Readers in Memphis may have heard about a recent abduction of two girls after a man killed their mother and older sister. The incident ended when the man fatally shot himself as law enforcement officers were approaching. The girls were rescued safely. The widow of the...
Memphis readers may be surprised to find out that a person doesn't have to commit an unlawful act in order to be charged with an offense. Criminal charges can also result when a person allegedly fails to do something, so long as that person had a duty to do so. Under...
Recently, a woman from Memphis, Tennessee was sentenced to nearly 22 years for a fraudulent scheme she was accused of carrying out for over two years. The investigation conducted by the Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation. The woman was charged with...
Memphis, Tennessee readers may be interested in recent news story about the former Memphis basketball star Shawne Williams. Unfortunately for Williams, he was recently arrested in Memphis on drug charges after a police officer approached his car.The officer was on...
An argument over an alleged drug deal led to a violent confrontation in the Fox Meadows area of Memphis recently. Now one of the men involved in the altercation has been charged with attempted murder.The confrontation began when the defendant and the alleged victim...
Many of our readers have probably heard by now about the Memphis police officer who was arrested recently. Any type of arrest is usually a major problem for a police officer, sounding the bell on the end of a career. However, for this officer, his arrest for...
Recently in Tennessee, a woman pleaded guilty in a federal court for her role in fraudulently listing vehicles for sale on websites like eBay. She was charged with the federal crimes of bank and wire fraud.The woman admitted in her plea hearing that her and her...
Memphis, Tennessee readers may be interested to know about an alleged stabbing that occurred in Knoxville recently. The woman involved was arrested on aggravated assault charges. The arrest was made after a domestic dispute between a man, 45, and a woman, 42. After...
Recently, a Memphis, Tennessee Internet radio host learned the hard way, that certain actions are considered to be a crime, regardless of the reasons or motives behind the actions. After posting a child porn image on his Facebook page, he was arrested by the police....
Sometimes good citizens run into trouble with the law. That appears to be what happened to a Memphis police officer who was sentenced recently to four years in prison following his arrest on drug charges. The officer was arrested in the course of an FBI sting...
