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The Sheriff of Hawkins County, says this is not the case, but city data says ....There are 4,437 residents in Rogersville as of 2019...for every 86 of them there is one who might take advantage of someone's child, sister, brother, mother, cousin...Lots of social gatherings in Rogersville, parks, water features for swimming, parades etc. These are only stats using the registered o'rs, not, the up and comings, not, the not yet caughts, not the young boys being groomed to be new customers...not the old sneaks who've learned to stay under the radar. There are 51 RSO's in Rogersville as of Feb 2022
Amazing that folks can jump on the bandwagon, a construct, and get make money using these names while still pandering to an audience who chant's "boot the Wells Supporters". No one EVER! is a "once upon a time", "I accidently downloaded or uploaded some 100's or 1000's of pictures of children" to distribute and peruse....these are men who are extremely sick, they have settled into their perversions, they are also apparently businessmen who cater to extremely sick individuals.
It bears repeating:
According to our research of Tennessee and other state lists, there were 51 registered sex offenders living in Rogersville as of February 16, 2022. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Rogersville is 87 to 1.
Read more: https://www.city-data.com/so/so-Rogersville-Tennessee.html
Rogersville, TN ratio of number of residents to the number of sex offenders compared to county and state: (Note: Higher values mean more residents per sex offender)
Hawkins County: 452 to 1
Tennessee: 339 to 1
Rogersville: 86 to 1
Rogersville, TN ratio of number of residents to the number of sex offenders compared to nearest cities: (Note: Higher values mean more residents per sex offender)
Mohawk: 1,083
Whitesburg: 955
Eidson: 531
Surgoinsville: 325
Mosheim: 262
Mooresburg: 230
Rogersville: 87
Sneedville: 61
Bulls Gap: 51
Granted those last 3 "cities" have much lower populations but in my eyes that makes it even more dangerous. There are predators out there who see very little risk up against 87 people spread out over miles of rough terrain, when it comes to pulling off a crime. They enjoy the thrill of the accomplishment, they are predators, part of the thrill is the hunt. GOALS! And there would be a certain ease when a great percentage of the crowd you need to maneuver through, are your family, school mates, drinking buddies, or comrades!
I wonder, and this is just something sticking in my "craw". Could it be a ring, not necessarily a huge one, just a fairly lucrative "ring"? The strings of the web and the code of silence or deception or whatever is going on here, goes out in so many directions. There seem to be so many possible people involved based on all the "witnesses" who seem to be misdirecting, fabricating, telling half truths and outright lies.
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Randy Hass a Corrections Officer for Hawkins County(allegedly used internet at JodiSue's place) was caught with similar materials in 2011 involving boys, they figured him out because they were investigating his mishandling of evidence, he was evidence control officer, until 2007 . And there were also another 3 CO's arrested in 2008-09 for bringing contraband into the prison system.
Sullivan County officer fired amidst investigation into sexual exploitation of children
Rain Smith May 3, 2011 Updated Jul 1, 2020
A corrections officer at the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office has been fired amidst an investigation into the sexual exploitation of children. Randy Hass, a 16-year veteran of the department and shift sergeant in corrections, was terminated last Wednesday. Personnel records state a criminal and internal investigation against him were launched the previous day. According to a police report filed April 26, Hass is accused of taking pictures of, "underage children," with the photographs categorized as, "patently offensive." The report, which lists the incident location as Cave Hill Road in Blountville, was forwarded to the sheriff's office criminal investigation division. On Tuesday Sullivan County District Attorney Greeley Wells acknowledged he is familiar with the situation. He is awaiting the conclusion of the sheriff's office probe and has not requested assistance from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Any evidence against Hass will be reviewed by Wells, then presented to a grand jury for consideration of criminal charges. A memo in personnel records state Chief Deputy Lisa Christian ordered an internal investigation immediately following the allegations. It states, "the investigation was founded," and Hass is terminated for violating the agency's code of conduct. SCSO Public Information Officer Capt. Keith Elton declined to comment further on the alleged incident, citing the continuing investigation. Hass, a 45-year-old Kingsport resident, was hired in August of 1995. He served in corrections and accreditation until 2003, when he was promoted to records supervisor. He held that position, along with the title of evidence control officer, until 2007. A memo from August of that year states he is immediately demoted back to corrections, and issued a pay cut, due to violating general order 141.03-21. Police say the offense and related internal investigation pertained to improperly maintaining evidence. Staff writer Kacie Breeding contributed to this report.
I. Procedural History and Facts
On November 15, 2011, the Sullivan County Grand Jury filed a 42-count presentment against the Appellant, Randy Carl Hass, on twenty-seven counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (more than fifty images), five counts of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, and ten counts of official misconduct. On October 29, 2013, in exchange for dismissal of the five counts of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, the Appellant pled guilty to one count of facilitation of sexual exploitation of a minor (more than fifty images), twenty-six counts of facilitation of sexual exploitation of a minor (fewer than fifty images), and all ten counts of official misconduct. The parties agreed to an effective sentence of twenty years, with fifteen of those years to be served under supervised probation. The agreement provided that the trial court would determine how the remaining five years of the sentence would be served. The Appellant applied for probation or alternative sentencing on this five-year sentence.
there were some big issues in the Hawkins County DOC in the 2008...time frame (not so sure it's any different these days), specifically having to do with Corrections Officers's and supply and demand from inmates. Take the emotions out of what Don jr was/may still be, doing and realize it is a matter of supply and demand, same as any other illegal trade. Where is the biggest portion of such a "salesman's" target audience? Can you get a list of possible "customers" to target? somewhere? ya! Corrections Dept.!
Hawkins County Jailer Accused of Smuggling Drugs to Inmate Jeff Bobo Dec 28, 2008 Updated Jul 1, 2020 ROGERSVILLE — An officer at the Hawkins County Jail who’d only been on duty since Nov. 16 was arrested over the weekend accused of smuggling drugs to an inmate. The inmate has also been charged. Hawkins County Sheriff Roger Christian said Monday that his Narcotics Unit received a tip Friday night that jail officer Phillip Jarrod Roberts, 18, 678 Stoney Point Road, Surgoinsville, would be delivering drugs Saturday to an inmate. Investigators were also told the specific type and quantity of of drugs — four peach-colored pills believed to be Lortab — and the name of an inmate in cell block A who was allegedly the recipient, Tony Chester McNally, 41, 140 Eagle Drive, Rogersville. McNally had been in jail in connection with the robbery of the Surgoinsville Quick Stop market on Highway 11-W the night of Dec. 26, 2007, and a subsequent forgery charge for which he was indicted earlier this month. Roberts was initially interviewed by Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office Detective Lt. Randy Collier early Saturday morning. According to Collier’s report, Roberts admitted to “obtaining drugs from an outside source and delivering them to inmates that were being housed at the Hawkins County Jail.” Following Roberts’ interview, investigators did a general shakedown of cell block A and found the pills that matched the tipster information. “Based on the information we’d received we knew the type of drugs, the person who was supposed to deliver the drugs, and the inmate recipient. And upon investigation it panned out to be correct,” Christian said Monday. Roberts was charged with introduction of drugs into a penal institution. He was released on bail Saturday and is scheduled for arraignment in Hawkins County Sessions Court on Jan. 14. During the shakedown, investigators allegedly found the four Lortab pills in McNally’s possession, and McNally was also charged with introduction of drugs into a penal institution It’s a Class C felony with a punishment range between three and six years in prison. Roberts has been suspended indefinitely without pay from his jailer position. Drug smuggling is an ongoing problem at the Hawkins County Jail, as with most jails. Most recently three people were arrested earlier this month accused of trying to get drugs, tobacco and candy to inmates through an outside air vent on the east wall. The sheriff’s department subsequently switched inmates from that block into another block and repaired a damaged air vent cover that had apparently given inmates access to items placed in the outside vent. Christian said the smuggling of contraband into the jail has always been an ongoing battle. “We felt that there was some drugs being brought in, as most jail facilities do have drugs in them,” Christian said. “We were just unsure whether (inmates) were coming up with some creative way to get the drugs in or the worst-case scenario was that one of our own was doing it. As it turned out, it was one of our own. “It’s hard enough to have to police the entire county, but when you have to start policing your own, that makes it doubly bad.” Christian said he had no reason to believe Roberts could be corrupted when he was hired on Nov. 16. Despite his youth, Roberts had good recommendations, and his father had been a police officer. “Others in law enforcement who know this boy spoke highly of him, and this certainly wasn’t something that we saw coming,” Christian said.
by: Jordan Moore
Posted: Feb 20, 2019 / 06:54 PM EST / Updated: Feb 20, 2019 / 06:54 PM EST
HAWKINS COUNTY, TN (WJHL)-
Michael Morelock remembered Sunday morning as a rainy one, as he drove down Beech Creek Road in Hawkins County.
