FUGITIVE FROM SCOTT CO VA ARRESTED IN WASHINGTON CO TN
A MAN WANTED OUT OF SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA FOR POSSESSION OF SCHEDULE I AND II DRUGS, AS WELL AS FOR POSSESSION OF UNLAWFUL CHEMICALS, WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY SUNDAY. ACCORDING TO WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE SHERIFF KEITH SEXTON, DEPUTIES TOOK 32 YEAR OLD JAMES CODY WAYNE OWEN OF BIG STONE GAP INTO CUSTODY SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. OWEN CONTACT 911 DUE TO STRIKING A DEER IN THE 800 BLOCK OF HIGHWAY 81. WHILE DEPUTIES WERE GATHERING HIS INFORMATION, THEY DISCOVERED ACTIVE WARRANTS OUT OF SCOTT COUNTY ISSUED IN MARCH. OWEN WAS JAILED WITHOUT WHILE AWAITING EXTRADITION BACK TO SCOTT COUNTY.
KENTUCKY MAN ARRESTED FOR DUI, REVOKED LICENSE AND SPEEDING
SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE ARRESTED A KENTUCKY MAN AFTER A PICKUP TRUCK PASSED THEM DOING 78 IN A 45 MILE PER ZOPNE ON HIGHWAY 36. THE DRIVER SWERVED IN AND OUT OF HIS LANE PRIOR TO STOPPING. THE DRIVER IDENTIFIED AS 39 YEAR OLD IVAN RODRIGEZ-ZENO COULD NOT COMPLETE FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS. A SUBSEQUENT CHECK OF HIS LICENSE OUT OF KENTUCKY, SHOWED IT TO BE SUSPENDED. A SEARCH OF HIS VEHICLE REVEALED AN 18 PACK OF BEER, THAT WAS STILL COLD, WITH SEVERAL MISSING. RODRIGUEZ-ZENO CONSENTED TO A BREATHALYZER WHERE HIS BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT RESULTS WERE 0.201%. HE AS CHARGED WITH SUI, SPEEDING, AND DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE.
JOHNSON CITY MAN ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED BURGLARY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, FELONY VANDALISM
WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARRESTED A JOHNSON CITY MAN AFTER RESPONDING TO A DISTURBANCE IN THE 3400 BLOCK OF MCKINLEY ROAD AT 2:25 AM ON FRIDAY. ACCORDING TO SHERIFF KEITH SEXTON, DEPUTIES OBSERVED A BROKEN WINDOW IN THE RESIDENCE, AND TWO VEHICLES WITH SEVERAL BROKEN WINDOWS AND SLASHED TIRES. THEY ALSO OBSERVED BLOOD ON THE GROUND ON THE PORCH AND IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VICTIMS STATED TWO SUSPECTS, 33 YEAR OLD FIDELINO ORTIZ RAMIREZ-VICENTE AND YESSICA NOYOLA , CAUSED THE DAMAGE AFTER AN ARGUMENT, AND THEN FLED. WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE VICTIMS, THE SUSPECTS RETURNED. BOTH HAS BLOODY HANDS WITH CUTS AND ABRASIONS. THERE WAS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BLOOD INSIDE THE TRUCK. A KINFE WAS ALSO LOCATED INSIDE THE TRUCK. RAMIREZ-VINCENTE WAS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED BURGLARY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND FELONY VANDALISM, AND HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. NOYOLA WAS ISSUED A MISDEMEANOR CITATION IN LIEU OF ARREST FOR FELONY VANDALISM, AND IS DUE IN COURT DECEMBER 2ND.
WCSO USES DRONES TO LOCATE MAN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC ASSAULT
WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES DEPLOYED A DRONE TO LOCATE 43 YEAR OLD SHAUN TRAVIS HILL, WHO FLED THE SCENE OF AN AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC ASSAULT FRIDAY. DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO AN ASSAULT WHICH OCCURRED IN THE 100 BLOCK OF GRAY STATION ROAD, AND WERE TOLD THE BY THE VICTIM THAT HILL HAD BEEN DRINKING ALL DAY. HE REPORTEDLY PUNCHED HER IN THE HEAD MULTIPLE TIMES AND THREW HER INTO A WALL, BEFORE SHE ATTEMPTED TO RETREAT INTO THE BATHROOM TO CALL 911. HILL TOOK HER PHONE AND SMASHED IT ON THE FLOOR. HE THEN GRABBED HER BY THE HAIR AND SLAMMED HER HEAD INTO THE KITCHEN SINK. HE THEN FLED ON FOOT. DEPUTIES USED A THERMAL CAMERA ON A DRONE TO LOCATE HILL, HIDING UNDER A FALLEN TREE A QUARTER MILE AWAY. HE WAS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC ASSAULT.
GRAY MAN ARRESTED FOR DUI, LEAVING THE SCENE
SUNDAY WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO THE 100 BLOCK OF SUNCREST STREET, WHERE A CHURCH SECURITY OFFICER STATED THAT A SILVER SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE HIT A MAILBOX, DROVE INTO THE CHURCH PARKING LOT, THEN LEFT THEN SCENE, AFTER THE SECURITY OFFICER CONFRONT THE DRIVER. DEPUTIES DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE THE RESIDENCE OF 62 YEAR OLD DAVID J POTEAT ON VALLEYVIEW DRIVE. POTEAT ADMITTED TO DRINKING COCKTAILS EARLIER IN THE DAY, AND WAS UNSTEADY ON HIS FEET. HE INITIALLY REFUSED A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST AND TOL DEPUTIES TO JUST TAKE HIM TO JAIL, BUT LATER CONSENTED TO THE TEST AND A BLOOD DRAW. HE WAS CHARGED WITH DUI AND LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT.
