Maryville, TN (WOKI) A teen in Blount County has been arrested and charged with raping a child. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say an investigation this week confirmed that a 4-year-old girl had been sexually assaulted by a 14-year-old boy while she was attending an in-home daycare in Blount County. The teen has…… MORE
Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong is asking for information on the 2018 disappearance and death of a woman in Maryville. He’s also offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to Cheyenne Shropshire, who was reported missing by her family on Sept. 8, 2018 and later declared the victim of a homicide. Her body…… MORE
Alcoa, TN (WOKI) Police in Alcoa announcing officers have arrested two of six suspects in a massive apartment vandalism case from April of 2024. APD officials say the vandalism occurred on April 1st of last year at the Ardmore Apartment construction site. Detectives say they found damaged appliances, toilets, pipes and more at the site,…… MORE
Lenior City, TN (WOKI/WVLT) A major drug operation is shut down in Lenoir City with six arrested on felony charges. District Attorney General Russell Johnson says officials say the home, in the 14000 block of Beals Chapel Road, has been a “hub of criminal activity for several years.” Multiple agencies including the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office and…… MORE
Lenior City, TN (WOKI/WVLT) A major drug operation is shut down in Lenoir City with six arrested on felony charges. District Attorney General Russell Johnson says officials say the home, in the 14000 block of Beals Chapel Road, has been a “hub of criminal activity for several years.” Multiple agencies including the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office and…… MORE
Maryville, TN (WOKI) The Blount County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a new phone scam. Sheriff James Lee Berrong says they received several reports Sunday, March 2 of a scammer claiming to be law enforcement and telling victims they need to pay $1,200 for an ankle monitor device after they were released from jail…… 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
