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Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Felony Drug Unit obtained convictions against an East Side Blood gang member with six prior felony convictions. Following a two-day trial, James Greenlee Davis, Jr., 41, was convicted of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine in a Drug Free Zone and Criminal Trespass. Judge Scott Green set the case for sentencing on March 4.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained a conviction against a Chattanooga man identified as a member of the criminal street gang, the Black Crime Family. Following a three-day trial, Jamar Laquinn Frazier, 28, was convicted of First Degree Murder. After the jury returned their verdict, Judge Scott Green imposed a mandatory life sentence.

DA Charme Allen’s DUI Unit secured convictions today against Chastity Oneal Lambdin, 25, for Driving Under the Influence and Violation of the Seatbelt Law. After the jury returned their verdict, Judge Steve Sword ordered that Lambdin be taken into custody.

A Knox County jury found William Earl Clark, Jr., 23, guilty-as-charged following the armed robbery of an undercover officer during a drug sting operation. Clark was convicted of Aggravated Robbery, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Marijuana in a Drug Free Zone, and Employing a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony.

The District Attorney’s Office White Collar Unit secured a conviction today against Constantine Dimitri Christodoulou, 48, for Theft over $60,000 stemming from an embezzlement scheme by Christodoulou when he served as treasurer for St. George Greek Orthodox Church. In a plea today in front of Judge Bob McGee, Christodoulou pled guilty and received a ten-year sentence.

Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained twenty-four convictions today against Brian Derick Hickey, 53, for sexual assaults he committed against multiple children. Hickey must serve fifteen years in prison at one hundred percent after he pled guilty to thirteen counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery, two counts of Attempted Rape of a Child, three counts of Rape, one count of Attempted Rape, and five counts of Incest.

An intoxicated driver convicted of DUI First Offense was sentenced to serve forty-five days in custody, well above the forty-eight hour minimum sentence required by law. Judge Scott Green imposed the sentence after prosecutors in Charme Allen’s DUI Unit convicted Richard Manley Floyd, 24, of Driving Under the Influence First Offense in an October jury trial.

A Detroit native was convicted by a jury of multiple drug offenses after only an hour of deliberation. Prosecutors in Charme Allen’s Felony Drug Unit obtained convictions against Darius Kavon Watkins, 23, for Facilitation of Possession with Intent to Sell Heroin, Facilitation of Possession with Intent to Sell Oxycodone, and Facilitation of Possession with Intent to Sell Marijuana.

Prosecutors in Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained a conviction today for Second Degree Murder against Catalina Davila, 36, in the shooting death of her ex-boyfriend, Joshua Fox. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Davila must serve twenty years in the Tennessee Department of Correction.

An intoxicated driver was convicted of DUI after a concerned citizen who observed a vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road called 911. Prosecutors in Charme Allen’s DUI Unit convicted Lakisha M. Johnson, 27, of Driving Under the Influence First Offense.

A member of the Vice Lord criminal street gang is facing a minimum of eighteen years in prison following multiple convictions obtained at trial today by prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit. Assistant District Attorney TaKisha Fitzgerald secured convictions against Ronald James Turner, 19, for Possession with Intent to Sell Cocaine in a Drug Free Zone, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony, and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.

A man convicted of growing 522 marijuana plants was sentenced today to serve nineteen years in prison. The sentence was imposed upon Travis Joe Braunm, 33, by Judge Scott Green after Felony Drug Unit prosecutor Sean McDermott argued that Braunm deserved an enhanced sentence based on the his prior criminal convictions including multiple felony convictions in multiple jurisdictions in Tennessee and North Carolina.

A convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to fifty-one years in prison after prosecutors with DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions for a violent attack. In a September jury trial, Assistant District Attorney TaKisha Fitzgerald secured convictions against Terry Lewis Vonner, 48, for Attempted Second Degree Murder, Employing a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony, and Reckless Endangerment.

Prosecutors in District Attorney General Charme P. Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained convictions today for multiple crimes committed by Quinton Emmanuel Love, 31. After a four-day trial, the jury agreed with Assistant District Attorney Kevin Allen and found Love guilty-as-charged of First Degree Felony Murder, Especially Aggravated Burglary, Attempted Especially Aggravated Robbery, Employment of a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony, and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon.

A former ghost employee of the Knox County Trustee’s Office pled guilty-as-charged today and agreed to pay Knox County $200,000 in restitution for a scheme that defrauded taxpayers. Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s White Collar Unit convicted Ray Mike Mubarak, 56, of Theft over $60,000, a Class B Felony.

An altercation between rival gangs left one person dead and the other convicted of First Degree Murder. Prosecutor TaKisha Fitzgerald obtained convictions today against Jabriel Airece Linzy, 19, for First Degree Felony Murder, Attempted First Degree Murder, and Employing a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony.

Prosecutors with DA Charme Allen’s DUI Unit obtained a conviction today for a crash in which the passenger of the impaired driver lost his life. Joyce Darlene Scott, 50, pled guilty to Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and was sentenced to serve eighteen years in the Tennessee Department of Correction. Scott had two prior convictions for DUI at the time of the crash.

The District Attorney’s Office secured convictions today against Melvin Robert King, 24, the last of five co-defendants responsible for a robbery that turned into a homicide in June 2014. Following a five-day trial, King was convicted of First Degree Felony Murder, Especially Aggravated Kidnapping, Attempted Especially Aggravated Robbery, Aggravated Burglary, Employing a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony, Reckless Aggravated Assault, and Aggravated Animal Cruelty.

A man was convicted today for dealing prescription pain pills and for an overdose death caused by his drug dealing. Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions for Sale of Schedule II Oxymorphone and Reckless Homicide committed by Michael Dewayne Carter, 51.

Prosecutors in District Attorney General Charme P. Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a sixty-eight year sentence for multiple crimes committed by Joshua Martez Williams, 21. In a sentencing order filed today, Judge Bob McGee agreed with prosecutor TaKisha Fitzgerald that Williams deserved an enhanced sentence.