Appeal Dismissed: Christiana Murder Convictions Upheld

Dec 16, 2024 at 06:50 pm by WGNS Radio News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Last week, the Tennessee Supreme Court denied Vernice Darlene Farrar's appeal to revisit her case after being convicted of the kidnapping and first-deg.... Read More

UPDATE: Murfreesboro Man Sentenced to 41 Years for Violent Crime Spree in Middle Tennessee

Nov 27, 2024 at 04:27 pm by WGNS News

  NASHVILLE, TN –29-Year-old Joshua Hallmon of Murfreesboro was sentenced today to 41 years in federal prison, announced Acting United States Attorney Thomas J. Ja.... Read More

TBI Alert Leads to Kidnapping Arrest in Rainsville; Shelbyville Children Rescued

Mar 20, 2024 at 04:24 pm by Chandelar Williams

Shelbyville, TN - In a harrowing ordeal with roots tracing back to Shelbyville, TN, Rainsville Police Department officers sprang into action following a crucial alert from the.... Read More

Alert: Murfreesboro Police Warn Public About Escalating Kidnapping Scam

Jan 26, 2024 at 12:05 pm by Chandelar Williams

The Murfreesboro Police Department is cautioning the community to remain vigilant regarding a prevalent kidnapping scam circulating within the city. Reports indicate that indi.... Read More

Female Allegedly Held Captive for 3-Days, Resulting in Suspect Being Charged with Rape and Kidnapping

Nov 29, 2022 at 01:24 pm by WGNS News

(WARREN COUNTY, TN) In nearby Warren County, a man was charged with kidnapping and rape after allegedly holding a woman captive for three daysm according to Sheriff Jacki.... Read More

Murfreesboro Police Officers and THP Troopers Make Arrests in Kidnapping, Robbery and Extortion Case

Oct 25, 2022 at 11:23 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officers and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) troopers solved an alleged kidnapping, robbery, and extortion case.... Read More

Child who was part of a Nationwide Amber Alert Safely Located

Nov 18, 2021 at 01:36 pm by WGNS

The young Gallatin boy who was recently a part of a Nationwide Amber Alert has been safely located. 3-Year-old Noah Clare and his 16-year-old cousin Amber Clare were found s.... Read More

Man Indicted on Rape and Kidnapping Charges After Allegedly Posing as Rideshare Driver

Oct 05, 2021 at 02:58 pm by WGNS

  A Lebanon, Tennessee man has been arrested after allegedly raping a woman after police say he picked the victim up while posing as a rideshare driver. The arrest came.... Read More

UPDATE: Tarek Mentouri Arrested on Sex Crimes Indictment

May 16, 2021 at 07:13 pm by WGNS

UPDATE: Special Victims Division detectives today arrested Tarek Mentouri, 33, on a grand jury indictment charging him with eight counts of sexual battery, five counts of assa.... Read More

NASHVILLE: Investigation Continuing into Man Arrested for Kidnapping a 9-Year-Old Girl After Unlawfully Entering Her Apartment

Apr 13, 2021 at 07:18 am by WGNS

In Nashville, Youth Services detectives continue to investigate Saturday evening’s especially aggravated kidnapping and aggravated burglary case. Metro Police say t.... Read More

Alleged Drug Distribution and Organized Crime leads to 37-Indictments, 4-From Rutherford County

Apr 01, 2021 at 11:30 am by WGNS

Four Rutherford County residents are tied to a federal indictment that was unsealed this past Friday.According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the indictment charged 27 ind.... Read More

Blackburn Introduces Bill Requiring DNA Border Testing to ‘End Child Trafficking Now’

Mar 24, 2021 at 02:00 pm by WGNS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) along with Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced the En.... Read More

Midnight: 19-Year Old Shot In Kidnapping-Carjacking

Jul 27, 2020 at 12:16 pm by WGNS

(UPDATED - MURFREESBORO) Murfreesboro Police officers responded to a carjacking/kidnapping on Amber Glen Drive around midnight Sunday going into Monday. Abmber Glen runs.... Read More

UPDATE: Man Convicted of Murder in TX Twice facing Murder Charges in Murfreesboro, TN

Jul 10, 2020 at 09:42 am by WGNS

UPDATE: A March 31, 2019 murder case is progressing through the court system after a hearing this past June. 54-year old Martin Benito Montemayor is charged with the first deg.... Read More