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Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

Hawkins Police Blotter: SWAT, tear gas needed to arrest barricaded man

The tear gas didn't persuade Clifton Wallace Blair to surrender, so the Tactical Team forced entry into the residence and found the doors to be barricaded with items from inside the house. The back door was tied shut with a rope.

Jan 20, 2020 at 3:15 PM
Marshall Shields
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Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

Hawkins man charged with stalking for allegedly threatening to shoot wife

A Hawkins County man who had been wanted since October accused of threatening to kill his estranged wife and burn down her house was arrested Friday in Bulls Gap on outstanding warrants for stalking and violation of order of protection.

Jan 17, 2020 at 5:00 PM
Victoria Ann Raney
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Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

Meth submissions exceed pot for first time at TBI crime labs

Meth exceeded marijuana as the TBI crime lab’s most submitted drug in in the state for the first time in 2019 thanks to massive drug busts like the more than 1.5 pounds seized by Hawkins County deputies Friday near Kingsport.

Jan 14, 2020 at 9:30 PM
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Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

Hawkins Police Blotter: Man arrested while retrieving pot from hiding spot after wreck

A Surgoinsville man was charged with simple possession of marijuana on Jan. 4 after HCSO Deputy Hunter Newton allegedly observed him remove marijuana from a hiding place in his pickup following a minor accident.

Jan 10, 2020 at 9:30 PM
Jonathan Harrell and Leslie Graybeal
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Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

Church Hill police nab couple in SUV reported stolen in New Mexico

Church Hill Police Department Officer Chad Gillenwater also allegedly seized two loaded syringes, a gram of meth and a meth pipe from the driver, Jonathan David Harrell of Rogersville.

Jan 7, 2020 at 6:30 PM
Randall James Wilson
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Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

Broken tail light results in felony meth, gun charges for Hawkins man

The Hawkins County Sheriff's Office reportedly seized 22.6 grams of meth and a loaded .45 caliber handgun last week during a traffic stop on Stanley Valley Road that was initiated due to a broken tail light.

Jan 6, 2020 at 7:30 PM
Timothy Blake Rankin
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Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

Marine charged with kidnapping for taking underage girlfriend, her infant to N.C.

A Marine who took his pregnant underage girlfriend and the girl's 18-month-old daughter to North Carolina without her mother's consent was charged last week in Hawkins County with two counts of kidnapping.

Jan 3, 2020 at 2:00 PM
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Hawkins County Police Blotter

Burglar in bib overalls uses bathroom and steals $80

The victim told the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office he was awakened by a noise, and upon investigating he observed an unknown woman with short dirty blond hair exit his bathroom wearing camouflage bib overalls and a red sweater.

Jan 2, 2020 at 5:30 PM
Dustin Lynn Barrett and Haley Dawn Powell
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Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

Couple facing felony gun charges after HCSO responds to suspicious van

A Kingsport man accused of swallowing a “green baggy,” and his female passenger who allegedly had marijuana and pills concealed in her underwear were arrested after Hawkins County deputies responded to a report of a suspicious van stopped in the roadway last week.

Jan 2, 2020 at 9:30 AM
Nickey Lynn Patterson
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Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

HCSO charges woman's ex with stalking, harassment following 100 messages in one day

A Grainger County man was arrested last week for allegedly attempting to text or call his ex-girlfriend more than 100 times in one day after being told by police on Christmas Day not to contact her again.

Jan 1, 2020 at 8:30 AM
Patrick Charlton and Bradley Addington
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Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

Hawkins murder defendant claims first of two gunshots to head was accidental

Patrick Cody Charlton, 27, of Kingsport, also reportedly told the HCSO he shot Vick a second time in the head because, “I did not want to see her in pain”.

Dec 30, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Bradley Wayne Addingtonand Patrick Cody Charlton
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Two charged with murder in shooting death of Hawkins woman

Two men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Ashley Gail Vick who was found deceased in a ditch Monday morning near Church Hill.

Dec 20, 2019 at 11:47 PM
Brady Sands Anderson
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Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

Hawkins deputies find meth in car after 105 mph pursuit, crash

A Morristown man who crashed last week after leading Hawkins County deputies on a 105 mph chase in a stolen car is facing numerous charges including meth possession and felony evading arrest.

Dec 20, 2019 at 3:30 PM
Brad Addington
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Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

Suspect in Orebank standoff a 'person of interest' in Hawkins death

An early morning standoff at a residence in Sullivan County’s Orebank community was related to the investigation into the suspicious death of a woman found unresponsive in a ditch near Church Hill Monday morning, according to Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson.

Dec 19, 2019 at 10:47 AM
Michael Brandon Dykes
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Hawkins man accused of shooting girlfriend's dad in the head with a BB gun

The victim’s daughter filed an assault complaint against Dykes last month, claiming Dykes kicked out her front tooth, kicked her and assualted her with a machete, and threatened to kill her.

Dec 18, 2019 at 5:30 PM
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