Press Releases
Murderer of Pregnant Woman and Unborn Fetus Sent to Prison for 68 Years
Prosecutors in the Office of District Attorney General Charme P. Allen have sent convicted murderer Brandon Scott Donaldson to prison for the next 68 years.
Co-Defendants Convicted of Home-Invasion Shooting
Prosecutors in District Attorney General Charme P. Allen’s Career Gang Unit have convicted another man of multiple criminal offenses stemming from a February 2014 home-invasion shooting in the Fort Sanders neighborhood.
Heroin Conspirators Sentenced to Nearly 300 Years
Heroin traffickers caught in a criminal conspiracy that stretched from Chicago to Knox County and Sevier County were sentenced to nearly three hundred years between the eighteen co-conspirators convicted in this case.
Man Convicted of Rape Ordered into Custody
Judge Scott Green ordered Lance Elliott Falcon, 38, into custody and revoked his bond after prosecutors obtained convictions for Rape, Statutory Rape by an Authority Figure, and Sexual Battery by an Authority Figure.
Dewey Burton Convicted in Child-Scalding Case
A Knox County jury convicted Dewey Burton, 35, of Aggravated Child Neglect following a two-day trial.
Repeat Cocaine Dealer Sent to Prison
A Knoxville man will spend a total of thirty-four years in state prison after being found guilty of three separate incidents of cocaine trafficking, one including a firearm.
Child Abuse Defendant Sent to Prison for 20 Years
On the morning he was set to go to trial, Marvin Karroll Hurst, Jr., 22, entered a guilty plea and accepted a twenty-year prison sentence.
State Seeks Enhanced Penalty after Second Degree Murder Conviction
Brandon Scott Donaldson, 24, faces a minimum of eighteen years in the Tennessee Department of Corrections after a jury convicted him of multiple crimes.
Repeat Cocaine Trafficker Convicted by Jury
A Knox County man faces a minimum of fifteen to twenty-five years in the Tennessee Department of Corrections without the possibility of parole after a jury convicted him of multiple sales of crack cocaine.
Prescription Pill Dealer Sent to Prison
Defendant Virgil Leon Crawford pled guilty as charged Monday to two counts of Possession with Intent to Sell Oxycodone and one count of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony.
Convicted Child Rapist Sent to Prison for 50 Years
Convicted child rapist, Troy Love, 62, was sentenced to serve fifty years in the Tennessee Department of Correction without the possibility of parole.
District Attorney Sends Repeat Cocaine Dealer to Prison
Defendant Jack Luis Chesney pled guilty as charged Monday to Possession with Intent to Sell Cocaine in a Drug Free Zone and was sent to prison for eight years.
Deputy District Attorney Argues Case to Tennessee Supreme Court
Knox County Deputy District Attorney General Kyle Hixson argued today in Nashville before the Tennessee Supreme Court in support of the State’s right to seize and forfeit property where the owner commits the crime of sexual exploitation of a minor.
Heroin Conspiracy Dismantled
After an eight-day trial, a Knox County jury convicted Alfred Maron Williams, Eric Martel Abrams, Jamie Paul Click, and Carla Heather Arwood of twelve counts each of Conspiracy to Sell or Deliver Heroin Over 150 Grams in a Drug Free Zone.
Co-Defendants Convicted for Minnesota Avenue Shooting
A Knox County jury has convicted two defendants involved in the attempted first degree murder of a Knoxville man last August. Bendale Romero and Joshua Johnson were found guilty today for their involvement in the attempted murder, which occurred on August 10, 2013, on Minnesota Avenue.
Jury Convicts Miguel Angel Ortiz-Rolon of Aggravated Robbery on September 3, 2014
A Knox County jury has convicted Miguel Angel Ortiz-Rolon of Aggravated Robbery. Ortiz-Rolon was arrested by officers with the Knoxville Police Department after he robbed an individual at the La Quinta Inn on North Peters Road on December 26, 2011.
Jury Convicts Delbert Eugene Morgan of Theft
A Knox County jury found Delbert Eugene Morgan, 58, guilty as charged of Theft over $60,000. Judge Steve Sword presided over the two-week trial. Theft over $60,000 is a Class B Felony, which carries a range of punishment from eight to twelve years.
Jury Convicts Stevie Michael Irwin of Rape of a Child
On Wednesday, August 27, 2014, a Knox County jury convicted Stevie Michael Irwin, 37, of two counts of Rape of a Child, two counts of Attempted Rape of a Child, one count of Aggravated Sexual Battery, and one count of Incest.
District Attorney-Elect Announces Executive Staff
Charme P. Allen, District Attorney General-Elect for the Sixth Judicial District, is proud to announce her new Executive Staff.
Jury Convicts Troy Love of Rape of a Child
On Tuesday, August 12, 2014, a Knox County jury convicted Troy Lee Love, 61, of two counts of Rape of a Child and one count of Aggravated Sexual Battery.