Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man with multiple outstanding warrants is now facing several additional charges in connection to Tuesday night’s shooting near Taylor Homes Road. Knoxville police arrested and charged 19-year-old Gabriel Teams after fleeing a traffic stop in a stolen car. KPD says the car, a black Honda Accord, was witnessed leaving the…… MORE
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Knoxville Man Holds Victim at Gunpoint with AR-15 Rifle while Robbing Home, Report Says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is facing charges after holding a man at gunpoint Sunday while robbing his Mount Olive Road home. According to charging documents, 62-year-old Jackie McBee forced his way inside the victim’s residence with an AR-15 style rifle, forcing the man to get on his knees at gun point in the…… MORE
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Knoxville Police say Two Men are Charged in the Murder of a Teen
Knoxville Police Department Homicide Unit detectives charged two men in connection to the March 2025 murder of 16-year-old Ayden Russo on Monday. Following continued and tireless investigation into the death of Russo, who was shot and killed outside of a Louise Avenue home on March 24th, Jaylyn Hudson, DOB 2-10-2004, and Jayden Conwell, DOB 8-19-2005,…… MORE
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Knoxville Police are Searching for a Man Wanted on Two Counts of Attempted First-Degree Murder and Other Charges
Homicide Unit detectives are attempting to locate 32-year-old Willie Tolbert, of Knoxville. Tolbert is wanted for two counts of attempted first-degree murder, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and additional weapon charges following a shooting that happened on Wednesday night. At around 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, KPD officers responded to…… MORE
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Knoxville Police are Searching for a Man Wanted on Two Counts of Attempted First-Degree Murder and Other Charges
Homicide Unit detectives are attempting to locate 32-year-old Willie Tolbert, of Knoxville. Tolbert is wanted for two counts of attempted first-degree murder, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and additional weapon charges following a shooting that happened on Wednesday night. At around 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, KPD officers responded to…… MORE
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Knoxville Man Will Spend Over Two Decades in Jail for Sexually Assaulting a Minor
A Knoxville man is convicted of sexually assaulting his roommate’s daughter. Knox County District Attorney Charme Allen says Cody Bales was living with a 13-year-old girl and her mother at an apartment in early 2018 when he sexually assaulted the child and left the home without his belongings. The victim did not disclose the rape until…… MORE
Knoxville Police are Investigating after Multiple People are Injured in BucketHead Tavern Shooting
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a shooting with multiple victims that happened early Friday morning outside of the BucketHead Tavern in West Knoxville. At around 1:15 a.m. on Friday, April 4, 2024, KPD officers responded to a report of shots fired in the parking lot of BucketHead Tavern on Ray Mears Boulevard. Responding officers…… MORE
18 Year-Old Wanted on Attempted First-Degree Murder Charges is Arrested Thanks to Tip to Crime Stoppers
Acting on a tip submitted through East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers, members of the Knoxville Police Department’s Community Engagement Response Team took wanted Michael Thomas into custody on Thursday evening. Thomas, 18, was wanted for attempted first-degree murder stemming from a drive-by shooting that wounded a 41-year-old man in the 3700 block of Martin Luther…… MORE
Knoxville Man Pulls Gun on Drivers During Cedar Bluff Middle Dismissal, Police Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is facing charges after pulling a gun on drivers Tuesday during dismissal for students at Cedar Bluff Middle School. According to charging documents, the incident happened around 3:30 p.m. when 24-year-old Isaiah Renfroe became upset at a woman pulling out of the school. Police say Renfroe got so upset…… MORE
Knoxville Police Asking for Help Finding Man Accused of Aggravated Assault
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a man with multiple outstanding warrants including one for aggravated assault. KPD says 38-year-old Tayon Walker of Knoxville faces charges of aggravated assault, failure to appear and felony evading arrest. Police say the assault charge is in reference to an incident…… MORE
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