The Monroe County Sheriffs Office would like to invite you to the Monroe County Animal Shelter for their adoption event on September 7 starts at 11:30am. A K9 unit from the Sheriffs Office will be present for a demonstration, followed by a Q&A. Sheriff Tommy Jones will be in the … Read More
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Statewide Tennessee Blue Alert for Curtis Ray Watson. Watson is listed as a person of interest in the homicide of a Tennessee Department of Correction employee on August 7th, 2019 and is an escapee from the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning, … Read More
The new hands-free law takes effect starting July 1, 2019. All drivers in the state must use a hands-free device to take calls while driving. Tennessee already bans texting while driving. Drivers could face a fine up to $200 for using their cellphone while driving. A driver’s first violation will … Read More
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 4:00 p.m.— 7:00 p.m. Knoxville Expo Center 5441 Clinton Highway Knoxville, TN 37912 More than 40 local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies will come together for the first law enforcement job fair. Agencies throughout the region currently have open positions for officers, deputies, special agents, … Read More
Polk County Sheriff’s Office wants to thank you for all your help in this case, we have identified the suspects as Mathew Wesley Roberts and Jennifer Zychowicz. The suspects are wanted on Felony charges stemming from this Burglary and Theft in Reliance. If you have any information on their whereabouts … Read More
“Sincere thanks to WalMart of Madisonville for supporting the Sheriff’s Office Auxiliary program with a generous grant three years in a row,” said Sheriff Tommy Jones. This money has been used to purchase body cameras, radios, tourniquets and medical kits for the Auxiliary members, who donate their time and talents … Read More
Four students from Sequoyah High School were recently selected to learn about the role of detectives at Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Students Emma Massengale, Chloe Mason, Alison Freeman, and Alyssa Jones visited Monroe County Detective Dan Schneider and Deputy Angelena White-Kelly, in a program coordinated by Betsy Moore of Sequoyah’s … Read More
Effective March 21, 2019 Visitation days are Thursday-Sunday from 7:00am – 4:30pm. Cells 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, Dayroom visit on Thursday and Saturday. Cells 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, Annex visit on Friday and Sunday. Visitors must call 423-442-3911 to schedule a time for a visit. About Visitation: The … Read More
You may receive a phone call, email, or text message from someone who claims to be a contract killer, hired to kill you. They go on to say that, if you pay them a certain amount of money (usually $3,000 to $100,000), they will not kill you. This is a … Read More
Robert Griswold, owner of Ready Made Resources https://www.readymaderesources.com wanted to do something special to help the community. He created a raffle to assist the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Auxiliary program and the raffle winner of a foldable rifle is Auxiliary Deputy Bill Blackwell. Additionally, Mr. Griswold is donating the excess … Read More
Willis Winkler Angel Winkler Tammy Morales Toni Marie Carter Robert Archer Lacey Lance Russell Tallent Kevin Oaks Corey Smith Charles Shearer Bradley Butts Jason Turner Successful Drug RoundupOn January 16, 2019, Narcotics Agents with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office executed a drug roundup on various individuals. This roundup came from a … Read More
Escaped Inmate John Adam Cogdill is back in custody. Cogdill was arrested by Monroe County Sheriff’s Office late last evening. Deputies were conducting home visits to known friends and family of Cogdill when he was located and arrested without incident at a family member’s home on Old Christianburg Road in … Read More