It was in the middle of that rainstorm when Morelock spotted a young woman on the side of the road and said, “…I saw her on the left, waving her hand at me…so I pulled over…she thought her battery was dead and asked if I could jump her off, and I turned around and went back to the car, and somebody hit me from behind in the head with something.”
Morelock told News Channel 11 from there, he felt like he was fighting for his life.
“I got up somehow, turned around and faced them, and I think I took one or two of them down…I think it was in my mind you know that I’ve got to fight these people off because they are going to kill me,” Morelock said.
According to a police report filed with the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office, Morelock told authorities three to four men came out of the nearby woods.
Morelock said the suspects only took an estimated $30-$40 from his wallet.
“…and I heard I believe it was the girl say, “come on we’ve got to go, somebody is coming,” Morelock said.
It was at that point when Morelock said he got back in his car, and drove to a nearby church for help, and it was when he said God took control.
“Carrie Underwood has that song ‘Jesus take the wheel’ he must have literally took the wheel with me because somehow I managed to get from there, up to Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church,” Morelock said.
A man named Michael Nunley was standing outside of that church Sunday morning.
Nunley was able to call 911 and stay with Morelock until the medics arrived.
Morelock said he’s grateful to be alive, and will be more cautious the next time somebody is asking for help on the side of the road.
“I tried to run through my head what I could have done different, probably next time if I am really concerned about the person I may just roll down the window and say hey, I will call for help for you,” Morelock said.
Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson said as of Wednesday no suspects have been identified and that this is still an ongoing investigation.
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Rogersville pediatrician pleads guilty in child sex case, sentenced to 8 years
JEFF BOBO Sep 23, 2018 Updated Apr 26, 2021
ROGERSVILLE — A pediatrician who not too long ago was one of Rogersville’s most beloved citizens will spend the next six months behind bars and eight years on probation after accepting a plea agreement Monday in Hawkins County Criminal Court connected to allegations he sexually abused two juvenile males in 2017.
Dr. Christopher Lawrence “Chris” Calendine, 46, was schedule to stand trial Monday morning on one count of aggravated sexual battery and one count of sexual battery by an authority figure for allegedly touching two boys, ages 12 and 14, during a sleepover at his Rogersville home in July 2017.
On Monday, however, Calendine pleaded guilty to the reduced charge sexual battery, a Class E felony, and was sentenced to two years; as well as the original sexual battery by an authority, for which he received six years — with the sentences running consecutive for a total of eight years.
He must serve 180 days in jail day-for-day beginning Monday, and the rest of the sentence will be served on probation.
Calendine also loses his medical license, and he will be on the sex offender registry for life, which, among other things, prohibits him from being in contact with any juveniles who are not his own children.
Why was the plea deal offered?
Attorney General Dan Armstrong acknowledged that there will be people who believe six months imprisonment is not long enough for these crimes.
“But they also don't know the strength and weaknesses of the case,” Armstrong said. “They also have to realize I'm looking out for the welfare of the victims as best I can. They (the victims and their families) agreed that this was a good resolution of this case.”
Armstrong added, “We decided to let this case plea for three reasons: to protect the public, to protect these particular victims and to make sure we protect any possible future victims by putting him on the sex offender registry. By giving up his medical license and by pleading to this case, we think we've done all three.”
The two victims are now 13 and 15 and would have been subjected to cross examination, where their credibility would have been called into question.
Armstrong added, "This came down to a credibility case, so you can imagine what that's like, going through that."
The original allegations
The original aggravated sexual battery indictment stated that on July 23, 2017, Calendine engaged in sexual contact with a 12-year-old male and that he acted intentionally and knowingly with regard to the victim's age.
The original sexual battery by an authority figure indictment stated that on July 23, 2017, Calendine engaged with sexual contact with a 14-year-old boy and acted intentionally and knowingly with regard to the victim's age.
The indictment further stated that at the time of the offense, Calendine had custodial authority over the 14-year-old victim and used that authority to accomplish sexual contact.
Armstrong added, “I appreciate the work of my assistant Ryan Blackwell and investigator Teddy Collinsworth. They worked hard on this case. We were prepared to go to trial, but I think it was a good outcome to save the victims the stress of a trial and also making sure that he did not practice medicine, especially when it comes to children, and that he go on the sexual abuse registry for life."
Recent identity theft charges
Last month, Calendine was indicted on 39 counts of identity theft, which he also pleaded guilty to Monday. He was sentenced to two years, which run concurrently with the other eight-year sentence.
Armstrong noted, however, that with the additional 39 felony convictions, if Calendine commits any other crimes in his life, he would be sentenced as a career criminal.
The identity theft charges are the result of an investigation by the attorney general’s office into Calendine’s past in which three witnesses were uncovered who made allegations of sexual assault against Calendine dating back to the 1990s.
Armstrong was seeking to have those witnesses permitted to testify before the jury at Calendine's trial.
During the course of gathering information from those witnesses, it was revealed that in 2013 Calendine allegedly sent an email to one of those witnesses in which he admitted to prescribing Aderrall, a Schedule II narcotic, to another male but using the drug himself.
When investigators began looking into the Adderall claim, they compiled enough evidence to acquire indictments on 39 counts of identity theft.
Adderall isn’t mentioned in the indictments, however. Instead, Calendine is accused of acquiring Cytomel tablets, using another person’s identity without that person’s knowledge on 39 occasions between Dec. 15, 2004, and July 29, 2018.
Cytomel is a synthetic form of thyroid hormone used to to treat thyroid cancer patients, but it is also used to increase metabolism and in treating major depressive disorder when used in combination with antidepressants.
Protective custody
Calendine will serve his 180 days of incarceration in the Hawkins County Jail, during which time he will be in protective custody.
Sheriff Ronnie Lawson told the Times News that Calendine will be confined to his own cell for 23 hours per day, and he will be allowed to exercise outside by himself for one hour per day.
Lawson said Calendine’s protective custody is based on the nature of his crime and not his status in the community. Lawson said it is routine in the Hawkins County Jail for inmates accused of, or convicted of certain types of crimes such as sex crimes against children to be placed in protective custody.
Who is Dr. Chris Calendine
Calendine has been a pediatrician in Hawkins County for the past 17 years, including the past year while these charges were looming. He opened Promise Medical Group in Rogersville in February 2017.
He founded ProStrength and Speed, which was a physical fitness program for Hawkins County youths based in Rogersville.
Calendine volunteered as Cherokee High School’s football team physician until December 2016, when he was arrested for public intoxication at a Volunteer High School basketball game and was banned from all county school grounds for two years.
He also made headlines in 2016 when he started a reward fund for a kidnapped Hawkins County child by donating $10,000. That fund eventually grew to $40,000.
Promise Medical Group COO Sheri Ives told the Times News on Monday that Calendine hasn’t been a part of that organization for several months.
“While the events surrounding him are unfortunate, he has not been part of Promise Medical Group for quite some time, and of course, will not be,” Ives said. “We have five very qualified providers who will continue to deliver exceptional care to the people of Hawkins County. Promise Medical is committed to being here for the people of Hawkins County now and for many years to come.”
Ives said Calendine's departure from Promise was "his decisions. Well it was a collective decision, a business decision, and he was in agreement with that."
Youth leader, coach, EMT among nearly a dozen arrested in Kingsport human trafficking case
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Posted: Aug 15, 2017 / 09:19 AM EDT / Updated: Aug 15, 2017 / 09:19 AM EDT
[KINGSPORT, TN (WJHL) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation revealed on Tuesday afternoon that a youth leader, coach, an emergency medical technician, and an Uber driver are among nearly a dozen men facing felony charges in Kingsport human trafficking case.
