Press Releases
Father Convicted after Child Overdoses
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions against a man whose fifteen-month-old child nearly died of a drug overdose on the fentanyl he was…
Habitual Drug Offender Facing Forty-Two Years in Prison
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a habitual drug offender caught with cocaine and a gun during a parole search. Justin Orlando…
Defendant Convicted of Sexually Abusing Multiple Children Sentenced to 30 Years
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Child Abuse Unit obtained a thirty-year sentence against a man who sexually assaulted two children. Ray Gene Elliott, III, 35, was convicted…
Driver Sentenced to Serve 180 Days for DUI First Offense
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the DUI Unit obtained a 180-day sentence against an impaired driver who wrecked his vehicle then asked his mother to tell police that…
Defendant Convicted of Sexually Abusing Child for Four Years
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions against a man who sexually assaulted a child for four years beginning when she was twelve years…
Porch Pirate Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Prison
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a man who stole packages from the front porches of two victims. Juan Cheves Kizer, 48,…
Career Offender Absconds during Trial
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a career offender who possessed a firearm then fled in the middle of his trial. In…
Repeat Offender Convicted of Kidnapping and Assault Sentenced to Forty Years
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Domestic Violence Unit obtained a forty-year sentence against a man who strangled his girlfriend and struck her with a baseball bat, refusing…
Drunk Driver Convicted at Trial
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the DUI Unit obtained convictions against an impaired driver on Cedar Bluff Road. Michael Anthony Marcum, 54, was convicted of Driving Under the…
Escaped Inmate Convicted of Stealing Truck
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Career Gang Unit obtained a conviction against an inmate who escaped from Monroe County, stole a truck, and was apprehended in Knoxville. …
Driver who Ran from Police Facing Thirty-Year Sentence
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Career Gang Unit obtained multiple convictions against a felon who ran from police, wrecked his car, and was found in possession of…
Drunk Driver Pleads to Vehicular Homicide and Sentenced to Twelve Years
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the DUI Unit obtained convictions against a man whose drunk driving caused a head-on collision, killing one and seriously injuring another. Kyle David…
Carjacking Suspect Convicted at Trial
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a man who carjacked a woman in downtown Knoxville. Tyler Benjamin Christian, 32, was convicted of…
Rideshare App Driver Convicted of Rape
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Major Crimes Unit obtained convictions against a rideshare app driver who raped the woman he picked up through the app. Christopher Wayne…
Repeat Drug Dealer Convicted of Selling Fentanyl
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Felony Drug Unit obtained a fourteen-year sentence against a repeat drug offender caught selling fentanyl and heroin. Lamar Lanair Denson, 42, was…
Defendant Convicted of Sexually Abusing Multiple Children
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Child Abuse Unit obtained multiple convictions against a man who sexually assaulted two children. Ray Gene Elliott, III, 35, was convicted of…
Red Solo Cup Leads to DUI Conviction
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the DUI Unit obtained convictions against a man who was stopped for drunk driving on Cumberland Avenue after driving erratically, endangering other motorists…
Domestic Abuser Assaults Victim, Begs Her Not to Tell, then Blames Her
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Domestic Violence Unit obtained convictions against a man who assaulted and strangled a woman, begged her not to tell the police, and…
Drugged Driver Convicted after Wreck on I-40
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the DUI Unit obtained convictions against a man who wrecked on I-40 while driving under the influence of methamphetamine. Clint Steven Foster, 42,…
Child Abuser Convicted after Fleeing to Cherokee National Forest to Avoid Trial
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Child Abuse Unit obtained multiple convictions against a man who sexually assaulted a child and then fled the jurisdiction on his trial…