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Two people have been arrested for the murder of a Seymour man who went missing in August. The Sevier County Sheriff’ Office announced today that Troy A. Meeker, 43, and 44-year-old Vanessa L. Meeker have been charged with the murder of John Dahlstedt, of Seymour. The Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Division began investigating after 63-year-old Dahlstedt went missing in August. The ...

Sevierville Police are looking for a couple that allegedly hit an elderly man over the head with a baseball bat and robbed him of an envelope full of cash at a Sevier County flea market on Sunday. According to Detective Kevin Bush, just before 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, a man and a woman approached a 71-year-old man ...

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office announced today that they have arrested the man allegedly responsible for a series of home burglaries in the area, including one last week in which a family’s wrapped Christmas presents were stolen from beneath the tree. Detectives made the arrest after discovering several pieces of stolen jewelry, which belonged to victims of recent home burglaries, ...

Two women working at a spa in Seymour face prostitution charges after an undercover sting by the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office Street Crimes Unit conducted an undercover sting operation at Luck’s Spa, 10520 Chapman Hwy. in Seymour, after a tip that the business was being used for prostitution. Officers arrested ...

Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office to enhance DUI enforcement from Dec. 18 to Jan. 3, 2015 surrounding the holiday season. The statewide Booze It and Lose It campaign is part of a national mobilization to prevent drunk driving. During the first nine months of this year, Tennessee experienced 4,740 known alcohol-related crashes. ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced today that it is stepping up a search for two members of what it called the “most prolific domestic terrorism cell of the time.” The FBI is offering up to a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Josephine Sunshine Overaker and Joseph Mahmoud Dibee, members of an eco-terrorism cell ...

Deputies arrested the suspect in an armed robbery of the Fastop Market in Seymour after tips from the public helped identify him. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 22-year-old Martel D. Harris, of 618 Keener Road in Seymour, in connection with the armed robbery of the Fastop Market, 10623 Chapman Hwy., on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. Harris ...

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly robbed the Fastop Market in Seymour at gunpoint today. According to Sheriff Ron Seals, his office received a 911 call at about 11:45 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 reporting an armed robbery at the Fastop Market, 10623 Chapman Hwy. in Seymour, Tenn. A ...

Sevierville detectives say they have arrested the men they believe committed a robbery of the E-Z Stop store earlier this month. Richard Trace Justus, 20, of Sevier County, and 21-year old Dustin Wade Moss of Cosby, Tenn. have been charged with aggravated burglary of the E-Z Stop, 851 Dolly Parton Parkway in Sevierville on Nov. 13, 2015. A store employee ...

The Knoxville Police Department is looking for a Sevierville dentist who allegedly raped and stabbed a woman at a Knoxville motel then fled. Attempted first degree murder and rape warrants have been issued for 47-year-old Dr. David William Gary, of Knoxville, after police identified him as the suspect in the stabbing of a woman last week. According to a statement ...