According to a release, special agents and local investigators conducted an undercover operation to identify potential victims of human trafficking and arrest those seeking to buy illicit sex from a juvenile. The operation took place between July 31 and August 3. Undercover agents posed as young girls on Backpage.com. As a result, agents received numerous texts and phone calls from men across Tennessee and surrounding states.
A total of 11 men responded and paid to have sex with an underage girl. As a result, 12 people were charged — 11 men, one woman — but one has been indicted and has not been arrested.
The TBI says among the men arrested, is Sullivan County youth sports coach and substitute teacher, Brandon R. Summey, of Kingsport, TN. He’s charged with trafficking a person for a commercial sex act, according to the TBI. Evelyn Rafalowski, the director of schools in Sullivan County, said Summey was placed on administrative leave from his position in the school system on Monday. Rafalowski said that he had been employed with the school system since 2008 and was considered a non-faculty coach.
According to a report, Jose Alejandro Rivero, of Elizabethton, TN, is a food service worker in Johnson City at Science Hill High School. According to school officials, Rivero is “suspended without pay pending the outcome of the investigation.”
Samuel McMurry, according to the Washington County – Johnson City EMS, is an EMT who was among the men arrested. News Channel 11 was told he is currently on leave without pay. He was charged with trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony A) and trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony b). His bond was set at $100,000.
And according to the TBI, Matthew S. Still, of Jonesborough, TN is a youth minister at a church in Bristol, TN. He’s charged with trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony A) and trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony b), and sexual battery/ His bond was set at $125,000.
The Kingsport anti-trafficking operation called “Operation Someone Like Me” is the 10th kind in the state between the TBI and partner agencies.
“We have no tolerance for those who would victimize the most vulnerable in our society,” says TBI Deputy Director Jason Locke. “We will continue to conduct these operations across the state and do whatever it takes to bring those trafficking women and children, as well as those supplying the demand, to justice.”
Those charged during the operation are below along with their professions:
Gregory W. Hart of Johnson City, TN — trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony A) $100,000 [retired]
Bradley C. Laws – Green Mountain, NC – trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony A) and trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony b) – $100,000 bond [landscaping]
Samuel Adam McMurry, of Johnson City, TN – trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony A) and trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony b) – $100,000 bond [ Washington County, TN EMT]
Brandon R. Summey, of Kingsport, TN – trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony b) – $75,000 bond [Dick’s Sporting Goods, Bristol, TN, head football coach Sullivan North Middle, Asst. baseball coach Sullivan North High, substitute teacher]
Jose Alejandro Rivero, of Elizabethton, TN – trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony b) – $75,000 bond [Food City baker, Johnson City Schools food services]
Joseph D. Miller, of Bristol, TN – trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony A) and trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony b) – $100,000 bond
Israel Cueva Morales, of Johnson City, TN – trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony A) – $100,000 bond
Matthew S. Still, of Jonesborough, TN- trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony A) and trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony b), and sexual battery – $125,000 bond [Customer service at AT&T; and Youth Minister at Restoration Church in Bristol, TN]
Chris K. Ginley, of Jonesborough, TN – trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony A) and trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony b) – $100,000 bond [unemployed]
Kevin J. White, of Kingsport, TN – trafficking a person for commercial sex act (felony b) – $10,000 bond [installer]
Maegen J. Manis of Kingsport, TN – prostitution
“Many still think this is something that just happens in big cities. The results of this operation prove that’s not the case,” says TBI Director Mark Gwyn. “We want our message to be very clear. Law enforcement officers across the state are watching and we are working together to stop those trying to buy and sell our children for sex.”
Since it began in May 2015, “Operation Someone Like Me” has resulted in 200 arrests/citations.
Authorities say human trafficking is growing problem in northeast Tennessee.
“Human trafficking is a growing problem in our nation, and in the State of Tennessee. East Tennessee is no exception,” says Kingsport Police Chief David Quillin. “It is our hope that through partnerships with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and other law enforcement entities, the Kingsport Police Department can help bring those individuals who engage in this unspeakable crime to justice.”
In addition, the operation focused on identifying potential victims of trafficking. A woman who was cited is now receiving counseling and is currently in transitional housing.
According to the TBI, the investigation was conducted in Brentwood, Clarksville, Jackson, Chattanooga (twice, once in conjunction with Georgia Bureau of Investigation), Knoxville, Nashville, Morristown, Memphis, Dyersburg, and Kingsport.
Earlier this year the TBI began the second phase of the campaign “ITHasToStop,” which includes billboards, online resources, public service announcements, and contact information for nonprofits who work with victims of human trafficking. For more information checkout www.ITHasToStop.com .
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Former school employee charged with unlawful sexual contact with boy in Kingsport
by WCYBThursday, October 24th 2019
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — A former Kingsport middle school employee is facing criminal charges for having an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old boy.
School officials said they suspended 49-year-old Cornelia Durham as an instructional assistant at Robinson Middle School when they were notified that authorities were investigating. She resigned the following day.
Durham is facing charges of unlawful sexual contact, contributing to the delinquency of a child, and purchasing alcohol for a child.
The police affidavit filed in court says when confronted, Durham admitted buying alcohol for a 15-year-old male and kissing him. Her court arraignment is set for December 12.
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Hawkins man facing more than 100 child porn charges
Jeff Bobo(reporting) Jun 9, 2015 Updated Jul 5, 2020
ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County man is facing more than 100 child pornography charges, with additional charges possibly to come after detectives seized his laptop where images had allegedly been downloaded.
The Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office received a tip Monday that Robert Heath London, 42, 563 Manis Road, was engaged in child pornography via the Internet and through the U.S. Mail Service in his home located just west of Rogersville.
Sheriff Ronnie Lawson said detectives learned that London's laptop computer contained numerous images of children in the nude and lascivious exhibitions of genitals.
On Tuesday the HCSO executed a search warrant at London’s residence and allegedly seized material related to the possession, distribution and importation of child pornography.
While being interviewed by detective London allegedly confessed that he had downloaded child pornography off of several different web sites.
London was arrested and charged with more than 100 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a Class B felony punishable by 8-12 years if convicted.
London was arraigned Monday in Hawkins County Sessions Court and remained held on $100,000 in the Hawkins County Jail.
Lawson said deputy seized several electronic devices and computers which have not yet been searched.
The investigation is ongoing and may result in more charges, Lawson added.
London is employed at a local Rogersville factory and doesn’t come into contact with children through his job.
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Robert Heath London Sentenced To 51 Months For Possession Of Child Pornography
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On Feb. 22, 2016, Robert Heath London, 43, of Rogersville, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 51 months in federal prison for the possession of child pornography.
According to the plea agreement on file with the U.S. District Court Clerk, London downloaded child pornography via the internet at his home in Rogersville from 2011 to mid-2015. Law enforcement officers found a total of 799 still images of child pornography on London's computer.
In addition to 51 months in prison, Judge Greer sentenced London to serve 10 years on federal supervised release with special sex offender conditions of release and to register as a convicted sex offender under Tennessee law.
Law enforcement agencies participating in this investigation include Hawkins County Sheriff's Office and Sullivan County Sheriff's Office. Assistant United States Attorney Helen Smith represented the United States.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
Apparently it's okay to live near a school
Crime: POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, Offense date: 2015-06-09, Statute: 39-13-PT5 Address: 380 Rogers Rd
Risk level: Violent
Zip Code: 37857
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 02/28/1973
Eye color: Hazel
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 210 lbs.
Race: White
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2 NE Tennessee men accused of luring 13-year-olds to sex party sentenced to probation
Jun 30, 2014 Updated Jun 24, 2020
ROGERSVILLE — Two Hawkins County men accused of attempting to lure three 13-year-old girls to a 3 a.m. sex party late last year were sentenced to probation Monday in Hawkins County Sessions Court.
One of the males, Corey Aulburn Cinnamon, 19, 1900 Route 66-S, Bulls Gap, will also be added to the convicted sex offender registry. Cinnamon pleaded guilty Monday to one count of solicitation of a minor.
