection with the case as well as submitted over 400 DNA samples. Hundreds of tips were received with each one investigated by a detective who was assigned full time to the case.
Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones said the solving of this case was the result of cooperation between many agencies—the TBI, FBI, and the District Attorney General’s Office. “This is a prime example of what can happen when law enforcement agencies work together. I thank all those agencies and appreciate all the professional, dedicated men and women of the Sheriff’s Office who worked countless hours to solve this homicide. It’s impossible to tally the hundreds and hundreds of hours spent to bring this to a conclusion. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Berry family as they now may be able to find some peace knowing Johnia’s killer has been caught.”
Video of the Press Conference and Suspect Transfer is now available for download (right click - "Save As...").
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Join The Knox County Sheriff's Explorers!
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Officer Norman
Rickman was shot several times while
investigating a burglary. If you would like to help the family,
donations are being accepted. More info...
