A Knox County Officer arrested a Knoxville man on I-40 near Papermill on September 11, 2008 on a traffic stop that lead to the recovery of thousands of dollars worth of stolen items including golf clubs and tools.
The officer stopped 23 year old Wesley Cook Jr.’s car for a registra
Detectives with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Family
Crisis Unit have been investigating a man suspected of child abuse since March.
Today a Knox
County grand jury handed
down a 43 count indictment against 31 year old Jayson Bailey of 8401 Cascade Lane, Knoxville.
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI are working
on a joint investigation into the robbery of the Sun Trust Bank at 11441
Kingston Pike Wednesday afternoon at 4:10.
The robber is described as a white male, 5’10” to 6 feet
tall, 180-190 lbs. and he w
The suspect wanted in a series of break-ins early
Tuesday morning was arrested without incident Tuesday afternoon. Acting on
information that the suspect, 28 year old Dennis Lee Logan, Jr. was in the
Merchant’s Road area, an u
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating three armed robberies from late Wednesday night. The first one occurred at 10:14 at the Mr. Gas at 13065 Kingston Pike. The suspect entered the business, pointed a gun at the employees and told them, “It isn’t worth dying for and give me the money.” They handed over several hundred dollars to him. He is described as a white male, 18-25 years old, dark shirt, blue jeans, dark hat and what appeared to be a black shirt wrapped around his face. His weapon was a small black handgun, semi automatic type. He left the business running in an eastbound direction.
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The same suspect is believed to have held up the Weigels at 1000 N. Cedar Bluff road at 11:04. The clerk said the suspect walked up to the counter and brandished a black handgun and demanded all the money. The clerk said she was in shock and as she looked at the gunman he said he would “blow her head off” if she didn’t hand over the money. She then opened the register and the suspect grabbed the money and also took money from a box from under the counter. The suspect then ran somewhere behind the store.
Detectives believe this same man may also be responsible for holding up the Shell Station in Loudon last night before moving into Knox County.
A different suspect robbed the Ingles at 11917 Kingston Pike at 11:05. The suspect went to the customer service desk and pointed a silver semi-automatic handgun at the manager and another employee and demanded money. The suspect emptied the cash drawer. He was wearing a dark blue ski mask over his face and wore gloves. He also had on a green army type jacket, cargo pants, black work boots, and dark tinted goggles.
Two brothers have been charged with first degree murder in the stabbing death of a man early Saturday morning. It happened at the Big D Market at 6501 Maynardville Highway shortly before 2:30 a.m. The brothers, 19 year old Fernando Correa-Miramontes and 18 year old Jose Correa-Miramontes, took two victims, 23 year old Oscar Quevedo and 27 year old Pablo Benitez-Diaz to the market and robbed them at knife point. Benitez-Diaz escaped from the vehicle without harm and ran for safety. Quevedo, however was stabbed and his body was left on the side of Maynardville Highway. Before he died, he was able to give detectives the first names of the suspects and the tag number of the vehicle.
Fernando Correa-Miramontes, 19
Jose Correa-Miramontes, 18
KCSO Detectives tracked the suspects to a house where they were staying at 2023 Harold Street and found the vehicle and suspects. They were taken into custody without incident. Both are being held on first degree murder charges and especially aggravated robbery for a total bond of $525,000. The brothers are from Long Beach, California, but have lived in Knoxville for the past 6 months. The victims are also from Knoxville.
Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones is pleased to announce that Detective Brian Williams of the Family Crisis Unit was awarded Detective of the Month for August, 2008.
In March, Detective Williams was assigned a child abuse case involving a twelve year old girl and her stepfather. Over the course of the next several months, he conducted countless interviews and worked diligently to build a solid case. On August 1st, the Knox County Grand Jury handed down a 43 count indictment on the stepfather, including charges of Child Rape and Aggravated Sexual Battery. A $500,000 bond was set.
According to supervisor Lt. Jeanette Harris, “Detective Williams demonstrated excellent interview skills and outstanding professionalism throughout this investigation. He worked tirelessly to bring this case to a successful conclusion in order to take a sexual predator off the streets.”
A man wearing a ski mask got away with money from the cash register at Gordon’s Drugs Wednesday afternoon. He went into the Oak Ridge Highway store at 3:43 wearing a black ski mask and demanded OxyContin from the owner, Jerry Gordon. The suspect claimed to have a gun, but didn’t show one. As Gordon stalled, the suspect grew frustrated and grabbed $200 from the cash register and ran out. Gordon chased him to Beaver Ridge where he saw him take off the ski mask and leave in an older model white Nissan.
Dash Camera Photos
The suspect is a white male, around 6 feet tall, thin build. He has brown hair cut in a crew cut. He was wearing jeans, a black tee shirt, and tennis shoes that were black and white.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Knox County Sheriff’s Office at 215-2243.
Do you have a non-emergency traffic problem? Contact the KCSO Traffic Line at 215-2010.
Officers will contact you regarding traffic issues in your neighborhood or county road.
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