Police said Derrick Dalton Goins, 20, 1177 McKinney Chapel Road, Rogersville, was driving to Cinnamon's house on Nov. 13, 2013 when he was stopped by the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office on Rt. 66 at 3 a.m. for a loud muffler. Goins had three 13-year-old girls in the car when he was stopped.
2 NE Tennessee men accused of luring 13-year-olds to sex party sentenced to probation
Jun 30, 2014 Updated Jun 24, 2020
CINNAMON, COREY AULBURN
DATE OF OFFENSE DESCRIPTION TCA CODE
11/20/2013 SOLICITATION OF A MINOR: MISDEMEANOR, CLASS D OR E FELONY
ADDRESSES
PRIMARY
2015 BROWN DR LOT 17, ROGERSVILLE, TN 37857 (HAWKINS County)
Agency: HAWKINS CO SO
DEMOGRAPHICS
HAIR BROWN
EYES BLUE
GENDER MALE
RACE WHITE
HEIGHT601
WEIGHT150
DOB04/15/1994
OTHER
LAST REGISTRATION/REPORT DATE
04/15/2021
LAST DATE INFORMATION UPDATED
05/24/2021
REGISTERING AGENCY
HAWKINS CO SO
ROGERSVILLE — Two Hawkins County men accused of attempting to lure three 13-year-old girls to a 3 a.m. sex party late last year were sentenced to probation Monday in Hawkins County Sessions Court.
One of the males, Corey Aulburn Cinnamon, 19, 1900 Route 66-S, Bulls Gap, will also be added to the convicted sex offender registry. Cinnamon pleaded guilty Monday to one count of solicitation of a minor.
Police said Derrick Dalton Goins, 20, 1177 McKinney Chapel Road, Rogersville, was driving to Cinnamon's house on Nov. 13, 2013 when he was stopped by the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office on Rt. 66 at 3 a.m. for a loud muffler. Goins had three 13-year-old girls in the car when he was stopped.
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CORRECTION: Hawkins sex offender gets 90 days for spending the night with underage girl
Jeff Bobo Oct 20, 2014 Updated May 26, 2021
CORRECTION: In addition to 11 months and 29 days of probation and a $350 fine, Corey Alburn Cinnamon was sentenced to 90 days in jail Monday in Hawkins County Sessions Court with no chance for early release in exchange for a guilty plea to attempt to reside with a minor. Information about the jail portion of the sentence was inadvertently not provided to the Times-News by the Clerk of Courts office Tuesday.
ROGERSVILLE — Apparently Corey Alburn Cinnamon can't stay away from underage girls.
The 20-year-old Hawkins County convicted sex offender, who is currently on probation for sending sexually oriented texts to a 13-year-old girl last November, was back in court Monday accused of spending the night with his 16 year-old girlfriend.
Cinnamon, 413 Church Street Apt. 1, Rogersville, was charged last month with violation of the sex offender registry by residing with a minor.
A 16-year-old Rogersville girl reportedly told Hawkins County Sheriff's Office Detective Don Mitchell that Cinnamon had been spending the night at her home.
As a convicted sex offender Cinnamon is prohibited from knowingly residing with minor unless that minor is his own child.
Mitchell said there is no evidence that sexual relations were taking place between Cinnamon and the girl, although she stated Cinnamon had been coming to her home "almost every day" and "stays overnight about half the time."
The girl also stated that Cinnamon slept alone on the couch, her mother was present, and that Cinnamon had told them he was not prohibited from staying there as long as an adult was present.
"She said they were going to wait until she is 18," Mitchell added.
The original charge filed by Mitchell is a Class E felony punishable by a minimum of 90 days in jail.
On Monday Cinnamon pleaded guilty in Hawkins County Sessions Court to the reduced charge of attempt to reside with a minor, a Class A misdemeanor.
He was sentence to 11 months and 29 days probation, and fined $350.
That sentence will run consecutive to the 11 months and 29 days of probation Cinnamon received on June 30 in exchange for pleading guilty to solicitation of a minor.
On Nov. 30, 2013 around 3 a.m. the HCSO stopped a vehicle with a loud muffler driven by 20-year-old Derrick Dalton Goins of Rogersville. That vehicle contained three 13 year old females.
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Hawkins man accused of photographing sexual assault of 2-year-old
By JEFF BOBO jbobo@timesnews.net
May 27, 2021
BULLS GAP — A sex offender with two previous convictions involving teenage girls was accused of aggravated sexual battery of a 2-year-old after his mother reported finding photos on his cell phone.
Corey Aulburn Cinnamon, 27, of Bulls Gap, was arraigned Monday in Hawkins County Sessions Court on charges including aggravated sexual battery, sexual exploitation of a minor, sex offender violation for failure to register a new address, sex offender violation for residing with a minor, and sex offender violation fifth offense.
Cinnamon was ordered held in the Hawkins County Jail without bond pending his next court appearance Aug. 18.
Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office Detective John Pruitt stated in his report that the suspect’s mother filed a report at the sheriff’s office on May 17 stating she’d observed some “revealing photos” on Cinnamon’s phone that were taken on May 8.
Cinnamon had recently moved into a residence where girls ages 4 and 2 reside, Pruitt said.
Pruitt said the photos showed Cinnamon pulling aside the 2-year-old’s diaper and touching her. Pruitt reported that eight photos were discovered on Cinnamon’s phone, some of which were shot at 1 a.m. that day and some that were shot two hours later.
Cinnamon admitted to touching the child and taking the photos, Pruitt said.
Cinnamon reportedly told Pruitt the first photos were taken after he’d had a shower, and the second group of photos was taken “because the first photos were too dark and didn’t show enough details.”
Cinnamon became a convicted sex offender in 2013 after he pleaded guilty to solicitation of a minor. Police said Cinnamon, who was 19 at the time, had texted a 13-year-old girl about “hanging out,” “taking a shower” together, and having sex at his parents’ house.
In 2014, Cinnamon, 20 at the time, pleaded guilty to a sex offender violation after he was accused of spending the night with his 16-year-old girlfriend.
The girl told the HCSO that Cinnamon had spent the night at her home on multiple occasions. As a convicted sex offender ,Cinnamon is prohibited from knowingly residing with minor unless that minor is his own child.
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Just a note about the dates of these 2 arrests and the nature of the crimes.
Blountville man arrested, allegedly admitted possessing child porn
By J.H. OSBORNE May 20, 2021
Blountville man arrested, allegedly admitted possessing child porn
Arrest came after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported child pornography being uploaded to the Internet from a residence in Sullivan County.
BLOUNTVILLE —Donald Wayne Sherfey Jr., 28, is charged with four counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, according to information released Thursday afternoon by the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office.
According to a press release:
• The sheriff's office received tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding child pornography being uploaded to the Internet from a residence in Sullivan County.
• Detectives began an investigation into the tips and determined that the IP address of the suspect came back to a residence in Blountville.
• Investigators were provided with the username of the Snapchat and Instagram accounts that the suspect was using to transmit the pornography. The suspect’s date of birth that was used on the accounts was also provided.
• A search warrant was obtained for the residence, located at 2408 Muddy Creek Rd. and executed Thursday morning.
• Investigators spoke to a resident, Donald Wayne Sherfey Jr., and he admitted to possessing and distributing the pornography.
• Sherfey Jr. was arrested, charged, and as of 2:30 p.m remained jailed pending arraignment.
Donald Sherfey Junior is currently a free man, not yet listed as a registered sex offender, and his father is under the impression his son "made a mistake". Junior is not just a sick perverted man, he is a busy little business man, make no mistake, no one takes a risk like that for fun, so "ya can share with yer buddies online" as a friendly gesture?? And where and how do you obtain 1000 + images to upload to the internet? His father says he knows where his boy was, when Summer went missing, but he also claims that he, himself was out of town, in MD on a truck haul, he's a truckin' man. And he's ex Law Enforcement. Not really but he likes to play one on the youtubes, he was a local jailer for a few months back in 2008, he has connections, he knows things, leave his son alone. This is turning into another Evelyn (Boswell) he says.
