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SCSO Administrative Sgt. Anthony Bowen preps the VenEngine kiosk to scan a fingerprint.
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Sullivan jail turns to tech for double-check of inmate IDs

Over the past few weeks, corrections officers have scanned more than 900 prisoners' thumbprints on a computer kiosk. Along with primary checks — such as personal information and mugshots — staff will run prisoners through the biometric process again for release, double-checking that the right person is being freed from the facility.

Oct 18, 2018 at 3:49 PM
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police blotter

Police respond to do-it-yourself baptism on Greenbelt

At 12:30 a.m., police were alerted to a possibly intoxicated person on the Kingsport Greenbelt. Near Riverfront Park, a responding officer located a naked man, age 23. 

Oct 17, 2018 at 3:37 PM
Darius D. Woodbury
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Kingsport stabbing spurs attempted murder charge

City police are searching for a man who allegedly stabbed a 19-year-old early Monday morning, leaving the victim with life-threatening injuries.

Oct 15, 2018 at 3:01 PM
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police blotter

Pedestrian tries to attack cars along Kingsport road

Police were alerted to a man walking along Lone Star Road, lunging towards passing vehicles and trying to hit them with a metal pipe.

Oct 12, 2018 at 8:15 PM
Mugshot from a previous arrest of Douglas Ferguson
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Bristol man loses leg in mower after attacking son with chainsaw

A Bristol man has been released from medical care after being run over by a lawnmower three months ago, forcing amputation of a leg. Now, he’s behind bars for allegedly trying to attack the mower’s rider — his son — with a chainsaw, and forcing the other man’s grisly act of self-defense.

Oct 11, 2018 at 9:28 PM
Samuel Grandos
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Man charged with sexual battery of Kingsport motel employee

A man has been arrested for allegedly luring a city motel employee to his room with complaints, then trapping her inside the room and groping her. 

Oct 11, 2018 at 3:15 PM
Matthew Phillips
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Deadbeat dad busted in Blountville with meth, cash

Negligence in making child support payments has spurred a man's arrest on felony drug charges, according to police, and the seizure of meth, a motorcycle, stolen gun and nearly $3,000.

Oct 11, 2018 at 11:45 AM
Anthony Hammonds
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Man who allegedly rammed Trump rally vehicle arrested after second chase

A Johnson City man accused last week of eluding Sullivan County police in a stolen car, then crashing into a semi headed to President Trump's rally, was apprehended on Tuesday — but not before allegedly stealing another vehicle and again fleeing from officers.

Updated Oct 10, 2018 at 2:15 PM
Chandryia L. White
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Bristol woman faces charges in Kingsport murder

KINGSPORT — A second person has been arrested in connection with the murder of a city man six months ago, as she allegedly was aware her boyfriend was going to rob the victim, then helped him avoid capture after the slaying.

Oct 10, 2018 at 10:54 AM
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Scott County man gets life for wife's murder

A man who allegedly strangled his wife in their Weber City home this past summer then left her body with an unattended child as he fled to Tennessee has pleaded guilty to her murder.

Oct 9, 2018 at 4:03 PM
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