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Detectives with the Sevierville Police Department charged three students on Friday in connection with a reported rape of another student at Sevier County High School earlier this week. The department said the alleged rape of a male juvenile student by three male classmates occurred Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016 on the school campus, but did not disclose where on campus that ...

Authorities say they are investigating a reported rape of a male student by three male classmates at a local high school in Sevier County. Sevier County School System staff were notified Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 of an alleged rape of a male juvenile student that reportedly occurred on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016 on the campus of Sevier County High School ...

The Sevierville Police Department has scheduled a 12-hour Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) class for women on October 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2016 from 6–9 p.m. at the Sevierville Civic Center in the City of Sevierville Municipal Complex. Participants must attend each class date; no make-up classes will be available. The class is free of charge and open to all ...

An inmate from the Sevier County Jail who fled a work detail Tuesday morning spent an hour on the loose before officers recaptured him. According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals, 43-year-old Ronnie L. Helton was mowing on a work detail Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 along Dolly Parton Parkway in Sevierville when at 9:06 a.m. he jumped off a mower ...

An early morning home invasion in Sevier County on Tuesday has resulted in the arrest of one man after the homeowner confronted and detained the armed suspect. 23-year-old Darrick C. Whaley, of Dandridge, is facing numerous charges after he allegedly broke into an occupied residence and threatened the homeowner with a handgun. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 ...

The Sevier County Courthouse was evacuated today after someone called in a bomb threat. A 911 call transferred to Sevier County Sheriff’s Dispatch on Monday morning, Aug. 22, 2016, sent officers, including the Bomb Squad, along with Sevier County EMA, and the Office of Homeland Security into action. According to Perrin Anderson, communications coordinator for Sevier County, “The caller stated ...

A South Carolina man who pleaded guilty to the murder of a man last year inside the historic Smokemont Baptist Church in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison. During a hearing on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger ordered 23-year-old Forrest Dakota Hill, of Easley, S.C., to serve 200 months ...

A Seymour man that served as a music leader at a local church faces charges of sexual contact with a minor from the congregation. 35-year-old John L. Steger, of Seymour, was arrested after an investigation revealed he allegedly had unlawful sexual contact and solicited a minor, says the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office. The parents of a 15-year-old juvenile contacted the ...

Police say a tourist visiting Sevierville was soliciting for sex and now faces prostitution charges. Officers from the Sevier County Street Crimes Unit arrested 38-year-old Jamie L. Boyle, of Orange Park, Fla., and charged her with Prostitution and Promoting Prostitution as a result of an undercover sting on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016. According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals, Boyle ...

The Sevierville Police Department is proud to announce they are offering a Citizens Police Academy this fall. It will provide an opportunity for adult residents to learn about basic police work and to get to know the officers protecting and serving our community. The Citizens Police Academy will meet on Thursday evenings from 6–9 p.m. from Sept. 15 through Nov. ...