AN ASIDE:
Update: it turns out Mr. Sherfey Sr was not out of town on a trucker run to MD. He had, had surgery for Kidney stones in May and on June 14th posted an update on FaceBook that he was going to the Hospital in Johnson City TN for Shots and tests (related to the Kidney stones. he had allowed the stones to get to a point of extreme pain, and had been taken to the emergency room, and had the surgery. Any man who has ever had surgery for kidney stones knows the last thing you can do is drive a long haul. His employer (trucking company) sent him a fruit basket when he was in the hospital, or shortly after he was home. This is just circumstantial, I cannot say where he was on June 15th but I am pretty sure he was no on the road to or from MD in an 18 wheeler.
Just 5 weeks earlier, He stated that he was still bleeding, was having trouble with doing anything, due to his muscles contracting, and that he was in the worst pain ever. Full recovery time for Kidney stone operation recovery can be from 4-9 weeks. He would not have been given the okay for going back to work until at least AFTER his 5- six weeks follow up.
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**This is Cory Cinnamon's partner with the 3 / 13 year olds being delivered to his house after some inappropriate texting between the 5 of them.
On Nov. 30, 2013 Goins was stopped on Rt. 66S for a loud muffler around 3 a.m. and police found three 13-year-old girls in his vehicle.
It was discovered that one of the 13-year-old girls had exchanged messages on Facebook with Goins — who was 20 at the time — enticing him to pick her and her two juvenile friends up, and take them to Bulls Gap home of another adult male friend.
That adult male had texted one of the 13-year-old girls about "hanging out," "taking a shower" together, and having sex at his parents' house.
Goins was sentenced on June 30, 2014 to 11 months and 29 days of probation after pleading guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
He was on probation from that charge on May 21 of this year when he was charged with indecent exposure and assault on an officer after Hawkins County deputies reportedly spotted him walking naked across the Hugh B. Day Bridge on Rt. 66-S just south of Rogersville.
Goins allegedly offered to shake hands with a deputy, and when the deputy declined the offer, Goins allegedly attempted to punch the deputy. He is scheduled to appear in Hawkins County Sessions Court on those charges on Sept 2.
As of Thursday Goins remained held in the Hawkins County Jail without bond.
He is scheduled for arraignment on the attempted robbery and the aggravated stalking charges on Aug. 3.
Authorities say a man who demanded cash from a Rogersville bank claimed the Secret Service owed him money for "taking down terrorists."
Derrick Goins
Author: WBIR Staff
Published: 7/30/2015 1:51:13 PM
Updated: 1:51 PM EDT July 30, 2015
(WBIR-Rogersville) Authorities say a man who demanded cash from a Rogersville bank claimed the Secret Service owed him money for "taking down terrorists."
According to a police report, Derrick Goins, 22, didn't ask for a specific amount of money, but demanded two bags of cash, and the rest in his account.
He told police after his arrest they should call the CIA for more information.
Goins is charged with attempted robbery. He also faces charges from a May 21 incident where Hawkins County deputies say he was walking naked across a bridge.
WCYB and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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NEWS
Naked man arrested on Hawkins Co. bridge, car found in ditch still running
by: Greg Brobeck
Posted: May 21, 2015 / 10:21 PM EDT
Updated: May 21, 2015 / 10:21 PM EDT
ROGERSVILLE (WJHL) – Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man Thursday, after he was spotted walking naked across Hugh B. Day Bridge around 3:20 a.m.
According to a HCSO report, the deputy said Derrick Dalton Goins, 22, 1177 McKinney Chapel Road in Rogersville, repeatedly said his first name when he tried to speak with him.
Goins then tried to shake the deputy’s hand, but when the deputy refused, he said Goins tried to hit him and kept swinging, eventually hitting the deputy in the side of the head.
Goins was arrested and charged with indecent exposure, assault on an officer, resisting arrest and was taken to the Hawkins County Jail.
His vehicle was later found partially in a ditch and running on Old State Highway 70, according to the release.
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New stalking charge for man who demanded cash for 'taking down terrorists'
Jeff Bobo Jul 29, 2015 Updated Jul 5, 2020
ROGERSVILLE — In addition to “taking down terrorists” for the Secret Service earlier this week, Derrick Dalton Goins also allegedly found time to threaten to rape, torture and kill a 16-year-old girl.
An arrest warrant affidavit served on Goins Wednesday in the Hawkins County Jail alleges Goins threatened to torture, rape and kill the girl if she told police he was soliciting sex from her.
On Tuesday Goins, 22, of Rogersville, was charged with attempted robbery after he allegedly went to the U.S. Bank on Rt. 66 and demanded to be paid the money owed to him by the Secret Service for “taking down terrorists.”
Goins was also arrested on May 21 after allegedly attempting to punch a deputy who confronted him walking naked on the Hugh B. Day Bridge just south of Rogersville.
Following his arrest Tuesday a 16-year-old girl reported to Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office Detective David Lafollette that she’d received several unwanted Facebook messages from Goins on Sunday and Monday soliciting sex.
When the messages allegedly became threatening, the girl told Goins she would report him to law enforcement.
“The defendant told the victim several times he would kill her, torture her, and rape her,” Lafollette stated in the warrant. “Due to the victim and defendant being more than five years apart in age, and the victim being placed in fear, I believe there is probable cause to charge the defendant with aggravated stalking.”
Aggravated stalking is a Class E felony punishable by 1-2 years.
HCSO Detective Lt. Eve Jackson told the Times-News Thursday Goins has been under investigation recently regarding multiple complaints from underage girls who he has allegedly solicited for sex.
Jackson said any girls who have been victimized by Goins with unwanted sexual solicitation and/or harassment or threats should contact the HCSO at (423) 272-4848.
Goins has a criminal history involving underage girls and Facebook.
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Derrick Dalton Goins
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ROGERSVILLE — Excerpts from Facebook messages that Derrick Dalton Goins sent a 16-year-old revealed he was allegedly using his fictitious position with the Secret Service — whether it be a delusion, fantasy or just a blatant lie — to coerce and threaten the girl.
On Tuesday Goins, 22, of Rogersville, was arrested by Rogersville police and charged with attempted robbery after he allegedly demanded money from the U.S. Bank on Route 66 as payment owed to him by the Secret Service for “taking down terrorists.”
That same day, a 16-year-old Hawkins County girl reported to the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office that Goins had sent her unwanted messages on Facebook this past Sunday and Monday soliciting sex.
When the girl threatened to report him to police, Goins allegedly replied on Facebook with messages threatening to rape, torture and kill the girl.
The Times-News has acquired excerpts of two communication threads Goins had on Facebook during that time period. One excerpt is between him and the victim, and the other thread is from a third person who is trying to convince Goins to stop harassing the girl.
When the girl threatens to call police, Goins replies, “Call them. I swear they’ll never come.”
Girl: “You prey on little girls. You make me sick.”
Goins: "No one will cry at your funeral, (expletive). I’m the Secret Service. Call the police. They will tell you that I’m going to kill you. Go ahead and call them. I’m going to kill you (expletive), I swear.”
Goins goes on to say, “I’m gonna rape you and torture you for talking (expletive, expletive).”
The girl then states she isn’t scared.
Goins: “Call the police. I dare you. They will laugh at you. I swear to God they won’t do anything when I take you. You’re gonna get tortured for talking (expletive) about me.”
In a different Facebook message thread, an unidentified third person states to Goins, “Dude, leave (the girl) alone.”
Goins: "She talked (expletive) about me, dude. I’m gonna kill her, I swear. Sorry, but I’m serious.”
Third person: “No, you’re not gonna kill her.”
Goins: “Call the police. They will tell you. If you don’t believe me, call the Secret Service. I’m serious. Call them. If they come, I will kill them too. They are a bunch of (expletive).”
Third person: “Dude, you don’t need to be talking to a 17-year-old like that.”
Goins: “Oh, it’s more than talking. I’m gonna torture her.”
Third person: “Derrick, you’re pissing me off.”
Goins: “Oh, she pissed me off. You wanna die with her. You can. I don’t play games. Call the Secret Service. I kill people for a living, man. I swear. Call them. I kill terrorists for a living. Call them. I dare you.”
