Hamilton County deputy charged with domestic assault slapped woman in back, court records say
Hamilton County sheriff's deputies arrested one of their own after he allegedly slapped a woman across her back, according to local court records.
Hamilton County sheriff’s deputy asks judge to put civil lawsuit on hold as FBI investigates 2018 beating of Chattanooga rapper
Hamilton County sheriff's detective Blake Kilpatrick, who has been under federal investigation since 2018 after a viral video showed him punching and kicking a handcuffed Black man, is asking a federal judge to put a civil lawsuit on hold as the criminal investigation continues.
Hamilton County deputies face no charges for baton strikes on Black man in Ooltewah
Five Hamilton County sheriff's deputies shown on video repeatedly striking a Black man in Ooltewah on May 23 will not face criminal charges, the county's chief prosecutor announced Thursday.
30 firearms stolen from Cleveland gun store; up to $5,000 reward offered for information leading to arrest, conviction
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the city of Cleveland, Tennessee, police and the trade association for the firearms industry are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects in the theft of about 30 firearms from Cleveland Shooting Sports last week.
Victim in deadly shooting argued with suspect before being killed, Hamilton County court records show
The suspect and victim in a deadly shooting on Jan. 27 had been in an argument six hours before the shooting, according to Hamilton County court records.
Former Walker County deputy arrested on rape and incest charges
Former Walker County Deputy Stephen Zachary Williams has been arrested and charged with rape and incest, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Chattanooga drug informant accused of planting evidence resulting in 11 arrests
A confidential narcotics informant is facing criminal charges after allegedly planting evidence in the houses of targets of Chattanooga Police Department narcotics investigations that resulted in the arrests of 11 individuals, one of whom already pleaded guilty.
Inmate allowed home confinement after complaining of health conditions at Silverdale jail
Two weeks after a Silverdale Detention Center inmate told a Hamilton County Criminal Court judge that he wasn't always receiving his prescribed daily medication and had to "cause a scene" at least twice in order to get it, the judge issued an order allowing the man to finish his sentence on house arrest.
Utility truck driver looking in mirror may have led to deadly Meigs County school bus crash last year, report states
The driver of an electric utility truck told investigators he was looking in his mirror when the truck veered off the road, causing him to over-correct and crash into a Meigs County school bus last year, leaving two dead, according to a preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report.
Chattanooga homicides remain steady in 2020, but investigators struggle to close cases amid COVID-19 pandemic
While Chattanooga saw a sharp increase in gun violence by the time 2020 came to an end, it didn't see the same increase in homicides, something other cities have grappled with amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
