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Oak Ridge man charged with second robbery

Posted at 6:17 pm January 8, 2021
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Tyrone Partridge

An Oak Ridge man has been charged with a second robbery, this one of a gas station in Claxton.

Partridge, 43, had already been charged by the Oak Ridge Police Department this month with the robbery of J&C Market on East Tennessee Avenue in Oak Ridge.

Now, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office has charged him with aggravated robbery, aggravated assault, and theft in the December 29 robbery of the Marathon gas station on Edgemoor Road in Claxton, a press release said. The felony warrants were obtained by Sheriff’s Office detective Josh Cardwell. Partridge reportedly brandished a firearm and demanded the Marathon employee empty the cash register, the press release said. He fled the scene with cash before deputies arrived, the release said. The Marathon employee was able to provide a physical description and a video recording showing the incident, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, Josh Cardwell, Marathon gas station, Oak Ridge Police Department, robbery, Tyrone Partridge

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For members: Mason sentenced to 28 years for gun, drug charges after allegedly trying to shoot deputy

Posted at 11:52 pm December 9, 2020
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Charles Mason Preliminary Hearing July 25 2019

An Anderson County man previously convicted of two homicides and charged with attempted murder last year after allegedly trying to shoot a deputy was sentenced to more than 28 years in federal prison on Wednesday on federal gun and drug charges.

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Charles Mason Preliminary Hearing July 25 2019

An Anderson County man previously convicted of two homicides and charged with attempted murder last year after allegedly trying to shoot a deputy was sentenced to more than 28 years in federal prison on Wednesday on federal gun and drug charges.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, Courts, Courts, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Premium Content, Slider, United States Tagged With: Alan Randa, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Brent N. Jones, Charles Edward Mason, Chris Conner, Jake Stone, Josh Hedrick, LaToyia Carpenter, Matt McGhee, Randy Seay, sentencing hearing, Thomas Phillips, U.S. District Court

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Two killed in car-motorcycle crash

Posted at 12:51 am October 2, 2020
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Two people died in a collision between a car and motorcycle on Clinton Highway on Thursday afternoon, law enforcement officers said.

The crash was reported at about 2:46 p.m. Thursday at East Wolf Valley Road.

Zachary Johnston, 29, of Clinton, and Stephanie Whitaker, 31, of Knoxville died in the crash, according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol report.

Johnston was driving a 2004 Honda Shadow Aero motorcycle, and Whitaker was a passenger, the report said.

The THP said the other vehicle, a 2001 Honda Accord car, was driven by Casey Hall, 38, of Heiskell.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: car-motorcycle crash, Casey Hall, Clinton Highway, crash, East Wolf Valley Road, Stephanie Whitaker, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP, Zachary Johnston

Warrants: Claxton couple allegedly bought 20 grams of heroin per day for resale

Posted at 1:48 pm September 14, 2020
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Timothy Duane Fritz

A husband and wife in Claxton allegedly told police officers during a narcotics-related search on Wednesday that they bought 20 grams of heroin per day for resale, and they had been selling the illegal drug for about six months, according to Anderson County court records.

Agents who searched the home on King Street with a warrant last week found a suspected fentanyl-heroin compound that weighed about 10 grams, according to court affidavits and Simon Byrne, director of the Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force.

The agents also found seven guns, suspected marijuana, drug paraphernalia that included baggies and scales, ammunition and magazines, and a large amount of cash, according to the affidavits, which were filed by CTF agent Perry Lewis.

The suspected heroin was in several bags, and it tested positive for a fentanyl compound, said the affidavits, which were filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Oak Ridge. The husband and wife, Timothy Duane Fritz, 48, and Atosha Leann Fritz, 41, said they got the heroin from an unknown man in Knoxville, according to Lewis.

