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Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a Crips gang member who shot a man during a drug deal. Demorris Sanchez McKenzie, 28, was convicted of…

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Felony Drug Unit obtained convictions against a convicted felon whose drug dealing led to the death of a thirty-year-old woman. Kenyon Demario Reynolds, 43, was convicted of Second Degree Murder, Sale and Delivery of Heroin in a Drug Free School Zone, Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver Heroin in a Drug Free School Zone, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony, and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon. Judge Bob McGee set the case for sentencing on April 27 where Reynolds faces a minimum of thirty years in prison.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained a twelve-year sentence against a stepfather who sexually abused a seven-year-old child. Justin Dewayne Bumby, 29, was convicted last month of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery. In a sentencing hearing today, Judge Scott Green sentenced Bumby to serve twelve years in prison without the possibility of parole.

Prosecutors and investigators on the Drug Related Death Task Force have closed a residence that is a haven for drug use and drug distribution and that has been the scene…

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a career criminal with twenty-two prior felony convictions who burglarized Wal-Mart. Curtis Logan Lawson, 36, was convicted of Burglary,…

Prosecutors in District Attorney General Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained a fifty-two-year sentence against a man who raped his stepdaughter. Doyle Wayne Mason, Jr., 37, was convicted by a…

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained convictions against a Crips gang member who murdered a man in east Knoxville over a drug debt. Ricky Allen Davis, Jr.,…

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s DUI Unit obtained a conviction against an impaired driver who crossed into oncoming traffic and killed another motorist. Sarah Ann England, 35, pled guilty to…

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions against a stepfather who sexually abused a seven-year-old child. Justin Dewayne Bumby, 29, was convicted of two counts of Aggravated…

Prosecutors in District Attorney General Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained multiple convictions today against a man who raped his stepdaughter. Doyle Wayne Mason, Jr., 37, was convicted by a…

Prosecutors and investigators on the Drug Related Death Task Force have closed a residence that is a haven for drug use and drug distribution and that has been the scene…

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained a sixty-year sentence against a man who raped a nine-year-old third grader. Gary Allen Strange, 33, was convicted of three counts…

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained the maximum sentence allowed under the law against a man who raped a twelve-year-old boy. Anthony Demarcus Martin, 41, was convicted…

Prosecutors in Charme Allen’s DUI Unit obtained a conviction today against a man driving erratically on Kingston Pike near Lovell Road. Kevin Todd Parton, 39, was convicted of Driving Under…

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a career criminal who stole from a convenience store then assaulted the clerk who confronted him. Carlton Edward Smith,…

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a conviction against a career criminal who burglarized a north Knoxville Wal-Mart. Larry Charles Hefner, Jr., 45, was convicted by a…

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a repeat offender who committed two robberies within minutes of each other. John Christopher Schubert, 35, was convicted of…

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained a conviction against a man who raped a twelve-year-old boy. Anthony Demarcus Martin, 41, was convicted of Rape of a Child….

“”> Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a conviction against another Rollin 20s Crips gang member whose plot to commit random robberies ended in a homicide. Quantavious Williams was convicted First Degree Murder, Especially Aggravated Robbery, Especially Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Robbery, Carjacking, and Employing a Firearm during the Commission of a Dangerous Felony. Williams was sentenced to life in prison on the murder counts. Judge Bob McGee set the case for sentencing on December 14 to determine the sentence on the remaining charges.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit and Felony Drug Unit obtained convictions against the remaining members of the Mafia Insane Vice Lords [MIVL] criminal street gang. Daton Darrell…