Press Releases
Dealer Nets Twenty Years for Kilo of Crystal Meth
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Felony Drug Unit obtained a conviction today against a drug dealer caught with a kilogram of crystal methamphetamine. Joshua Leroy Cooper, 33, was convicted of…
Child Rapist Receives Maximum Sentence
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Criminal Court Division obtained the maximum forty-year sentence for a man who raped a six-year-old child. In September, John P. Baskins, 24, pled guilty to…
Heroin Traffickers Convicted of Conspiracy
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Felony Drug Unit obtained convictions against the ringleaders of a heroin distribution conspiracy that sold large amounts of heroin and a combination of cocaine and…
Serial Burglar Sentenced to Thirty-Six Years
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a thirty-six-year sentence for convictions against a career criminal who broke into multiple businesses and stole tens of thousands of dollars….
Gunman Convicted of Two Counts of Attempted Murder
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a man who shot at two victims, one of whom was two years old. Richard Gregory Williams, III, 22,…
Gangster Disciple on Trial Flees during Jury Deliberations
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a career criminal who ran from police nearly striking an officer; however, the Defendant, fled the courthouse during jury…
Career Criminal Convicted of Theft Spree
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a career criminal whose crime spree included stealing air conditioning units from multiple west Knoxville businesses. Michael John Lynch,…
Rollin 20s Crips Sentenced to Life
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against two Rollin 20s Crips gang members whose plot to commit random robberies ended in a homicide. Nolandus Dewayne Sims,…
Stepmother Convicted of Heinous, Atrocious, and Cruel Abuse
Prosecutors in District Attorney General Charme Allen’s Criminal Court Division obtained multiple convictions against a woman who physically abused her two stepsons. Jessica Ann Cox, 40, was convicted by a jury of twenty-three counts of Aggravated Child Abuse and one count of Reckless Endangerment.
Murderer Receives Two Consecutive Life Sentences Plus 105 Years
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained two consecutive life sentences plus one hundred and five years for a man who murdered two victims, stole their property, and set their house on fire. At trial in February, Benjamin Tillman Foust, Jr., 36, was convicted of two counts of First Degree Murder, ten counts of First Degree Felony Murder, four counts of Especially Aggravated Robbery, two counts of Aggravated Arson, and two counts of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.
Child Rapist Ordered into Custody upon Conviction
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained multiple convictions against a man who sexually assaulted a nine-year-old victim. Jonathan Mitchell Cooper, 31, was convicted of three counts of Rape of a Child, three counts of Incest, and one count of Aggravated Sexual Battery. Judge Steve Sword set the case for sentencing on April 13. Each count of Rape of a Child carries a punishment between twenty-five and sixty years in prison without the possibility of parole.
Crips Gang Member Sentenced to Sixty Years in Prison
Prosecutors in District Attorney General Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a sixty-year sentence today against a Crips gang member who attempted to kill a driver during a carjacking. Demetris Ross Grimes, 27, was convicted by a jury in June of eighteen counts including multiple counts of Attempted First Degree Murder, Employing a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony, Attempted Carjacking, Attempted Especially Aggravated Robbery, and Assault.
Serial Burglar Convicted of Crime Spree
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a career criminal who broke into multiple businesses and stole tens of thousands of dollars. Melvin Dwayne Dunn, Jr.,…
Domestic Attack Leads to Aggravated Assault Conviction
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Domestic Violence Unit obtained convictions against a husband who beat and choked his wife during a violent attack. Brian Eugene Neely, 55, was convicted of…
Murderer Convicted in Double Homicide
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Man Convicted of Raping Third Grader
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions against a man who raped a nine-year-old third grader. Gary Allen Strange, 32, was convicted of three counts of Rape…
Vice Lord Cocaine Dealer Convicted
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained another conviction against a member of the Vice Lords criminal street gang who is already serving thirty-nine years for other cocaine…
Child Rapist Sentenced to Thirty-Three Years
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained a thirty-three-year sentence for a man who raped a second grader. Joshua Michael Stewart, 34, was convicted by a jury in…