The weapons found during the search on Wednesday included a Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun, a Lorcin .22-caliber handgun, an Anderson AR15 rifle, a Taurus Curve .380 handgun, a Smith and Wesson .22 revolver, a Colt Police Positive .38 handgun, and an Escort Magnum 12-gauge shotgun, the affidavits said.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, Courts, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County General Sessions Court, Atosha Leann Fritz, CTF, Dave Clark, fentanyl, heroin, King Street, Matt Tuck, Perry Lewis, Russell Barker, Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force, Simon Byrne, Timothy Duane Fritz

Ice cream truck driver charged with aggravated kidnapping allegedly had gun

Posted at 11:12 am September 14, 2020
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Troy Allen Stansberry, 29, of Knoxville, was arrested Aug. 27, 2020, after he allegedly kidnapped a 15-year-old Clinton girl in an ice cream truck and took her to a hotel in Caryville “for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity,” according to the Clinton Police Department. (Photo courtesy CPD)

The ice cream truck driver who allegedly kidnapped a Clinton girl in July had a pistol and threatened to shoot the girl if she didn’t get into his vehicle, according to a court affidavit.

Troy Allen Stansberry, 29, of Knoxville, took the 15-year-old girl, who had been reported as missing, from a Clinton neighborhood to a Budget Host Inn in Caryville “for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity,” according to the affidavit and the Clinton Police Department.

The girl, who is not being publicly identified, told police that she entered the Pela Ice Cream truck after Stansberry showed her the pistol and threatened to shoot her if she did not get in, according to the affidavit. The girl did not want to make Stansberry mad, so she got into the vehicle, said the affidavit, which was filed by Clinton Police Department Sergeant Scott Gregory.

Stansberry has been charged with aggravated kidnapping. Stansberry took the girl without consent or permission, the affidavit said.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, Clinton, Courts, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: aggravated kidnapping, Anderson County General Sessions Court, Clinton Police Department, Leslie Hunt, Scott Gregory, Troy Allen Stansberry

For members: Thousands of movies, games, ink cartridges seized from McGuire, Packard’s, indictment says

Posted at 1:39 pm August 30, 2020
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Law enforcement officers who searched McGuire Used Books and Packard’s stores in Oak Ridge, Clinton, and Kingston more than two years ago seized thousands of movies, video games, and printer ink cartridges, and after the searches and seizures, an Oak Ridge man was charged with money laundering, organized retail crime, and theft, according to an indictment filed in Anderson County in June.

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Law enforcement officers who searched McGuire Used Books and Packard’s stores in Oak Ridge, Clinton, and Kingston more than two years ago seized thousands of movies, video games, and printer ink cartridges, and after the searches and seizures, an Oak Ridge man was charged with money laundering, organized retail crime, and theft, according to an indictment filed in Anderson County in June.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, Business, Clinton, Clinton, Courts, Courts, Front Page News, Kingston, Kingston, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Premium Content, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Criminal Court, grand jury indictment, John McGuire Packard, judicial forfeiture, Justin Bell, McGuire Used Books, money laundering, organized retail crime, Packards, theft

ACSO asks for help identifying person who died in apparent suicide

Posted at 2:52 pm May 18, 2020
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The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying a person who died in an apparent suicide.

The Sheriff’s Office responded to Bacon Springs Lane in Marlow, just north of Oak Ridge, at 3:52 p.m. Sunday.

A family had been walking in the area when they found a human skull, said Tyler Mayes, ACSO spokesperson and director of administrative services.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Police and Fire Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, Bacon Springs Lane, suicide, Tyler Mayes

AC EMS responds to suspected COVID-19 cases, call volume drops

Posted at 4:44 pm April 27, 2020
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Photo courtesy Anderson County EMS

As of Tuesday, Anderson County Emergency Medical Services had responded to more than 40 suspected COVID-19 calls since mid-March, Director Nathan Sweet said last week.

As of Tuesday, only one patient transported by Anderson County EMS had tested positive for COVID-19, Sweet said.

The suspected COVID-19 calls have come from across Anderson County: Oak Ridge, Norris, Clinton, Rocky Top, Marlow, Medford—”really just about anywhere in the county,” Sweet said.

The suspected COVID-19 calls are being screened by 911 emergency call centers in Anderson County, Clinton, and Oak Ridge to better prepare emergency responders before they arrive at the call site.

