
Rosana Hughes covers crime, courts, breaking news and other generally terrible things for the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Originally from South Georgia, she's lived full time in the Chattanooga area since 2014 while finishing up her bachelors degree in journalism. When not nose deep in case files or court documents, you can find her binge watching some TV show with her cat and two pups. Find her on Twitter @HughesRosana.
Chattanooga police have arrested a man who they say was paid to kill 31-year-old Quintez Bulloch in July.
by Rosana HughesA 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a January fatal shooting in front of the Night Owl Club on Dodson Avenue.
by Rosana HughesConvicted murderer Tony Bigoms died in prison on Friday, the Tennessee Department of Correction confirmed Tuesday.
by Rosana HughesA woman driving on North Moore Road crashed into the cruiser of a Chattanooga police officer who was on his way to provide backup in a foot pursuit Monday night.
by Rosana HughesTen people face conspiracy charges in an alleged contraband smuggling operation at the Silverdale Detention Center, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday.
by Rosana HughesCollegedale police Chief Brian Hickman told Hamilton County Sheriff's Office internal investigators he "tried to stay as a civilian" as he pursued a suspect in his personal vehicle in January, according to an audio recording of an interview.
by Rosana HughesLittle is known about the Cleveland, Tennessee, man charged with assaulting police during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C., but federal charging documents paint a partial picture of his alleged movements that day.
by Rosana HughesA Cleveland, Tennessee, man was arrested Tuesday for his alleged participation in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C.
by Rosana HughesCollegedale police Chief Brian Hickman resigned Tuesday after an investigation conducted by the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office found that he violated department policy when he pursued a suspect in his personal vehicle in January.
by Rosana HughesSurveillance footage and ballistic evidence helped track down a suspect in an East Brainerd car wash shooting that left two people injured and the business and some customer vehicles damaged last week.
by Rosana HughesChattanooga police have released a video showing the aftermath of a robbery at a Hamilton Place area restaurant after another video surfaced over the weekend showing an officer chasing, tackling and arresting a suspect in front of a shopping center on Gunbarrel Road.
by Rosana HughesLast year, amid a national outcry for police reform and accountability, Gov. Bill Lee announced "definitive action" in response, including better access for local law enforcement to a little-known national database of decertified officers.
by Rosana HughesA Chattanooga police officer resigned just before being fired late last year after the department determined he'd stolen two firearms — one of which he pawned — from recently deceased Chattanoogans.
by Rosana HughesSeveral law enforcement officers called a Black woman a racial slur and pulled her hair out from the roots while restraining her to collect a blood sample while at the Hamilton County Jail, according to a federal lawsuit filed last month.
by Rosana HughesA UTC student killed last year was protecting his girlfriend when he was fatally shot, according to Hamilton County Court records.
by Rosana HughesHamilton County sheriff's deputies arrested one of their own after he allegedly slapped a woman across her back, according to local court records.
by Rosana HughesHamilton 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.
by Rosana HughesFive 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.
by Rosana HughesThe 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.
by Rosana HughesThe 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.
by Rosana Hughes