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Woman charged with homicide in death of motorcyclist

Posted at 9:58 am August 11, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Noelle Leigh Patty

Noelle Leigh Patty

 

This story was last updated at 12:30 p.m.

An Oak Ridge woman has been charged with homicide in the death of a motorcyclist in a fatal car-motorcycle crash on North Illinois Avenue in January 2016. It’s one of two new felony charges added in the case against Noelle Leigh Patty, 40.

Patty is accused of criminally negligent conduct that resulted in the death of motorcyclist Rufus E. Shephard III, 44, of Oak Ridge, at the western exit of the Westcott Center, the Kroger shopping center, on January 31, 2016.

Patty was indicted by the Anderson County Grand Jury on August 1, 2017, and she is facing five criminal charges. Two of the charges are felonies, and three are misdemeanors. The two felony charges, which are both new, are criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment when a deadly weapon is involved. The three misdemeanor charges are failure to obey a traffic control device, failure to provide proof of insurance, and failure to yield the right of way, resulting in death. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Criminal Court, Anderson County General Sessions Court, Ben Haines, Chris Luethge, crash, criminally negligent homicide, failure to obey a traffic control device, failure to provide proof of insurance, failure to yield the right-of-way, Lori Tuten, Matthew Johnston, Mike Ritter, Noelle Leigh Patty, North Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge Police Department, reckless endangerment when a deadly weapon is involved, Rufus E. Shephard III, Vickie Bannach

After crash, search, man sentenced on gun charge, woman indicted on drug charges

Posted at 2:54 pm July 13, 2017
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Car Crash at Hilltop and West Outer Drive

Police said the driver of this silver Infiniti fled on foot after a three-car crash at North Illinois Avenue and West Outer Drive on Monday night, Sept. 21, 2015, just a few hours after a shooting was reported a short distance away on Wakefield Road. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

A man was sentenced on a federal gun charge in September and a woman was indicted on state drug charges in June after a three-car crash reported after a shooting in 2015 led authorities to track a driver to a home in north Oak Ridge, where officers allegedly found 49 grams of suspected heroin and other drugs.

Larry Dewayne Williams of Oak Ridge pleaded guilty to a federal charge of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition in U.S. District Court in Knoxville on September 26. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Pamela L. Reeves to the minimum seven years in prison, or 84 months.

In June, Chelsey Reign Lively, identified as Williams’ girlfriend in court documents, was indicted on state drug charges of selling, delivering, or possessing heroin for sale; selling, delivering, or possessing for sale more than 14.175 grams of marijuana; and selling, delivering, or possessing ethylone for sale. The Anderson County Grand Jury indicted Lively on June 6, and she was arraigned in Anderson County Criminal Court in Clinton on June 30.

The circumstances of the shooting, reported on Wakefield Road at about 8:30 p.m. Monday, September 21, 2015, remain unclear. No injuries were reported, although three bullets were reported to have hit one home. It’s not clear who the shooter was or if there was more than one person involved. There appeared to be a significant number of rounds fired. Investigating that night, Oak Ridge Police Department Detective Kevin Craig documented 21 casings.

About two hours after that shooting was reported, Oak Ridge Police Department Officer James Elkins tried to stop a silver Infiniti sedan that was reported to be involved in the shooting, according to court documents. But the silver Infiniti fled, ran a red light, and caused a three-car crash at West Outer Drive and North Illinois Avenue in north Oak Ridge, the court documents said. The Infiniti rolled onto its side and burst into flames, and Williams, identified as the driver, climbed out of the car and ran into the woods, according to his plea agreement. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police, Police and Fire, Slider Tagged With: Anderson County Criminal Court, Anderson County grand jury, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Ben Haines, Chelsey Reign Lively, crash, Dave Clark, drug charges, felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, gun charge, James Elkins, Kevin Craig, Larry Dewayne Williams, Oak Ridge Police Department, Pamela L. Reeves, Rebecca A. Bobich, selling delivering or possessing ethylone for sale, selling delivering or possessing for sale more than 14.175 grams of marijuana, selling delivering or possessing heroin for sale, shooting, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosive, U.S. District Court

Man indicted on reckless homicide charge in death of Lauren Fritts

Posted at 5:41 pm April 11, 2017
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Troy Andrew Venable

Troy Andrew Venable

 

An Oak Ridge man has been indicted on a reckless homicide charge in the death of an Oak Ridge High School graduate and former goalkeeper for the Lady Wildcats who was, at the time of her death, the member and customer service representative at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce.

Lauren Alexandra Fritts, 26, died Saturday, October 8, 2016, according to her obituary.