Third person: “Number?"
Goins: “You won’t like what you hear.”
Goins then posted the number of the U.S. Secret Service Recruitment Division automated answering service.
On Wednesday, Goins was served with a warrant charging him with aggravated stalking.
Aggravated stalking is a Class E felony punishable by 1-2 years.
HCSO Detective Lt. Eve Jackson told the Times-News Thursday Goins has been under investigation recently regarding multiple complaints from underage girls whom he has allegedly solicited for sex.
Next week two other potential victims are scheduled to meet with a HCSO detective about Goins.
Jackson said any girls who have been victimized by Goins with unwanted sexual solicitation and/or harassment or threats should contact the HCSO at (423) 272-4848.
Goins is scheduled to appear in Hawkins County Sessions court on Aug. 3 on his new charges.
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May 26 2021
ROGERSVILLE — Apparently Corey Alburn Cinnamon can't stay away from underage girls.
The 20-year-old Hawkins County convicted sex offender, who is currently on probation for sending sexually oriented texts to a 13-year-old girl last November, was back in court Monday accused of spending the night with his 16 year-old girlfriend.
https://www.timesnews.net/news/local-news/correction-hawkins-sex-offender-gets-90-days-for-spending-the-night-with-underage-girl/article_4c790578-6f3b-575f-b306-904053488d91.html
His latest arrest was May 17 2021, his mother turned him in after finding Photos of a 2 year old being exploited on his phone: Photos were taken around May 8 2021
https://www.timesnews.net/news/crime/hawkins-man-accused-of-photographing-sexual-assault-of-2-year-old/article_d7944f20-be64-11eb-ab87-db81890e9956.html
***misdemeanor charges, he is currently listed as living at
Corey Cinnamon
Bulls Gap, TN
Age: 27
Current Home Address:
1900 Highway 66
Bulls Gap TN 37711
Previous Addresses
used by Corey Cinnamon
2015 Brown Dr, Unit 17
Rogersville TN 37857
Hawkins County
Recorded February 2021<<<---- before his last arrest
**This is his partner with the 3 / 13 year olds being delivered to his house after some dirty texting between the 5 of them.
.Police said Derrick Dalton Goins, 20, 1177 McKinney Chapel Road, Rogersville, was driving to Cinnamon's house on Nov. 13, 2013 when he was stopped by the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office on Rt. 66 at 3 a.m. for a loud muffler. Goins had three 13-year-old girls in the car when he was stopped. **(I haven't even checked on this guy yet) he is related to Dykes ( including Stephanie Dykes(Pell) on Beech Creek, who is a neighbor who spoke on FB about the searches.. more on her later maybe, she is connected to everyone! Possibly the "neighbor" who reported Dobbs, her hubby Jeremy Pell likes true crime. murder. and serial killers, also missing persons, and was doing a podcast about it previous to Summer going missing) I have receipts for everything I tell you!
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Man accused of raping 3-year-old in Hawkins arrested on sealed indictment warrant
JEFF BOBO Jan 5, 2021
Joshua Lee Hash, 41
ROGERSVILLE — A Kingsport man accused of having sex with a 3-year-old child last year was served a sealed indictment warrant last week charging him with one count of aggravated rape of a child.
Joshua Lee Hash, 41, was named in an Oct. 1 Hawkins County grand jury sealed indictment charging him with aggravated rape of a child, which is a Class A felony punishable by 15-25 years if convicted.
The indictment alleges that on or about Oct. 1, 2019, through Feb. 29, 2020, Hash “knowingly engaged in the unlawful penetration” of a child who turned 3 years old in September 2019.
The Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office, which investigated the rape allegations, was notified on Dec. 30 that Hash had been arrested by the Kingsport Police Department on this sealed indictment warrant.
Hash reportedly had an Oak Street address in Kingsport at the time of his arrest, although he was previously listed as residing on Payne Ridge Road near Church Hill.
Upon his arrival at the Hawkins County Jail, Hash reportedly told Deputy Austin West his correct name. When he was being booked into jail, however, Hash allegedly told Jail Officer Emily Rose that he was someone else, and gave a Social Security number and birth date of that other person.
Upon checking records from previous arrests, the HCSO matched distinctive tattoos on record for Hash with those on the suspect in custody, confirming he was Hash.
West stated in his report that he gave Hash multiple opportunities to correctly identify himself, but Hash insisted he was another person. Hash was additionally charged with criminal impersonation.
As of Monday, Hash was being held with no bond set in the Hawkins County Jail pending his arraignment in Criminal Court on Feb. 12.
Hawkins man accused of BB gun 'head shot' for the second time
JEFF BOBO Apr 10, 2020 Updated Jul 6, 2020
ROGERSVILLE — A Hawkins County man who had two pending aggravated assault charges for allegedly attacking his girlfriend with a machete in November and shooting her father in the head with a BB gun in December was arrested this past weekend on a third aggravated assault charge.
Michael Brandon Dykes is now accused of shooting his neighbor in the face with a BB gun late Saturday night. He was arrested by HCSO Deputy Stephanie Bolognese shortly after midnight Sunday morning.
Bolognese stated in her report that around 11:21 p.m. Saturday, she responded to an assault complaint at a residence on Light Road in the Beech Creek community.
One of the victims stated that Dykes, 38, 180 Light Road, Rogersville, had fired an Airsoft gun at her and multiple other neighbors from his residence while they were standing in her yard across the street.
One of the BBs allegedly struck a 23-year-old male in the face, and Bolognese reportedly observed a small red dot under his left eye.
Dykes denied the allegations, Bolognese said. He reportedly stated that they had been yelling at him from across the street but he was inside his residence.
One of the victims had captured part of the incident on video, however, which she showed to Bolognese. Shots could be heard coming from the Dykes residence in the video.
Dykes then stated he had a friend over, but didn’t know that person had an Airsoft rifle. Dykes later changed his story and stated he saw his friend fire the rifle at his neighbors.
Dykes was ordered held in the Hawkins County Jail without bond pending his next appearance in Sessions Court on May 13.
At the time of his arrest Sunday morning, Dykes was free on $10,000 bond from the previous two aggravated assault charges, as well as another $3,000 bond from an arrest in January on a charge of burglary and two counts of theft. Those bonds were ordered revoked.
On Nov. 24 of last year, Bolognese spoke to Dykes’ girlfriend at the Hawkins County Memorial Hospital emergency room. The woman stated Dykes had attacked her the night of Nov. 22 — kicking her in the face, knocking out her front tooth, and threatening to kill her with a machete.
On Dec. 14, the girlfriend’s father reportedly wen to Dykes’ residence looking for her, at which time Dykes allegedly walked outside and shot him in the head with a BB gun.
https://www.timesnews.net/news/crime/hawkins-man-accused-of-shooting-girlfriends-dad-in-the-head-with-a-bb-gun/article_4e119dde-6a10-50a9-bf14-1e69dfe23ef0.html
-Hawkins man accused of shooting girlfriend's dad in the head with a BB gun
JEFF BOBO Dec 17, 2019 Updated Jul 6, 2020
HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A man was arrested on Saturday afternoon after deputies say he shot the father of his girlfriend in the head with a BB gun.
According to a report from the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a call from a TJ Bernard, who told them he had gone to a home on Light Road in Rogersville to pick up his daughter when Michael Brandon Dykes came outside.
Dykes told deputies that Bernard said he was not looking for his daughter, but he was looking for him and told him he had something for him and held up a large knife.
Dykes told deputies that he went inside and retrieved a BB gun and shot Bernard because of the knife and threat.
Deputies reportedly saw a mark on Bernard’s head from where he was shot by the BB gun.
The report says Bernard told deputies that he had showed up at the home to look for his daughter, but Dykes came outside and told Bernard that he had something for him, then shot him with the BB gun.
Deputies reportedly told Dykes that due to his retreating into the home and reemerging with the BB gun and shooting Bernard, he was being placed under arrest and charged with aggravated assault.
Dykes also had an active warrant out of Hawkins County for aggravated assault.
Dykes was transported to the Hawkins County Jail.
HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. - A Hawkins County drug investigation led to charges against a Rogersville man.
