Press Releases
Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Twenty-Five Years for Heroin and Meth
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Felony Drug Unit obtained a twenty-five-year sentence against a drug trafficker caught in possession of approximately seven hundred units of heroin. Monty Wayne Fairchild, 33,…
Knoxville Man Convicted of Raping 15-Year-Old Girl
A jury has convicted Eric James Foster, 24, of the aggravated rape of a 15-year-old girl
Violent Crips Gangmember Nets 20 Years for Gun Possession
District Attorney General Charme P. Allens Career Gang Unit has sent a violent member of the Rollin 20s Crips street gang to prison for 20 years following his conviction of being a felon in possession of a handgun.
Waiter Convicted of Stealing Customer Credit Card Numbers
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allens Career Gang Unit obtained a twelve-year sentence against a career criminal who stole customer credit card numbers while working as a waiter at several west Knoxville restaurants. David Carroll Masoner, 46, was convicted of three counts of Identity Theft. In a sentencing hearing today, Judge Scott Green sentenced Masoner to serve twelve years in prison.
Bloods Gang Member Sentenced to Sixty-Eight Years in Prison
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a sixty-eight-year sentence for a member of the Bloods street gang. Nathan Garfield Flemming, IV, 24, was convicted of two counts…
Gang Member Convicted of Possessing Firearm
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a conviction today against a Crip gang member and convicted felon who threatened to shoot up the Austin Homes Homecoming. Antonio…
Child Rapist Sentenced to 80 Years after Impregnating Child Twice
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained the maximum sentence of eighty years against a child rapist who impregnated a child twice, once when she was ten and…
Modern Day Opium Den Closed after Multiple Overdoses
Prosecutors and investigators on the Drug Related Death Task Force have closed a modern day opium den that has been the scene of several overdoses and one overdose fatality. 2818…
Rocky Hill Drunk Driver Convicted
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s DUI Unit obtained convictions against an impaired driver who could not maintain his lane while driving down Northshore Drive. Eric Lloyd Turner, 48, was convicted…
Repeat Impaired Driver Convicted after Passing Out at Liquor Store
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s DUI Unit secured convictions today against John Dwayne Henry, 50, for Driving Under the Influence (Fourth or Subsequent Offense) and Driving on a Revoked License….
Rapist Sent to Prison for Fifty-Five Years
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a rapist who sexually assaulted two victims within twenty-four hours. Lucius Abraham Mitchell, 38, was convicted of three counts…
Father Sentenced to Sixteen Years for Abusing Children
Prosecutors in District Attorney General Charme Allen’s Criminal Court Division obtained a sixteen-year sentence against a father who physically abused his two sons. In January 2015, Kenneth Michael McIntosh, 41,…
Defendant Convicted after Impregnating Child Twice
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions against a child rapist who impregnated a child twice, once when she was ten and once when she was eleven….
Child Rapist Receives Fifty-Year Sentence without Parole
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained a fifty-year sentence against a man who sexually assaulted a nine-year-old victim. Jonathan Mitchell Cooper, 31, was convicted of three counts…
Gunman Sentenced to Thirty-Six Years for Two Counts of Attempted Murder
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a thirty-six-year sentence against a man who shot at two victims, one of whom was two years old. Richard Gregory Williams,…
Repeat DUI Offender Sent to Prison for Ten Years
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s DUI Unit obtained a ten-year sentence against a man with fourteen prior DUI convictions in five jurisdictions. Larry Ray Perryman, 64, was convicted of Driving…
Stepmother Sentenced to Twenty-Four Years for Abusing Children
Prosecutors in District Attorney General Charme Allen’s Criminal Court Division obtained a twenty-four-year sentence against a woman who physically abused her two stepsons. In March, Jessica Ann Cox, 40, was…
Stabbing Results in Murder Conviction
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained a conviction against a man who stabbed his friend, severing his spinal column. Michael Lewis Freeman, 42, was convicted of Second…
DUI Unit Wins Back-to-Back Jury Trials
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s DUI Unit obtained convictions in back-to-back jury trials against a man who crashed his vehicle after leaving a strip club and a woman who tried…
Knoxville Woman Convicted of Murder
A Knox County jury has convicted Danielle Wright, 29, of Second Degree Murder in the shooting death of Purnell Leon Nimmons. Assistant District Attorney General Kevin Allen represented the State in the three-day trial before Judge Steve W. Sword.