Press Releases
Career Criminal Sentenced to Twenty-Four Years
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained multiple convictions against a career offender whose prior criminal history began in the 1980s. David Ronald Jones, 52, pled guilty to…
Murderer Receives Life without Parole
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained convictions against a murderer who killed his wife in front of her children. Horace Andrew Tyler Nuñez, 30, was convicted of…
Defendant Convicted of Sexually Abusing an Eight-Year-Old
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions against a man who sexually abused an eight-year-old child. Joseph Steven Owen, 72, was set for trial this morning, but…
Repeat Child Molester Convicted
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions against a child molester who was already on the Sex Offender Registry for abusing another child in 2005. Bryan Anthony…
Child Abuser Convicted of Thirty-Eight Counts
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained thirty-eight convictions against a man who sexually assaulted two children over the course of several years. Darrin Wayne Smith, 57, was…
Defendant Pleads Guilty to Gun Offense Mid-Trial
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a career offender with a history of violence. Walter Lee Patrick, 30, pled guilty to Unlawful Possession of a…
DA Secures Consecutive Life Sentences for Murderer
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained convictions against a murderer who killed two people while he was attempting to kill his girlfriend. Ronnie Edward Johnson, 44, pled…
Murderer Convicted of Shooting His Girlfriend Sentenced to Twenty-Two Years
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained a twenty-two-year sentence against a man who shot his girlfriend and initially claimed it was a suicide. Timothy Dion Wells, 47,…
Murderer Convicted of Shooting His Ex-Girlfriend after Breakup
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained a conviction against a man who shot his girlfriend when she broke up with him. Roger Earl England, 35, was convicted…
Convicted Felon Pleads to Series of Gun and Drug Charges
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained a thirty-one-year sentence against a multi-convicted felon for firearms and drug trafficking offenses. Demarquise Lamar Welch, 38, was convicted of Possession…
Stepfather Convicted of Molesting Eleven-Year-Old
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions against a stepfather who molested his stepdaughter and sent her text messages soliciting sexual activity. Cristobal Jose Vasquez, 39, was…
Co-Defendants Convicted after South Knox Shooting
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained convictions against several co-defendants for their roles in a South Knoxville shooting that left one man dead. Bobby Allen Hansard, 28,…
The Ball Closed as Public Nuisance
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Felony Drug Unit and investigators with KPD’s Organized Crime Unit closed a local strip club under the state nuisance law. The Ball Gentlemen’s Club, located…
DNA Leads to Twenty-Five-Year Sentence for Aggravated Rape
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained a twenty-five-year sentence against a man who raped an intoxicated woman. David Lyndel Cochran, 49, was convicted of one count of…
Defendant Convicted of Insurance Fraud
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s White Collar Unit obtained convictions against a man who lied to investigators and filed a false insurance claim stating his vehicle had been stolen. John…
Defendant Sentenced to Life Plus Fifteen Years
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes and Career Gang Units obtained a sentence of life in prison plus fifteen years for a defendant who killed one victim and shot…
Berkebile Convicted of Criminally Negligent Homicide
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Major Crimes Unit obtained a conviction against a man who coerced a woman to kill herself for his viewing pleasure. Hayden Jennings Berkebile, 29, was…
Shooter Admits Guilt and Pleads Mid-Trial
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Career Gang Unit obtained convictions against a man who shot at the home of his ex-girlfriend on two occasions. James Henry Coney, Jr., 35, was…
Repeat Child Molester Sent to Prison
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained a fourteen-year sentence against a sex offender who molested an eleven-year-old child. Christopher Layne Spencer, 45, was convicted of two counts…
Child Rapist Convicted of Abusing a Five-Year-Old Child
Prosecutors in DA Charme Allen’s Child Abuse Unit obtained convictions against a man who repeatedly sexually assaulted a child beginning when the child was five years old. Carl Richard Chesney,…