Narcotics officers charge Rogersville man with having oxycodone
Friday, August 23rd 2013
Narcotics unit officers say T.J. Bernard, Junior was arrested August 20th after they found him in a truck where he said he was waiting on someone.
Officers say as they continued investigating, they found a pill bottle containing Oxycodone pills that were not prescribed to Bernard. Officers say they also found used syringes and cotton Q-tips, said to be used as a filtering device for the drugs.
Bernard was arrested and charged with drug possession as well as possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released on a $5,000 bond.
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32 guilty in huge federal drug case | Local News | timesnews.nethttps://www.timesnews.net › news › 32-guilty-in-huge-fed...
Feb 12, 2013 — ... large quantities of oxycodone pills obtained from Nevada and Georgia. ... opened The Liberty Wellness Pain Clinic in Norcross, Ga., ...
THIRTY-TWO INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF COCAINE, MARIJUANA,?AND OXYCODONE CONSPIRACIES??GREENEVILLE, Tenn. -- Between September 2011 and February 2013, the 32 individuals, listed below have all pleaded guilty to various drug conspiracies related to cocaine, marijuana, and oxycodone: ?This investigation began in 2009 and targeted individuals in the Tennessee counties of Greene, Sullivan, and Hawkins, who were trafficking in large quantities of cocaine and marijuana supplied by a drug trafficking organization in North Carolina. In addition, individuals in Tennessee were distributing large quantities of oxycodone pills obtained from Nevada and Georgia. In 2010, Laing and other individuals opened The Liberty Wellness Pain Clinic in Norcross, Ga., and began using the clinic to obtain oxycodone for distribution in the Eastern District of Tennessee. In April 2012, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Georgia raided the clinic and shut down its operations.
This investigation began in 2009 and targeted individuals in the Tennessee counties of Greene, Sullivan, and Hawkins, who were trafficking in large quantities of cocaine and marijuana supplied by a drug trafficking organization in North Carolina. In addition, individuals in Tennessee were distributing large quantities of oxycodone pills obtained from Nevada and Georgia. In 2010, Laing and other individuals opened The Liberty Wellness Pain Clinic in Norcross, Ga., and began using the clinic to obtain oxycodone for distribution in the Eastern District of Tennessee. In April 2012, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Georgia raided the clinic and shut down its operations.
During the investigation, the DEA, in conjunction with agencies in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia, seized a total of 105 kilograms of cocaine, 271 pounds of marijuana, hundreds of oxycodone pills, multiple firearms, approximately $2.5 million in cash, and three parcels of real property in the Eastern District of Tennessee.
In total, the investigation revealed that, between 2002 and 2012, approximately 6,545 kilograms of marijuana, 35 kilograms of cocaine, and over 20,000 oxycodone pills were distributed in the Eastern District of Tennessee by these individuals.
“These cases are an example of extraordinary cooperation and effort on behalf of several local, state, and federal agencies. With the substantial support of these local and state law enforcement agencies, we were able to convict a large number of individuals associated with this very significant drug operation. There were millions of dollars, hundreds of pounds of cocaine, marijuana, and tens of thousands of oxycodone pills involved in this widespread illegal operation. The investigation continues. It is essential for local, state and federal authorities to work together to rid society of such criminal activity. In these cases, the cooperative effort was superb. Hawkins, Sullivan and Greene county residents are safer because of these prosecutions and convictions. AUSA Hebets, representing the United States, has worked long and diligent hours, for months, to achieve these convictions,” said U.S. Attorney Bill Killian.
Hawkins County Tennessee Sheriff Ronnie Lawson stated, “This is the first time in the history of Hawkins County that local, state, and federal agencies have teamed together to rid one community of a terrible drug problem. It gives me great pride to be a part of that.”
Sullivan County Tennessee Sheriff Wayne Anderson stated, “This investigation resulted in the conviction of several high profile individuals who have been engaging in criminal conduct in our communities since the 1990’s. This is a great example of what we can accomplish when we work together.”
Greene County Tennessee Sheriff Steve Burns stated, “I am very proud of this multi-agency investigation which has made a large impact on the drug problem in this region.”
In addition to the drug distribution charges, several individuals, including
William A. Lawson,
Randall Michael Lawson,
Elia Maria Camacho Garcia,
and Charles T. Laing, also pleaded guilty to conspiracies to launder money.
William A. Lawson and Randall Michael Lawson also pleaded guilty to Social Security Fraud. Charles T. Laing and Jeffrey M. Bledsoe also pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of the drug trafficking offenses.
These individuals are all awaiting sentencing before the Honorable Leon Jordan, U.S. District Court Judge and the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge.
Randall Michael Lawson faces a mandatory term of 20 years in prison, a maximum fine of $20,000,000.00, and at least 10 years supervised release upon his release from prison.
William A. Lawson, Kenneth A. Lawson, Tia L. Lawson, Brock A. Lawson, and Jessica L. Lawson each face mandatory terms of 10 years in prison, maximum fines of $10,000,000.00 and at least five years supervised release upon release from prison.
James Light, Elia Maria Camacho Garcia, and Jeffrey M. Bledsoe each face mandatory terms of five years in prison, maximum fines of $5,000,000.00, and at least four years supervised release upon release from prison.
The remaining individuals each face maximum terms of 20 years in prison, maximum fines of $1,000,000.00, and at least three years of supervised release upon release from prison.
Additionally, Charles T. Laing and Jeffrey M. Bledsoe both face consecutive terms of five years in prison in connection with the firearms charges. All also face mandatory court assessments.
This indictment was the result of an investigation by the Hawkins County Tennessee Sheriff’s Department, Sullivan County Tennessee Sheriff’s Department, Greene County Tennessee Sheriff’s Department; Second Judicial Drug Task Force, Kingsport, Tennessee, Police Department, Third Judicial Drug Task Force, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and DEA. Assistant U.S. Attorney Caryn L. Hebets represented the United States.
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Pain clinic doctor pleads guilty, avoids prison time - The news › local › pain-clinic-doctor...
May 2, 2013 — Samuel Mintlow, 56, of Conyers, was indicted in August on a charge of felony conspiracy to traffic in controlled substances at Liberty Wellness ...
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Page Pate successfully resolves case for doctor charged with operating “Pill Mill”
By Page Pate | May 3, 2013
Our firm was retained by Dr. Samuel Mintlow last year after a pain clinic he worked for was raided by federal agents. The pain clinic, Liberty Wellness Center in Norcross, was owned and operated by two individuals who were engaged in the trafficking of Oxycodone. Dr. Mintlow had no knowledge of the owners’ illegal activities, but he was nonetheless arrested and charged along with the owners.
On Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta agreed to drop all felony charges against Dr. Mintlow in exchange for a misdemeanor plea to a single count of misbranding a prescription drug. As a result, Dr. Mintlow will be able to put this unfortunate case behind him and, hopefully, continue to practice medicine.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had originally charged Dr. Mintlow with the unlawful distribution of Oxycodone and conspiracy to unlawfully distribute Oxycodone – both felony offenses carrying heavy sentences. In essence, the government alleged that Dr. Mintlow was prescribing pain medication to patients without a legitimate medical purpose and accused Dr. Mintlow of putting profit before his patients’ health.
In response to the government’s allegations, our firm retained one of the nation’s leading experts on pain management as well as a local pain physician to review the medical files of Dr. Mintlow’s patients. The patient files included MRI reports, patient questionnaires, patient charts, and drug tests. The results were clear: Dr. Mintlow was engaged in the legitimate practice of medicine. Our firm also found numerous patients who were more than willing to testify that Dr. Mintlow was an excellent doctor who cared deeply about their health and quality of life.
It is an unfortunate circumstance that pain physicians are no longer able to treat patients as they see fit. The arrests of many pain physicians in Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee has had a chilling effect on the practice causing many pain patients to go without adequate treatment, and to seek illegal drugs in the black market. The surge in arrests has also blemished the reputations of many fine doctors like Dr. Mintlow who were lawfully and legitimately treating patients. We were happy to help obtain a dismissal of all felony counts against Dr. Mintlow.
Fred Hill:
ROGERSVILLE — Roy Lee Fanning agreed this week not to file a civil lawsuit against the Hawkins County man who shot him in the neck earlier this year because the shooter agreed not to testify in Fanning’s aggravated assault criminal case.
