District Attorney General: Charme P. Allen
The Office of the District Attorney General for the 6th Judicial District represents the people of the State of Tennessee in all criminal cases that occur within Knox County. The mission of the Office is to pursue the guilty and protect the innocent.
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Press Releases
Short Pursuit Ends in Ten-Year Sentence
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Criminal Court Unit obtained a ten-year sentence against an armed felon who fled from officers because he was wanted on Indiana charges. …
Drug Dealer Sentenced after Passing out and Crashing into Garage
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Career Gang Unit obtained a fifteen-year sentence against a man who was found in possession of methamphetamine after passing out and crashing…
Driver Found Asleep in Vehicle Convicted of DUI
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the DUI Unit obtained a conviction against an impaired driver who fell asleep in his running vehicle in the middle of a neighborhood. …
Child Abuser Sentenced to Twenty-Two Years
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Child Abuse Unit obtained a twenty-two-year sentence against a man who sexually assaulted his roommate’s daughter. Cody William Bales, 28, was convicted…
Husband Assaults Wife, Confesses, then Claims at Trial that He is the Victim
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Major Crimes Unit obtained a twenty-year sentence against a man who assaulted his wife and handcuffed her for several hours. Michael Wayne…
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