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Gray man charged with attempted murder

A Gray man has been charged with attempted murder following a New Year’s Eve domestic dispute at his residence where he allegedly fired a gun near his wife. Brent Allen Hensley, 23, is being held in the Knox County Detention Center in lieu of a $100,000 cash bond after being...
Posted On 02 Jan 2019

Gray woman charged with second-degree assault

A fight that resulted in a broken tooth has led to an assault charge against a Gray woman that is punishable by up to ten years in prison. Knox County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Joanne Blackwood, 52, on one count of second-degree assault stemming from a fight with her...

Knox deputies investigating armed robbery at Gray convenience store

Knox County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an armed robbery at a convenience store in Gray Monday morning. Deputies were called to A&B Quick Stop on U.S. 25E in Gray at approximately 3:30 a.m. Deputy William Stewart, the department’s Public Affairs Officer, said a lone...

Knox deputies make record meth bust following vehicle, foot pursuit

Minutes after securing a suspected drug dealer in custody, Knox County Sheriff Mike Smith and his deputies discovered more than two pounds of crystal methamphetamine inside the suspect vehicle Monday morning. “It is the most I have seen,” Smith said of the methamphetamine law...

Knox Co. Sheriff’s deputy arrests two suspected drug traffickers

A Knox County Sheriff’s deputy arrested two women for allegedly trafficking methamphetamine Sunday night, but first he had to talk one of them into coming out of a store bathroom after she locked herself inside. Deputy William Stewart, the department’s public affairs officer,...

Deputy identified in shooting incident in Knox County

The Knox County Sheriff’s deputy who fired his service weapon at a pickup truck that crashed into a police cruiser during a high-speed chase across Knox County has been identified. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Shots fired after pursuit in Knox County involving deputy

What began as an attempted traffic stop Tuesday night led to a pursuit across part of Knox County involving multiple law enforcement agencies, a crashed cruiser and shots fired. At about 10 p.m. Tuesday, August 28, a Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy located a possible stolen vehicle...

Alleged burglar arrested at hospital after using ambulance as getaway vehicle

A Corbin man arrested in connection with a home burglary Friday afternoon allegedly used an ambulance as the getaway vehicle. Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy Claude Hudson arrested Kenneth Ray Couch, 35, at Baptist Health Corbin, where he been dropped off by the ambulance. Deputy...

Former doctor at Baptist Health Corbin indicted in drug conspiracy

A former doctor at Baptist Health Corbin was indicted Friday in Knox County for conspiracy to traffic in drugs. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

Corbin man charged in attempted shooting of moped driver in Knox Co.

A Corbin man was arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly shooting at an individual on a moped in Knox County. Douglas Edmonson, 34, has been charged with first-degree wanton endangerment and receiving stolen property – firearm. Deputies were called to investigate the incident on...