📺License Plate Reader Scan Leads to Felony Arrest in Murfreesboro (With Video)

Mar 11, 2024 at 12:40 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN - License Plate Reader (LPR) technology continues to aid in the recovery of stolen vehicles and the apprehension of those who may have stolen the car or truck.... Read More

Upcoming Jury Trial Scheduled for Murfreesboro Suspect in Alleged Murder of Uncle

Mar 05, 2024 at 07:30 am by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN – In August of 2020, Carmen De la Cruz, a 28-year-old resident of Murfreesboro, was arrested and accused of fatally stabbing his uncle, Gregorio Zetin.... Read More

Repeat Offender Arrested: Man Facing Two Homicide Charges Apprehended in Rutherford County

Feb 20, 2024 at 10:20 am by WGNS News

La Vergne TN - Oswaldo Corado, a 19-year-old facing two separate criminal homicide charges, found himself back behind bars after a recent incident at Mill Ridge Park on Old Hi.... Read More

Investigation into Human Trafficking Ends with Arrest of 79-Year-Old Suspect

Feb 15, 2024 at 11:51 am by WGNS News

About an hour and a half away from nearby Lebanon, TN along I-40 East in Rockwood, multiple complaints of illegal business activity has led to a Tennessee Bureau of Investigat.... Read More

Auto Theft Suspect Previously Convicted on a Felony Drug Charge in Murfreesboro Arrested and Stolen SUV Recovered

Feb 14, 2024 at 06:37 am by WGNS News

A man who was previously convicted on a felony drug charge in Rutherford County, has been re-arrested after allegedly leading Nashville authorities on a police pursuit that.... Read More

UPDATE: Court Appearance Scheduled for Suspect in Fatal Murfreesboro Crash

Feb 12, 2024 at 07:59 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - Miguel Medina Issac, the suspect accused of causing a fatal head-on collision in Murfreesboro last week, is set to make one of his initial court appe.... Read More

Fatal Accident on Hwy 231 North Wednesday Night Leads to Thursday Morning Arrest in Murfreesboro

Feb 08, 2024 at 07:39 pm by WGNS News

  RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Tragedy struck on Wednesday night as a fatal auto accident unfolded on Highway 231 North (Lebanon Highway) near Old Lebanon Pike, leaving one p.... Read More

Tragic Incident in Murfreesboro: Man Accused of Fatally Stabbing Uncle to Face Trial

Jan 23, 2024 at 07:09 am by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN - In a disturbing incident that unfolded on August 17, 2020, Carmen De la Cruz, a 28-year-old resident of Murfreesboro, stands accused of fatally stabbing h.... Read More

Husband Charged with Homicide as Wife's Body Found in DeKalb County

Jan 08, 2024 at 12:30 pm by WGNS News

DEKALB COUNTY, TN - A 70-year-old man has been charged with criminal homicide, tampering with evidence, and abuse of a corpse after admitting to striking his wife in the head.... Read More

MORE: Landmark Life Sentence Handed Down in Rutherford County for Aggravated Rape of a Child

Dec 14, 2023 at 05:45 pm by WGNS News

    RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - In a historic verdict, 26-year-old Brian Jeffrey Burke, Jr. of Murfreesboro, TN has been sentenced to life in prison without the possib.... Read More

Rash of Auto Burglaries in Shelbyville Resolved with Arrest of Repeat Offender

Dec 14, 2023 at 05:30 am by WGNS News

  BEDFORD COUNTY, TN - Rutherford County is not the only area that has problems with vehicle break-ins. In nearby Shelbyville, just 15 minutes from the Rutherford County.... Read More

Warren County Drug Bust: Authorities Confiscate Nearly 1-Pound of Meth and Collar 48-Year-Old Suspect

Dec 12, 2023 at 07:10 am by WGNS News

  WARREN COUNTY, TN - In a coordinated effort by the McMinnville Police Department, Warren County Sheriff’s Department, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigat.... Read More

Undercover TBI Operation Focused on Suspects Wanting to Engage in Commercial Sex Acts with Minors Nets 2 From Rutherford County Being Arrested in Williamson County

Nov 22, 2023 at 10:34 pm by WGNS News

WILLIAMSON COUNTY – An undercover operation by special agents with the TBI Human Trafficking Unit, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Department, the Spring Hill.... Read More

UNSOLVED: 2009 Murfreesboro Cold Case - The Murder of Anthony Davis

Nov 08, 2023 at 05:42 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, TN - Like many cold cases involving murder, there is often one missing piece of the puzzle that has yet to be found. One of those cold cases involves the death o.... Read More

Nashville Drug Investigation Results in DeKalb County Arrest and Seized Cash and Drugs

Oct 20, 2023 at 07:45 am by WGNS News

A multi-agency investigation by special agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, agents with HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Traffickin.... Read More

Suspect Suspended from MTSU after being Charged with Indecent Exposure at Local Store

Oct 16, 2023 at 03:13 pm by WGNS News

  UPDATED - RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. - Nic Woodley, the Director of Player Personnel in the MTSU athletic department has been arrested on an indecent exposure charge in.... Read More

Rutherford and Coffee County Sheriff's Offices / TBI Arrest Suspect on 11 Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Charges

Oct 10, 2023 at 11:36 pm by WGNS News

  COFFEE / RUTHERFORD COUNTY – A man in Coffee County has been arrested following an investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigatio.... Read More

Saint Andrews Drive Man Sentenced to 72-Years in Prison for Rape of a Child

Oct 10, 2023 at 10:50 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - A convicted felon who lived on Saint Andrews Drive in Murfreesboro allegedly fled the area after allegations of child rape arose. Eric Branch, who was 34-.... Read More

10-Arrested on Friday & Saturday Nights for Selling Nitrous Oxide in Nashville

Oct 09, 2023 at 10:00 am by WGNS News

Nashville, TN - In Nashville, Metro officers assigned to the Entertainment District Unit downtown arrested a total of ten persons, almost all of them from out of state, on Fri.... Read More

Over 15-Pounds of Methamphetamine Seized, Suspect Flees Area During Trial

Oct 09, 2023 at 09:52 am by WGNS News

  RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENN – A man who was pulled over with a little more than 15-pounds of Crystal Methamphetamine has been convicted in a Rutherford County Sherif.... Read More