“If they meet any of the screening criteria, our crews are responding in appropriate personal protective equipment as a precaution for safety,” Sweet said.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, COVID-19, Front Page News, Government, Health, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County Emergency Medical Services, Anderson County EMS, COVID-19, Nathan Sweet

Jail population down, mostly due to COVID-19

Posted at 2:59 pm April 12, 2020
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Anderson County Detention Facility
The Anderson County Detention Facility in Clinton is pictured above.

The number of inmates at the Anderson County Detention Facility in Clinton has fallen significantly, mostly due to COVID-19, a law enforcement official said last week.

On Wednesday, there were 297 inmates at the jail, which was more than 100 inmates below the average, said Tyler Mayes, director of administrative services for the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.

“This is predominantly a result of COVID-19,” Mayes said. COVID-19 is a contagious respiratory illness that can be deadly.

No one had tested positive for COVID-19 as of Wednesday, Mayes said.

He said local jails across Tennessee are seeing similar reductions in the number of inmates as low risk, non-violent offenders are being placed on pre-trail supervision or being released on a low bond.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, COVID-19, Front Page News, Health, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Detention Facility, COVID-19, inmates, jail population, Tyler Mayes

Sheriff’s Office checking temperatures at jail, cleaning cells, patrol cars

Posted at 11:00 am March 16, 2020
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Anderson County Detention Facility Pod Construction
The Anderson County Detention Facility in Clinton is pictured above.

Hoping to prevent the infection or spread of COVID-19, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said it is checking the temperature of everyone entering the Anderson County Detention Facility in Clinton and is using a hospital-grade disinfectant to clean the jail and patrol cars.

If a person has a fever and symptoms consistent with COVID-19, the Sheriff’s Office said it will make a decision on whether to admit them on a case-by-case basis while talking to the office of Seventh District Attorney General Dave Clark.

The Sheriff’s Office said its maintenance staff is cleaning the cells, walls, and floors of the Detention Facility more frequently than normal using a hospital-grade disinfectant that will help kill germs.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, COVID-19, Front Page News, Health, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Detention Facility, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, COVID-19

AC corporal named national anti-drug instructor of year

Posted at 11:24 pm February 27, 2020
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Pictured above are Anderson County Sheriff Russell Barker, left, and Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Kim Lay, who was named the National L.E.A.D (Law Enforcement Against Drugs) Instructor of the Year on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at the National L.E.A.D Conference in New Jersey. (Photo courtesy ACSO)

Anderson County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Kim Lay was named the National L.E.A.D (Law Enforcement Against Drugs) Instructor of the Year on Tuesday at the National L.E.A.D Conference in New Jersey, a press release said.

In addition to her national award, Lay was named Instructor of the Year for the state of Tennessee. She received notice of the state award prior to attending the conference, but she was surprised when the L.E.A.D president called her name for the prestigious national award, the press relief said.

“Words cannot express how honored I am to receive these awards,” Lay said. “The L.E.A.D program has changed many lives, and I am grateful to play a small part in the process.”

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Police and Fire Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, Kim Lay, Law Enforcement Against Drugs, National LEAD Instructor of the Year, Russell Barker

Family Justice Center to be discussed Tuesday

Posted at 6:00 pm February 14, 2020
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Pictured above are Melissa Miller and District Attorney General David Clark when Clark signed the grant acceptance form enabling Anderson County to establish the Family Justice Center. (Submitted photo)

The Lunch with the League program on Tuesday, February 18, will feature Melissa Miller, site coordinator of the new Anderson County Family Justice Center, and Detective Wendy Zolkowski of the Oak Ridge Police Department.

The Anderson County Family Justice Center will open in July 2020, a press release said.

“Miller and Zolkowski are working together to set up a world-class center that will provide a combination of services and interventions available in one location to help victims of child abuse, elder abuse, and domestic violence,” the press release said. “The Center will help victims break the cycle of violence and become thriving survivors by providing access to onsite professionals who will assist them in making this transition. The Center will be a free and confidential resource for clients.”

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, Community, Courts, Front Page News, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Family Justice Center, League of Women Voters, Lunch with the League, Melissa Miller, Oak Ridge Police Department, Wendy Zolkowski

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