Crime and Courts
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Judge halves bond for former deacon arrested on charges of child sexual exploitation
A Hamilton County judge halved the bond Tuesday for the former church deacon accused of nine charges of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
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Chattanooga man pleads guilty to federal child porn charges
A Chattanooga man pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography in federal court Thursday after initially pleading not guilty, court filings show.
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Woman faces murder charge after man shot in head at Chattanooga hotel
A Chattanooga woman was accused of second-degree murder, among other charges, after hotel staff found a man deceased with a gunshot wound to the head in a hotel room on Hamilton Place Boulevard.
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Chattanooga sees reduction in homicides, gun violence in 2025
Almost half as many criminal homicides were reported in Chattanooga in 2025, as compared to the year before — a decrease officials compared to the national average decline of 20%.
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Teen driver sentenced to 8 years prison after fatal crash at risk of amputation, defense says
An emergency surgery to prevent amputation on a teenager convicted of two vehicular homicides should be handled by the state prison system and not a private physician, a Catoosa County prosecutor contends.
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Man gets 57 months on federal charges for Chattanooga jewelry store robbery
A man who pleaded guilty to federal charges in a 2021 robbery of a Chattanooga jewelry store was sentenced to 57 months in prison on Friday, according to court filings.
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State opposing motion for a second judge’s recusal in former Chattanooga Police chief’s case
Tennessee prosecutors are opposing a motion for a state judge to recuse himself — after a county judge already did so — in the case against former Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy, who resigned after accusations of residency fraud.
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Video footage of November Hamilton Place mall shooting shown in court
The November shooting at Hamilton Place mall started over a gang dispute, police said during a hearing for the teenager accused of shooting and causing chaos as shoppers fled.
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Athens, Tennessee, man faces 10 life sentences, one of longest in state history
A man from Athens, Tennessee, was condemned to one of the longest sentences in Tennessee history Wednesday, according to a press release from the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference.
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FBI arrests a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities
The FBI on Friday arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, escalating a clash between the Trump administration and local authorities over the Republican president’s sweeping immigration crackdown.
