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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Child Abuser Sentenced to Fifty Years
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained a fifty-year sentence for a man who sexually assaulted two children over the course of several years. Darrin Wayne Smith, 57,…
Cell Phone Evidence Helps Secure Murder Conviction
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained convictions against a woman who shot and killed her boyfriend when he broke up with her. Shanida Nico Holland, 44, was…
Defendant Sentenced to Sixty-One Years for Sexually Abusing an Eight-Year-Old
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained a sixty-one-year sentence against a man who sexually abused an eight-year-old child. Joseph Steven Owen, 72, was set for trial in…
Repeat Drunk Driver Convicted at Trial
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s DUI Unit obtained convictions against a drunk driver who caused a crash in Farragut. Ted Dustin Hamilton, 44, was convicted of Driving Under the Influence…
Career Criminal Sentenced to Twenty-Four Years
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained multiple convictions against a career offender whose prior criminal history began in the 1980s. David Ronald Jones, 52, pled guilty to…
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