Press Releases
Driver who Passed out at Traffic Light Convicted of DUI
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the DUI Unit obtained a conviction against a man who passed out in his vehicle at a traffic light. Devin Williams, 32, was…
New Year’s Eve Argument Ends in Murder Conviction
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Major Crimes Unit obtained a twenty-three-year sentence against a man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend at a New Year’s Eve gathering. …
Impaired Driver Convicted of Killing Motorcyclist
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the DUI Unit obtained a conviction against a man who struck and killed a motorcyclist while driving under the influence of alcohol, marijuana,…
Defendant Pleads Guilty, Leaves Court, and Commits a New Offense
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a conviction against a man with seven prior felonies who committed a new offense hours after pleading guilty to a prior…
Autopsy Reveals Lisa Edwards Died of a Stroke
There will be no criminal charges filed against any of the officers involved in the arrest of Lisa Edwards. An autopsy conducted by medical examiners with the Regional Forensic Center…
Murderer Wrote Lyrics Describing the Crime
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained convictions against a man who murdered the victim during a robbery and then wrote lyrics about the crime. Charlie Richard Martinez,…
Defendant Convicted of Invasion of Privacy of a Child
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions against a man who repeatedly pulled down the pants of an eleven-year-old while she slept. Ezekiel Abraham Schmaltz, 32, was…
Career Offender Convicted of Vehicular Homicide
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a man who killed another motorist while evading arrest. Larry Wayne Hipps, 38, pled guilty to Vehicular Homicide, Reckless…
District Attorneys Announce 313 Initiative
Several District Attorneys General for East Tennessee announced a new joint initiative focused on disrupting the drug trafficking pipeline between Detroit, Michigan, and East Tennessee. 4th Judicial District Attorney General…
Drunk Driver Convicted after Driving 90 M.P.H. in Wrong Lane
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s DUI Unit obtained a conviction against a woman who was drunk driving at ninety miles per hour in the wrong lane of traffic. Ellen Ashley…
New Year’s Eve Argument Ends in Murder Conviction
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained multiple convictions against a man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend at a New Year’s Eve gathering. Dtearius Carvell Southern, 28,…
Defendant Convicted of Raping a Nine-Year-Old
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained multiple convictions against a man who raped a nine-year-old child. Albert Franklin Thompkins, Jr., 46, was convicted of two counts of…
Defendant Convicted of Raping Unconscious Woman
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained a conviction against a man who raped an unconscious woman. Gavin John Quaedvlieg, 25, was found guilty-as-charged of Rape. Judge Steve…
Cell Phone Data Helps Find Missing Student and Secures Rape Conviction
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained convictions against a man who kidnapped and raped a college student. Tylar Scott Johnson, 29, was convicted of Aggravated Kidnapping and…
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…
Murderer Receives Life without Parole
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained convictions against a murderer who killed his wife in front of her children. Horace Andrew Tyler Nuñez, 30, was convicted of…