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Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a conviction against a member of the Crips street gang who robbed a seventy-nine-year-old man. Dennis Christopher Lowery, 35, was convicted of Robbery and Theft over $10,000.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained a conviction against a man who slit the throat of his eighty-four-year-old grandmother. After only thirty minutes of deliberation, a Knox County jury found William Grant Morgan, 34, guilty of First Degree Murder and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Upon conviction, Judge Scott Green sentenced Morgan to life in prison.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Felony Drug Unit obtained convictions today against a drug dealer from Detroit, Michigan, who led a group of conspirators that brought kilos of heroin and thousands of prescription pills to the streets of Knoxville. Waynard Quartez Winbush, 30, was convicted of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Sell and Deliver Heroin in a Drug Free School Zone, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Sell and Deliver Oxymorphone in a Drug Free School Zone, Possession with Intent to Sell Oxycodone in a Drug Free Park Zone, and Possession with Intent to Sell Oxymorphone in a Drug Free Park Zone.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained multiple convictions today against a Crips gang member following two home invasions in 2014 committed against the same victim at two separate residences. Kenneth Demarcus Williams, 27, was convicted of Aggravated Burglary, Facilitation of Aggravated Burglary, Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.

Prosecutors in District Attorney General Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a conviction today against a man who has sixteen prior felony convictions. Terry Huck Trammell, 43, was convicted by a jury of Burglary and Theft. Because Trammell is classified as a Career Offender, the only possible sentence is the maximum for a Class D felony, twelve years in prison.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained a conviction today against a man who repeatedly sexually abused his stepdaughter starting when the child was six years old. Kaleny Tihpen, 42, was convicted of Rape of a Child and received a sentence of twenty-five years to serve without the possibility of parole.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained a twenty-year-sentence against a man who gave a sixteen-year-old girl prescription pills then raped her. Buford E. Trammell, 55, was sentenced by Judge Steve Sword today after he was convicted by a jury of multiple counts of Rape, Statutory Rape by an Authority Figure, Sexual Battery by an Authority Figure, Solicitation of a Minor, and Casual Exchange with a Minor.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a conviction against a defendant with nine prior felony convictions who stole a pickup truck. Tommy Lee Houser, Jr., 46, was convicted of Theft over $1000.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a conviction against a thief with eleven prior felony convictions. Charles Preston Keesee, 43, was convicted of Theft over $1000.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s DUI Unit obtained a conviction against a drunk driver who passed out in his vehicle while in the middle of the street. Rex Allen Hutchison, 58, was convicted of Driving Under the Influence.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained multiple convictions today against a member of the Skyline Piru street gang and his co-defendant for their roles in a heroin distribution enterprise. Antonio Smith, 45, and Heather Montgomery, 34, were convicted of two counts each of Sale and Delivery of Heroin in a Drug Free Zone.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained multiple convictions today against a member of the Bloods street gang. Following a three-day trial, Nathan Garfield Flemming, IV, 23, was convicted of two counts each of Attempted First Degree Murder, Especially Aggravated Robbery, Aggravated Robbery, Carjacking, and four counts of Employing a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Criminal Court Division obtained a conviction today following a home invasion burglary in Fountain City. After a two-day trial, Justin Patrick Kiser, 20, was convicted of Facilitation of Aggravated Burglary and Theft.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s DUI Unit obtained a conviction today against a career offender with six prior DUI convictions. Following a two-day trial, John Palladin Gibson, 43, was convicted of his seventh offense of Driving Under the Influence.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Criminal Court Division obtained a conviction against a man who stole a Rural Metro ambulance. Christopher Todd Ford, 31, was convicted of Theft over $60,000.

Prosecutors in District Attorney General Charme Allen’s Felony Drug Unit obtained convictions today against a man for selling various types of prescription pills. Calvin Lyndell Dibrell, 52, was convicted of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, and Alprazolam in a Drug Free School Zone.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a conviction today against a multi-convicted felon for stealing audio equipment. Billy Vincent Burke, 54, was convicted by a Knox County jury of Theft over $500.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained multiple convictions today against a drug dealer who is also a member of the Bloods criminal street gang. In a plea agreement announced before Judge Bob McGee, Edward Anthony Wilson, 36, was convicted of Possession with Intent to Sell Cocaine, Possession with Intent to Sell Heroin, and Possession with Intent to Sell Marijuana. Under the terms of the agreement, Wilson must serve twenty years in prison.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained multiple convictions today against a man charged in multiple cases of methamphetamine dealing. In a plea agreement announced before Judge Scott Green, Jason Wayne Seabolt, 36, was convicted of Possession with Intent to Sell Methamphetamine in a Drug Free School Zone, Possession with Intent to Sell Methamphetamine, and several misdemeanor offenses. Under the terms of the agreement, Seabolt must serve twenty-three years in prison with the first fifteen years to be served without the possibility of parole.

Prosecutors in District Attorney General Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions today against a woman in the Rollin 20s Crips gang who stabbed a man in the back with a kitchen knife during a street fight. Briasha Marie Williams, 21, was convicted of two counts of Reckless Aggravated Assault.