District Attorney General: Charme P. Allen
The Office of the District Attorney General for the 6th Judicial District represents the people of the State of Tennessee in all criminal cases that occur within Knox County. The mission of the Office is to pursue the guilty and protect the innocent.
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Press Releases
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…
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