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Crews respond to multiple fires overnight
SUMMARY: Fire crews in Lawrence County responded to two incidents last night. The first was a house fire on Iron City Road reported at 6:15 PM, with no injuries reported. Additionally, firefighters attended a fire at a cotton gin on the 400 block of Rascal Town Road. For more updates on these fires and other breaking news, visit wm.com.
Fire crews in Lawrence County worked to extinguish multiple fires overnight.
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Suspect dead, 2 injured following shooting at Livingston plant
SUMMARY: A violent incident in Livingston ended with a gunman dead following a police chase that began with him shooting two people at a local plant. Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the TBI and the Overton County Sheriff’s Office, responded early in the morning. The gunman fled, leading police on a chase over 50 miles before a standoff on I-40 ended with him found dead in his vehicle. The Livingston Police Chief expressed concern for the community, stating that such violence is rare in their close-knit town. The investigation has been handed over to the TBI. The victims are in stable condition.
The gunman fled the shooting scene and officers pursued the suspect’s vehicle to Interstate 40 in Roane County where a standoff situation began. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reported troopers found the suspect dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the vehicle. No troopers fired any weapons.
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WATCH: Porch pirate steals package in front of UPS driver in Memphis
SUMMARY: A porch pirate was filmed stealing a package from a Memphis home while a UPS driver was present. Cory Grubbs reported that his wife saw the UPS truck moments before the theft, and the thief discarded the empty box later. The driver returned the box, attempted to alert the Grubbs, and notified the police. Grubbs documented the incident and provided the thief’s vehicle tag to local authorities, as this marks the third theft at their home in six months. The stolen item was a Christmas gift worth $150, highlighting an 8% rise in porch thefts in Memphis this year.
The post WATCH: Porch pirate steals package in front of UPS driver in Memphis appeared first on www.wkrn.com
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New documents outline confusion that caused innocent man to spend months in Shelby County Jail
SUMMARY: An Ohio man, Anthony Robertson, was mistakenly jailed for five months due to a mix-up with his name and that of a serial rapist, Anthony Roberson. His attorney, Andre Wharton, has filed a lawsuit against Shelby County regarding this wrongful detention. Court transcripts reveal confusion among judges and prosecutors during multiple hearings, as they struggled to confirm Robertson’s identity. Eventually, the charges against him were dropped after authorities recognized the error, but not before he endured months of wrongful incarceration. The lawsuit seeks $5 million for the time and life lost due to this mistake.
A name mix-up cost an Ohio man five months of his life.
In October, FOX13 told you about Anthony Robertson, a man who was taken into custody hundreds of miles away and extradited to Shelby County for accusations of rape and other violent charges. Now, newly uncovered transcripts show some of the courtroom confusion that cost him nearly half a year of his life. READ MORE: https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/new-documents-outline-confusion-that-caused-innocent-man-to-spend-months-in-shelby-county-jail/article_53d9afbc-be5c-11ef-bfae-c34c5f2e627b.html
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