Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The suspect in a deadly Knoxville shooting has been found dead in Florida. Knoxville Police Department officials providing the update say 40-year-old Kevin Matthews was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday at a hotel in Jacksonville. KPD says prior to locating Matthews, the U.S. Marshal Service had tracked him across…… MORE
Lafourche Parish, LA (WOKI) A suspect in a nearly 40-year-old Louisiana cold case has been arrested in East Tennessee. Officials with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office say deputies helped Louisiana authorities Wednesday arrest Judith “Judy” Weiser. Weiser and Russell Lee are charged in the murder of 22-year-old Paula Boudreaux back in 1986. Her remains were…… MORE
A repeat offender in Knox County is now set to face between 25 and 40 years in prison. 62 year old Merv Rodgers has been convicted of especially aggravated kidnapping, domestic assault and aggravated assault. District Attorney Charme Allan’s office says he strangled his girlfriend and hit her with a baseball bat refusing to let…… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) A double murder suspect at the center of a manhunt out of Grainger County is now in custody. Officials with the U.S. Marshals Service announcing Wednesday afternoon that 34-year-old Aaron White was reportedly found at his Morristown home. White is a suspect in a double homicide that happened in May. According to…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man who prosecutors say shot at a Knox County deputy during a traffic stop will spend nearly two decades behind bars. Floyd Allen Dalton Jr. appeared in court Tuesday pleading guilty in connection to last May’s shooting near West Emory Road after officers tried to stop him for reckless driving. It’s…… MORE
Greene County, TN (WOKI) A woman is charged with animal cruelty after police seize 31 dogs from a home. The Greene County Sheriff’s Office says 50 year-old Polly Ayers was arrested Saturday after a welfare check at a home on Parton Loop. Deputies say the home had a very bad smell, and it was very…… MORE
The Knoxville Police Department has identified the victim from a fatal domestic shooting that happened at an East Knoxville home. 32 year-old Matthew Walker was found shot early Saturday morning at a home in the 2700 block of Linden Avenue. Based on the investigation so far, KPD sasy Walker was involved in a domestic dispute…… MORE
An investigation into a deadly domestic shooting is underway after Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a Linden Avenue home early Saturday morning. At just after 8 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2024, KPD officers were dispatched to a home in the 2700 block of Linden Avenue in response to reported shooting with a victim. …… MORE
An autistic girl reported missing from her home is found in Douglas Lake. The Jefferson County Sheriff Office says 7 year-old Serenity Kinsey was reported missing this morning (Thursday) after her family noticed she had left her home on Indian Creek Road sometime in the night. She had left the home two other times in…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 7/3: An elderly Scott County couple at the center of a TBI Silver Alert has been found safe. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officials announcing Wednesday afternoon that 73-year-old Larry Young and 74-year-old Beverly Young were located after being seen last on Saturday, June 29 riding their ATV in the Brimstone Mountain…… MORE
