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Sevierville police apprehended an alleged shoplifter on Saturday after he reportedly fled, crashed his vehicle and continued to run on foot, even after being Tasered by an officer. Officers from the Sevierville Police Department responded to a reported shoplifting at the WalMart, 1414 Parkway, just after noon on Saturday, March 24, 2018. The male suspect attempted to flee in his ...

A local man has been charged with reckless endangerment in connection with reports of gunfire in a Sevierville neighborhood earlier this week. The Sevierville Police Department says it received several calls from residents in the area of Turtle Dove Trail in the Mountain Meadows subdivision reporting what sounded like multiple gunshots coming from a red vehicle on the evening of ...

Sevierville police are investigating an altercation between two men that resulted in one shooting the other in the face Wednesday evening. According to the Sevierville Police Department, officers responded to a reported shooting at a home located at 926 Middle Creek Road about 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21. “The initial investigation indicates that two men, 47-year-old James H. Raney, ...

Sevierville police are requesting the public’s help in identifying a man who assaulted an elderly woman in the parking lot of a convenience store on Thursday night. According to the Sevierville Police Department, officers responded to a reported assault at the Pilot, located at 1257 Parkway in Sevierville, at about 11:20 p.m. on March 8, 2018. A male suspect allegedly ...

Authorities allege that a woman who served as treasurer for the New Center Little League Football Association stole thousands of dollars from the organization. Detectives arrested 41-year-old Misty L. Trentham, of Sevierville, on March 8, 2018 following a Sevier County Grand Jury indictment for Felony Theft over $10,000. Trentham allegedly embezzled money from the bank account of New Center Little ...

After an extensive search using search dogs and drones, the remains of a Sevier County man missing for nearly three weeks were found on Tuesday. According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, the remains of 59-year-old Steve Flint McCollum were located in a heavily wooded area about half a mile from his home on Feb. 20, 2018. Deputies first responded ...

The City of Sevierville issued a statement Sunday regarding an investigation into reports of school shooting related posts on social media. The Sevierville Police Department is aware of several recent local reports of suspicious statements and social media activity regarding school shootings. SPD investigators have been working with the Sevier County Sheriffs Office, Sevier County School System and the Attorney ...

The coalition of East Tennessee district attorneys general that brought an October 2017 lawsuit against several prescription opioid producers has filed an amended complaint in Campbell County Circuit Court. The complaint now includes an additional plaintiff, District Attorney General Jimmy Dunn, who represents Tennessee’s Fourth Judicial District and the counties of Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson and Sevier. Dunn’s involvement raises the ...

A grand jury has charged a man shot by Sevier County Sheriff’s Deputies during a confrontation last month with two counts of attempted second-degree murder. According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, 41-year-old Timothy Scott McGill was arrested today without incident after a Sevier County Grand Jury returned a sealed presentment charging McGill with four counts of aggravated kidnapping, four ...

The National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB) is seeking witnesses who may have information regarding a recent human-caused fire that caused damage to historical Elkmont cabins. US Park Rangers responded to an initial report of the fire in the Elkmont Historic District at about 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. The damaged cabins are located in the area ...