A TBI Silver Alert is issued on behalf of the Blount County Sheriff’s Office for a missing man. 63 year-old Terry Lowe was last seen late yesterday (Tuesday) morning. He is believed to be driving a 2006 Black Mercury Milan with TN tag 961BBJT. If you have any information please call 1-800-TBI-FIND. Lowe has a…… MORE
Blount County, TN (WOKI) Six people are facing multiple counts in an animal cruelty case out of Blount County. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say 12 dogs and 13 cats were rescued from dangerous conditions in last week’s winter weather. BCSO says the dogs and cats were left outside as temperatures hovered around…… MORE
Walland, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A Blount County man at the center of a TBI Silver Alert issued earlier Tuesday has been found safe. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had issued the Silver Alert for 68-year-old Douglas Thomas who was last seen Saturday in the area of Roper Way in Walland. ORIGINAL STORY: A #TNSilverAlert has…… MORE
Maryville, TN (WOKI) Kenneth DeHart Jr., the man accused of shooting two Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputies in February, injuring one and killing the other, could face the death penalty. He appeared in a Blount County courtroom Friday for a formal arraignment. The state has filed two notices, one seeking the death penalty. DeHart entered…… MORE
Two people are arrested in Maryville, one on drug charges with additional charges pending. Blount County Sheriff’s Office Investigators went to a home on Doris Lane yesterday (Monday) morning and found methamphetamine, digital scales and more than $1,000 in cash which led to 30-year-old Randall Leinwar’s arrest. More drugs, including marijuana and various pills were…… MORE
A Maryville man, charged with Sexual exploitation of a minor, trafficking and other charges, is arrested in Georgia The Blount County Sheriff’s Office says 51-year-old Shane Rewis was indicted earlier this month on multiple charges including two counts of sexual abuse of a child, Trafficking for a commercial sex act and various other charges. An…… MORE
A homeless man is charged with a fire at a Blount County RV Park. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office filed charges against 62-year-old Mark Bush for started Thursday night’s fire at the Whispering River Campground in Walland. He is charged with felony vandalism and felony arson in connection to the campground fire in…… MORE
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fire at Whispering River Resort. Crews responded that fire at the Resort last (Thursday) night. One of the storage buildings was heavily damaged while there was also exterior damage to another. No injuries were reported.… MORE
Maryville, TN (WOKI) Maryville Police solve a decades-old cold case making an arrest. The case centers on the 39-year-old cold case murder of Billy Wayne Hearon. Police have charged 62-year-old Roger Oody in his murder. Hearon was found dead in his home in Shady Acres Trailer Park, MPD said, adding that he had died from…… MORE
