Press Releases
Johnson City Career Criminal Caught in Knoxville
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Career Gang Unit obtained multiple convictions against a career offender from Johnson City caught after coming to Knoxville to resupply. William Jacob…
Repeat Offender Convicted of First Degree Murder
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Major Crimes Unit obtained multiple convictions against a man who shot the victim three times and then claimed the revolver accidentally fired…
Repeat Offender Convicted of Kidnapping and Assault Charges
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Domestic Violence Unit obtained multiple convictions against a man who strangled his girlfriend and struck her with a baseball bat, refusing to…
Fatal Crash Leads to Vehicular Homicide Conviction
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the DUI Unit obtained a conviction against a man who struck another vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol, killing the other…
Career Criminal Convicted of “Pistol Whipping” Victim
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Career Gang Unit obtained a conviction against a career criminal with thirty prior felony convictions who “pistol whipped” the victim. Larry Lynn…
Impaired Driver Crashes Then Asks Mother to Claim She was the Driver
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the DUI Unit obtained a conviction against an impaired driver who wrecked his vehicle then asked his mother to tell police that she…
Child Rapist Sentenced to Sixty Years in Prison
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Child Abuse Unit obtained a sixty-year sentence against a man who raped a five-year-old child multiple times. Kenneth Tate Eastman, II, 38,…
Driver Convicted of Killing Motorcyclist
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Criminal Court Unit obtained a conviction against a woman who struck a motorcyclist while driving on Interstate 40. Jennifer Leigh Sexton, 50,…
Kidnapper Sentenced to Serve Twelve Years in Prison
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Domestic Violence Unit obtained a twelve-year sentence against a man who assaulted and confined his girlfriend for over seven hours. Timothy Dewayne…
Impaired Driver Convicted of DUI
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the DUI Unit obtained a conviction against an impaired driver who fell asleep in her running car at a stop sign. Stephanie Goforth,…
Mother Sentenced to Twenty-Two Years for Five-Year-Old Daughter’s Death
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Child Abuse Unit obtained a twenty-two-year sentence against a woman whose neglect led to the death of her five-year-old daughter and then…
Fentanyl Delivery Leads to Fifteen-Year Sentence
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Felony Drug Unit obtained a fifteen-year sentence against a man who delivered the fentanyl that caused a woman’s death. Wesley Allen Lacey,…
Mother Convicted of Five-Year-Old Daughter’s Death
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions against a woman whose neglect led to the death of her five-year-old daughter and then lied multiple…
Kidnapper Convicted after Hours-Long Assault on Girlfriend
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Domestic Violence Unit obtained convictions against a man who assaulted and confined his girlfriend for over seven hours. Timothy Dewayne Stanton, 48,…
Driver Convicted in Fatal Maynardville Highway Wreck
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the DUI Unit obtained convictions against a drunk driver who killed an eighteen-year-old victim and severely injured a seventeen-year-old victim. Roger James Barnhart,…
Marijuana Dispute Ends in Murder Conviction
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Major Crimes Unit obtained convictions against a man who stabbed and killed a middleman during a marijuana sale. Mark Lowayne Venson, 57,…
Fentanyl Delivery Leads to Second Degree Murder Conviction
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Felony Drug Unit obtained a conviction against a man who delivered the fentanyl that caused a woman’s death. Wesley Allen Lacey, 52,…
Repeat Burglar Sentenced to Fifteen Years
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Career Gang Unit obtained a fifteen-year sentence against a repeat burglar who was caught in the act by an observant neighbor. Kevin…
Child Rapist Sentenced to Thirty-One Years in Prison
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained a thirty-one-year sentence against a man who repeatedly sexually assaulted a child beginning when the child was five years old. Carl…
Repeat Drug Trafficker Caught with Gun and Drugs during Traffic Stop
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a gang member and repeat drug trafficker. Anthony Dewayne Dean, Jr., 34, was convicted of Possession…