Thursday, July 26 2012 7:18 AM EDT2012-07-26 11:18:40 GMT
A former Tennessee state trooper assigned to the Cookeville district has been charged with sexual assault of a female under the age of 15.More >>
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former state trooper in Pickett County has pleaded guilty to five criminal counts stemming from a sexual assault investigation.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol said in a news release Wednesday that 38-year-old Wade Williams was sentenced to eight years in jail. The release said he pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated statutory rape, two counts of attempt to commit especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of sexual exploitation of a minor.
Williams resigned when faced with termination earlier this year. He became a trooper in 2000.
The case originated from a complaint received by the Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
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Monday, May 20 2013 8:21 AM EDT2013-05-20 12:21:38 GMT
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an AMBER Alert for a Murfreesboro boy who was taken during a violent domestic dispute Sunday. Authorities believe 8 year-old Gabriel Swaney is with hisMore >>
A Murfreesboro boy is safe after an Amber Alert was issued overnight.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 9:35 AM EDT2013-05-20 13:35:57 GMT
Police are searching for two young men who robbed and carjacked two people at the scene of a crash in Antioch early Monday morning. A minor crash happened at 294 Chimney Drive at about 12:30 am. PoliceMore >>
Police are searching for two young men who robbed and carjacked two people at the scene of a crash in Antioch early Monday morning.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 7:26 AM EDT2013-05-20 11:26:34 GMT
A Smyrna man is in the hospital after being shot at a basketball court Sunday night. Police said a fight broke out on Mason Tucker Drive around 8:30 p.m. As the victim was driving away from the court,More >>
A Smyrna man is in the hospital after being shot at a basketball court Sunday night.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 12:18 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:18:47 GMT
Courtesy: Jeff from Portland
An overturned tractor-trailer has closed southbound lanes of Interstate 65 in Robertson County on Monday morning. The wreck occurred around 6 a.m. near mile marker 111 near Cross Plains, TN, said theMore >>
One lane of Interstate 65 is now open in Robertson County after an overturned tractor-trailer crash Monday morning.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 11:48 PM EDT2013-05-20 03:48:50 GMT
Two Columbia police cruisers collided Sunday morning while trying to stop a suspected drunk driver. Investigators say an alert citizen spotted a vehicle driving erratically and called police. The car wasMore >>
Two Columbia police cruisers collided Sunday morning while trying to stop a suspected drunk driver.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 8:40 AM EDT2013-05-20 12:40:31 GMT
There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms for northwest Middle Tennessee Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The biggest threat will be west of a line from Waynesboro to Springfield, TN. An upperMore >>
There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms for northwest Middle Tennessee Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.More >>