FRIEND WITNESSES DOMESTIC ASSAULT OVER FACETIME
AN LIMESTONE MAN WAS ARRESTED, AFTER THE VICTIM’S FRIEND REPORTED AN ASSAULT TO 911. ACCORDING TO WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE SHERIFF KEITH SEXTON, DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A DOMESTIC ASSAULT IN THE 100 BLOCK MAPLE STREET, AFTER A FRIEND OF THE VICTIM CALLED 911, STATING SHE WITNESSED THROUGH A VIDEO CHAT, 50 YEAR OLD JASON BALDWIN ACTIVELY ATTACKING HER FRIEND. DEPUTIES ARRIVED AND FOUND THE VICTIM WITH BLOOD ON HER HAND, CHEST AND FACE. BALDWIN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC ASSAULT.
UETHDA ANNOUNCES ENERGY ASSISTANCE OUTREACH FOR NOVEMBER 2024
A LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RV WILL BE IN THE REGION, HELPING THOSE NEEDING ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR ENERGY BILLS. THIS PROGRAM HELPS KEEP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SAFE AND HEALTHY THROUGH INITIATIVES THAT ASSIST WITH ENERGY COSTS. THIS IS A ONE TIME BENEFIT BETWEEN OCTOBER 1ST 2024, AND SEPTEMBER 30TH 2025. FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY, A PAYMENT IS SENT DIRECTLY TO THE RECIPIENTS UTILITY COMPANY, AND IS CREDITED TO THEIR BILL. PAYMENTS CAN TAKE UP TO 90 DAYS TO BE APPLIED. PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO THE LOW-INCOME, ENERGY BURDENED , DISABLED, ELDERLY, HOMES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN UNDER 6, VETERANS, AND LARGE HOUSEHOLDS. TO FIND THE DATE AND LOCATION OF WHERE THE RV WILL BE IN NOVEMBER CALL 423-246-6180.
GREENE CO MAN CONFESSES TO KILLING PARENTS WITH MACHETE
COURT DOCUMENTS REVEALED NEW DETAILS IN THE ARREST OF JESSIE WILHOIT, THE GREENE COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS PARENTS FRIDAY. ACCORDING TO AN AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLAINT FILED IN GREENE COUNTY GENERAL SESSIONS COURT, WILHOIT CALLED 911 AND WAS READ HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS AFTER LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVED AT THE HOME IN THE 500 BLOCK OF HARTMAN LANE. THE AFFIDAVIT STATES THAT AFTER HE WAS READ HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS, JESSIE WILHOIT CONFESSED TO KILLING BOTH HIS PARENTS WITH A MACHETE. WILHOIT WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF 1ST DEGREE MURDER AND PLACED ON 2 MILLION DOLLAR BOND. HE APPEARED IN COURT BY VIDEO MONDAY, AND WAS ASSIGNED A PUBLIC DEFENDER. HIS NEXT COURT APPEARANCE IS SET FOR NOVEMBER 8TH.
ONE DEAD AFTER CRASH ON S WILCOX DR
AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A FATAL CRASH ON SOUTH WILCOX DRIVE IN KINGSPORT, THAT LEFT A WOMAN DEAD ON FRIDAY. KINGSPORT POLICE SAY OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A CRASH WITH INJURIES IN THE 100 BLOCK OF SOUTH WILCOX DRIVE JUST BEFORE 3 PM FRIDAY. POLICE SAY A HONDA CRV ENTERED TRAFFIC ON SOUTH WILCOX AFTER LEAVING A GAS STATION. AND STRUCK A SOUTHBOUND TOYOTA 4RUNNER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE TOYOTA THEN OVERTURNED DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH. THE DRIVER OF THE TOYOTA AND A PASSENGER WERE NOT WEARING SEATBELTS AND WERE BOTH EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER IDENTIFIED AS CARI COATES WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT AN AREA HOSPITAL, THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. A JUVENILE PASSENGER IN THE HONDA RECEIVE NO LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THE INVESTIGATION REMAINS ONGOING.
JUVENILES ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY BURGLARIZING VEHICLES IN RELFORD
TWO JUVENILES WERE ARRESTED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE, AFTER ALLEGEDLY BURGLARIZING VEHICLES. A NEWS RELEASE FROM THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE STATE MULTIPLE VEHICLES WERE BURGLARIZED IN THE TELFORD COMMUNITY BETWEEN OCTOBER 3RD AND 6TH. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAID THAT EACH OF THE VEHICLES THAT WERE BURGLARIZED WERE UNLOCK. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORTS A HANDGUN WAS STOLEN FROM A VEHICLE, ALONG WITH VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF CASH, CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS. THE JUVENILES WERE IDENTIFIED LARGELY THANKS TO SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE PROVIDED BY NEIGHBORS. THE JUVENILES WERE EACH CHARGED WITH 13 COUNTS OF AUTO BURGLARY, AND FIVE COUNTS OF THEFT.