Fanning, 44, 350 Bank Drive, Fall Branch, was shot in the neck shortly after midnight on Feb. 24 by Beech Creek resident Fred Junior Hill.
According to the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office, Fanning owns property on Ben Hill Road in the Beech Creek community of Hawkins County near the Sullivan County line.
He has no access to his property from the road and has been in a dispute with a neighboring property owner over access.
Police said that ongoing dispute had nothing to do with the Feb. 24 shooting, however.
Witnesses told the HCSO that Fanning had been to his property that evening where he was target shooting. He and his daughter had left the property and were apparently headed home when they stopped in Hill’s driveway to listen to a song on the radio.
There was no evidence that Fanning had been drinking, although some unopened beers were found in his pickup.
Hill reportedly put a spotlight on the truck and asked Fanning why he was there. The two exchanged words, and Hill told Fanning to move, which he did — about 20 feet out onto the road.
Hill then reportedly placed the spotlight on Fanning again, leading to the exchange of more words.
Fanning then allegedly fired a shot into the air and threatened Hill.
Fanning’s daughter was in his truck with him, and he reportedly told her to duck.
Fanning then allegedly pointed his gun at Hill, and the two exchanged fire.
Hill, a convicted felon, had brought a firearm with him when he first confronted Fanning. Fanning allegedly fired four or five shots, and Hill fired five times, striking Fanning once on the neck.
Fanning’s daughter drove him to Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center, where he underwent surgery.
Hill, 39,167 Ben Hill Road, Rogersville, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, but was not charged for his part in the shooting.
HCSO Detective Ken Sturgill told the Times-News Friday that Fanning’s aggravated assault charge was dismissed as the result of an agreement between him and Hill.
Fanning, who was represented by Kingsport attorney Rick Spivey, intended to file a civil lawsuit against Hill seeking damages related to the shooting if Hill continued to participate in the aggravated assault prosecution, Sturgill said.
With the charge dropped, the lawsuit won’t be filed.
Aggravated assault is a Class C felony punishable by 3-6 years.
Hill has a hearing scheduled in Hawkins County Sessions Court on Oct. 5 pertaining to his pending charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
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Hawkins pair arrested on drug, weapon, child neglect charges
TOMMY CAMPBELL Editor/Publisher Jan 23, 2015
KINGSPORT — Two Hawkins County residents were arrested Sunday by Kingsport Police on a lengthy list of charges involving drugs, unlawful possession of a weapon, and child neglect, among others.
KPD Spokesperson Thomas Patton said that about 11 p.m. on Jan. 18, 2015, a concerned citizen called Central Dispatch to report a man and woman asleep in the front seat of a Ford Explorer in the parking lot of Road Runner Market, at 120 West Stone Drive.
The caller reported seeing an infant carrier in the back seat and noticed that the vehicle appeared to still be in ‘reverse’ gear, Patton said.
When officers arrived on the scene and began to approach the vehicle in question, Patton continued, they observed the driver and a female passenger begin to “scurry around the interior of the vehicle in an apparent attempt to conceal unknown contraband”.
The occupants were identified as Joshua L. Bradley, 26, of 1429 Main Street, Surgoinsville, and Jessica N. Kilgore, 31, of 158 Conant Road, Church Hill.
When asked for his driver license, Bradley — whose license is suspended — produced only a Tennessee ID card. “As Mr. Bradley stepped out of the vehicle at an officer’s request, his movements appeared to be very slow performed poorly on a series of field sobriety tests.”
During a pat down, officers located on Bradley’s person an unlabeled medication bottle containing 38 pills believed to be Subutex
He was also in possession of nearly $400 in cash which was later seized as proceeds from drug transactions, Patton said.
A KPD “K-9” was deployed to the scene and reacted positively as to the presence of narcotics in the passenger side of the vehicle, he added. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed 26 grams of marijuana in a backpack located in the passenger side floorboard. Also in the backpack were nearly 12 grams of a rock-like substance believed to be the controlled substance, “Gravel”.
Additional items of unlawful drug paraphernalia —including rubber tubing, plastic baggies, and glass pipes — were scattered throughout the interior of the vehicle, Patton said.
Stashed between the front seats, officers found a fully-loaded 9mm handgun that had previously been reported stolen.
Officers found in the infant carrier in the back seat a crying three-week old baby.
“As the officers attempted to comfort the child, they noticed that it was not properly restrained in the carrier,” Patton said. “They also found the child’s clothing to be completely soaked with urine and feces.”
Police officers took the infant inside the store to a warm environment and purchased a package of wipes to clean the child, he added.
“The officers then dressed the child in a fresh diaper and clean clothing that were found in the vehicle.,” Patton said. “While waiting for a suitable caregiver to arrive, the officers fed the baby a bottle. Eventually the child was released into the care of a properly vetted grandparent.”
Both suspects were arrested and transported to the Kingsport City Jail for processing.
Bradley is charged with: Possession of a Handgun by a Convicted Felon; Aggravated Child Abuse and Neglect; Possession of Stolen Property; Possession of a Controlled Substance Analog (Gravel); Possession of a Schedule III Drug (Subutex); Possession of a Schedule VI Drug (Marijuana); Possession of Unlawful Drug Paraphernalia; Driving Under the Influence; Driving on a Suspended License; and, Maintaining a Dwelling where Narcotics are Used or Stored.
He later posted a $20,000 bond and was released. Kilgore is charged with: Aggravated Child Abuse and Neglect; Possession of Stolen Property; Possession of a Controlled Substance Analog (Gravel); Possession of a Schedule III Drug (Subutex); Possession of a Schedule VI Drug (Marijuana); and, Possession of Unlawful Drug Paraphernalia.
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Kingsport man facing shoplifting, drug charges
Nine Residents Of Kingsport And Gate City Plead Guilty To Drug Distribution Conspiracy
ABINGDON, VIRGINIA -- United States Attorney Timothy J. Heaphy announced today that nine residents of Virginia and Tennessee entered pleas of guilty yesterday in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon to charges involving drug distribution. These charges resulted from a cooperative investigation by the Scott County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office, Sullivan County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and the United States Marshals Service.
Yesterday in District Court, Tabatha Drake, 22, Blountville Tenn., Mickey Fields, 26, Gate City, Va., Joshua Holmes, 21, Kingsport, Tenn., Thomas, Laney, 25, Kingsport, Tenn., Jessica Light, 25, Gate City, Va., Connie Puckett, 43, Kingsport, Tenn., Jacob Spivey, 25, Gate City, Va., Lovella Sweeney, 30, Kingsport, Tenn., and Donald Lee Whitefeather, 59, Gate City, Va., entered pleas of guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone.
“The success of this case demonstrates our commitment to work together across state lines to put criminal drug organizations out of business,” United States Attorney Timothy J. Heaphy said today. “Prescription drug abuse is a serious health problem in Southwest Virginia and this office will continue to prosecute those who profit from the addiction of others. We will also continue to support education and treatment programs and pursue a holistic response to this persistent problem.”
Each defendant faces a potential maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment and a fine of $1,000,000. Spivey also entered a plea of guilty to one count of distributing Suboxone within 1,000 feet of a school which carries a potential punishment of up to twenty years imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine and a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of one year.
According to evidence presented at the guilty plea hearings by Assistant United States Attorney Zachary Lee, the individuals who pleaded guilty were all involved in the distribution of controlled substances in Scott County, Virginia and Sullivan County, Tennessee from approximately 2007-2011. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office, Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives determined that Drake, Spivey, Whitefeather, Fields, and Light distributed large quantities of oxycodone and suboxone. It was also determined that large quantities of oxycodone were being supplied by Connie Puckett, Lovella Sweeney, and Thomas Laney to other members of the conspiracy for further distribution in Scott County, Virginia and Sullivan County, Tennessee.
The investigation of this case was conducted by the Scott County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office, Sullivan County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office, Sullivan County, Tennessee District Attorney’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the United States Marshals Service. Assistant United States Attorney Zachary T. Lee of the United States Attorney’s Office in Abingdon is prosecuting the case.
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