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Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions for multiple robberies against a career criminal who was on parole for multiple robberies out of Davidson and Sumner Counties. Timothy W. Kelly, 42, was convicted of two counts of Aggravated Robbery, Attempted Aggravated Robbery, Aggravated Assault, and Evading Arrest. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Kelly will serve thirty years in prison without the possibility of parole.

Prosecutors in District Attorney General Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions today against a man who molested an eleven-year-old child. William Edward Varnado, 46, pled guilty to two counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery, Statutory Rape by an Authority Figure, and Sexual Battery by an Authority Figure. Varnado received a sentence of twelve years to serve in prison without the possibility of parole.

Prosecutors in District Attorney General Charme Allen’s office obtained convictions today against a career criminal with eight prior felony convictions who stole from a local church. Walter Keith Isbell, 50, was convicted by a jury of two counts of felony Theft. Upon conviction, Judge Scott Green revoked Isbell’s bond and ordered him into custody.

A bus driver was convicted by prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit after she left a special needs student alone on her bus for nearly five hours. A jury spent less than an hour deliberating before finding Ginger Lee Doane, 41, guilty of Reckless Endangerment. Judge Steve Sword set the case for sentencing on May 5.

Prosecutors in District Attorney General Charme Allen’s office obtained convictions today against a man who fought with officers who were attempting to arrest him. Ernesto Delgadilo Rodriguez, 32, was convicted by a jury of Resisting Arrest and Assault. Judge Bob McGee set the case for sentencing on April 28.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained a conviction today against a man who sexually abused a nine-year-old child. Rodney Dewayne Kitts, 44, pled guilty to Aggravated Sexual Battery and received a sentence of sixteen years in prison without the possibility of parole.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained convictions today against a man who killed three people in a Knoxville homeless camp. Joshua H. Cool, 30, was convicted of two counts of First Degree Murder and one count of Criminally Negligent Homicide following a four-day trial. Upon return of the jury verdict, Judge Scott Green sentenced Cool to an automatic life sentence for each First Degree Murder count.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained a conviction today after a man secretly video-recorded a twelve-year-old girl before she got into the shower. Ruben Sanchez Montiel, 31, was convicted of Especially Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.

A gang member with six prior felony convictions, including a conviction for shooting at a police officer, was sentenced to forty years in prison without the possibility of parole after prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Felony Drug Unit obtained a felony cocaine conviction against him.

A Knox County man who distributed and possessed thousands of images of child pornography was sent to prison today after prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained multiple convictions for various child pornography charges. Derrick Glenn Johnson, 29, pled guilty to Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Johnson will spend the next sixteen years in prison at one hundred percent.

Knox County gang member was sentenced to a total of forty years in prison today after being prosecuted by members of DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit. In a trial last month, Ronald James Turner, 19, was convicted of three counts of Attempted Second Degree Murder, three counts of Employing a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony, and three counts of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.

For the second time, prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s DUI Unit convicted Jason Cleve Watts, 36, of Vehicular Assault after his impaired driving seriously injured another motorist. In a plea hearing today, Watts received a sentence of eight-years in prison stacked on top of a four-year sentence for a 2010 Vehicular Assault conviction.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Criminal Court Division obtained a conviction against a convicted felon who fought with a police officer and tried to take the officer’s gun. Following a two-day trial, Teros Anderson Sweeney, 41, was convicted of Aggravated Assault, Resisting Arrest, and Criminal Impersonation.

District Attorney Charme Allen’s DUI Unit prevailed at trial again this week against a driver so intoxicated that he had to pull his vehicle over to the side of the road before he became ill. Jeffrey Douglas Gwinn, 32, was convicted of Driving Under the Influence First Offense.

DUI prosecutors in General Charme Allen’s office obtained a conviction yesterday in a case against a man who crashed his vehicle into a parked car while intoxicated. A Knox County jury convicted Jeremy Ledyard Nathan, 37, of Driving Under the Influence Third Offense.

Coming one day after a DUI trial conviction in a separate case, prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s DUI Unit obtained another conviction against a drunk driver. Anthony Moulden, 60, was convicted by a jury of Driving Under the Influence First Offense. Judge Steve Sword revoked Moulden’s bond and ordered him into custody following the conviction.

Convicted felon and known drug dealer Marquail Anthony Patterson, 36, was sentenced today to serve thirty years in prison at one hundred percent for multiple convictions following a five-day trial in July prosecuted by DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit.

Another gang member was convicted this week after being prosecuted by members of DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit. Ronald James Turner, 19, was convicted of three counts of Attempted Second Degree Murder, three counts of Employing a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony, and three counts of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.

A Knox County jury found a defendant guilty-as-charged following a week-long trial prosecuted by DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit. Jeffery Willard Wooten, 51, was convicted of First Degree Murder, Especially Aggravated Burglary, Especially Aggravated Robbery, Aggravated Robbery, Attempted Especially Aggravated Kidnapping, Carjacking, Evading Arrest, Employing a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony, Aggravated Burglary, and Theft.

A Knox County gang member was convicted today of firearm and evading arrest charges after being prosecuted by members of DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit. Julian Isiah Jackson, 26, was convicted by a jury of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Violent Felon and Evading Arrest. Jackson was also found to be a member for the Gangster Disciple criminal street gang.