NASHVILLE — The Department of Safety and Homeland Security today announced that a former state trooper assigned to the Cookeville District had been indicted by a Putnam County grand jury on criminal charges. Jonathan Reed was indicted for driving under the influence and possession of a handgun while under the influence. Both charges are class … Read more
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Highway Patrol is now accepting applications for the fall session of its Citizens’ Trooper Academy. The first session is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 10, 2012. Sessions will run from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. weekly. The 10-week academy, which consists of approximately 30 hours of training, is designed to … Read more
NASHVILLE—The District Attorney for the 13th Judicial District has informed the Department of Safety and Homeland Security that former state trooper Wade Williams pleaded guilty today to five criminal counts stemming from a sexual assault investigation. Williams pleaded guilty to two (2) counts of aggravated statutory rape, two (2) counts of attempt to commit especially … Read more
NASHVILLE — A Tennessee state trooper arrested a man Tuesday in Johnson City who is suspected of producing fraudulent documents including social security cards, resident alien cards, and Mexican driver licenses. Trooper Kevin Kimbrough of the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Criminal Investigations Division arrested Cristian Hernandez Reyes, 31, at his home on Wilson Avenue in Johnson … Read more
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Highway Patrol Interdiction Plus (IP) Trooper Michael Robertson arrested a federal fugitive from justice and a man wanted by state authorities on Tuesday in Cumberland County. IP team member Trooper Michael Loftis also assisted. At approximately 11:48 a.m. Tuesday morning, Trooper Robertson initiated a traffic stop on a 2011 Hino straight truck … Read more
NASHVILLE — The Department of Safety and Homeland Security today announced that a former state trooper assigned to the Cookeville District had been indicted by a Putnam County grand jury on criminal charges. Jonathan Reed was indicted for driving under the influence and possession of a handgun while under the influence. Both charges are class … Read more
Major Danny Talley
NASHVILLE — For the second consecutive year, Governor Bill Haslam will address the Trooper Cadet Class of the Tennessee Highway Patrol in a Friday morning graduation ceremony at Tulip Grove Baptist Church in Old Hickory. Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons and THP Colonel Tracy Trott will also speak. It will be … Read more
NASHVILLE — Two Texas men were arrested on drug trafficking charges after being stopped by a Tennessee State Trooper assigned to the West Tennessee Drug Task Force (WTDTF) for speeding on Monday morning. Their apprehension led to the detainment of two additional suspects involved in the case. read more TN.gov Newsroom – Safety
Trooper Dwayne Stanford NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Highway Patrol named Trooper Dwayne Stanford the2011 Trooper of the Year at an award ceremony held Thursday evening. This marks the second consecutive year Trooper Stanford, a third generation State Trooper, has earned the honor. He was also recognized in Gov. Bill Haslam’s State of the State address … Read more