Troy Andrew Venable, 28, was indicted on the reckless homicide charge in her death on Tuesday, April 4. He was arrested Friday afternoon and released about four hours later from the Anderson County Detention Facility in Clinton. His bond has been set at $25,000. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Amy Hawes, Anderson County Criminal Court, Anderson County Detention Facility, Ben Haines, Daniel Freytag, Garrett Robbins, grand jury indictment, John Criswell, John Scott, Lauren Alexandra Fritts, Leigh Ann Corbitt, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats, Oak Ridge Police Department, reckless homicide, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Troy Andrew Venable, William Weaver

Gilmore indicted on homicide charge in crash that killed Roane school employee

Posted at 4:51 pm April 9, 2017
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Vickie Gay Gilmore, 62, of Oak Ridge, has been indicted on charges of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence, among other charges, in the death of Christy Duncan, a 37-year-old Harriman mother and Roane County Schools employee, in a three-vehicle crash at Oak Ridge Turnpike and Jefferson Avenue on Friday, May 6, 2016. Gilmore is pictured above in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Oak Ridge on Thursday, Sept. 29. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Christy Duncan

Christy Duncan

Note: This story was last updated at 11:15 a.m. April 10.

An Oak Ridge woman has been indicted on charges of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence in the death of a 37-year-old Harriman mother and Roane County Schools employee in a three-vehicle crash in May.

The vehicular homicide charge alleges Vickie Gay Gilmore, 62, was driving recklessly in the crash that killed Christy Duncan, 37, of Harriman.

Gilmore has also been charged with reckless aggravated assault for injuring Duncan’s daughter Janna, who was four years old at the time of the May 6 crash at Oak Ridge Turnpike and Jefferson Avenue.

Gilmore has also been charged with reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon (a motor vehicle), reckless driving, and leaving the scene of an accident. She has an arraignment scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, April 28, in Anderson County Criminal Court in Clinton.

The indictments were filed Tuesday by the Anderson County Grand Jury in Clinton. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Police and Fire, Slider Tagged With: Anderson County Criminal Court, Anderson County General Sessions Court, Anderson County grand jury, Ben Haines, Chris McKenzie, Christy Duncan, crash, Derek Burchfield, driving under the influence, Jason Watson, leaving the scene of an accident, Leslie Hunt, Melissa Denny, Oak Ridge Police Department, preliminary hearing, reckless aggravated assault, reckless driving, reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, Roger Miller, Shellie Fellers, vehicular homicide, Vickie Gay Gilmore

Police: Man found with suspected meth residue, $29K; charged with money laundering

Posted at 2:13 am April 25, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

James Phillip Chase

James Phillip Chase

Police said they found large vacuum seal bags that contained suspected crystal methamphetamine residue and $29,000 in a pickup truck pulled over for speeding in Oliver Springs on Tuesday.

Also found in the vehicle were tracking numbers, numerous shipping envelopes and rubber bands, addresses, documents related to the sale of controlled substances, deposit slips, and packing tape, said Oak Ridge Police Department Officer John Wilson, an investigator with the Seventh Judicial Crime Task Force in Anderson County.

The defendant, James Phillip Chase, 53, of Dutch Valley Road, has been charged with money laundering, simple possession of a Schedule II drug (methamphetamine), and speeding. He remained jailed in the Anderson County Detention Facility in Clinton early Saturday morning. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire Tagged With: 7th Judicial Crime Task Force, Anderson County Detention Facility, Ben Haines, controlled substances, crystal methamphetamine, James Phillip Chase, John Wilson, marijuana, methamphetamine, money laundering, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oliver Springs Police Department, ORPD, possession of a schedule II drug, Seventh Judicial Crime Task Force, Shannon Runyan, speeding, Thomas Bolling, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

Violent sex offender arrested after church reports theft, city says

Posted at 12:28 pm March 13, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Gregory Scott Tyree

Gregory Scott Tyree

Oak Ridge police officers arrested a violent sex offender after a church alleged that he stole mail, officials said Friday.

The Oak Ridge Police Department was dispatched to the Heritage Fellowship Church on North Illinois Avenue at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday to respond to a report of mail theft, the City of Oak Ridge said in a press release.

ORPD Sergeant Robert Pitts located the suspect, Gregory Scott Tyree, 48, of Oak Ridge fleeing westbound on Robertsville Road near Willow Brook Elementary School, the press release said. Pitts also recovered evidence along Robertsville Road across from Robertsville Middle School with the help of the pastor who witnessed the theft and followed the suspect, the release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Ben Haines, City of Oak Ridge, Gregory Scott Tyree, Heritage Fellowship Church, mail theft, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, Robert Pitts, sex offender, violent sexual offender

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