A Sullivan Central High School Student Is In Trouble For Allegedly Opening Up A Fake Twitter Account Using The Name And Photo Of The Director Of Schools Dr. Jubal Yennie. Ira Quesenberry, Charged With Identity Theft, Was Arraigned. He Reportedly Admitted To Creating The Social Media Account As A Joke. A Preliminary Hearing For Quesenberry Is Set For March 6th. If Convicted, Quesenberry Could Receive From Two To Twelves Years Behind Bars.
Despite A Week Of Bad Weather, The Kingsport Aquatic Center Is On Track For Opening In Mid-May. Frank Brewer, The City’s Head Project Manager, Told City Leaders This Week That The Retention Ponds Built On The Property Worked Well After Last Week’s Rain Storms. In Other News, Leland And Marilyn Davis, The Parents Of Vic Davis, Owner Of Vic Davis Construction, Have Donated Money To Establish A Friends Of The Aquatic Center Fund, Which Aims To Promote Swimming Instruction.
Johnson City Police Are Investigating A Shooting Incident. 48-
Year Old Gregory Smith Sustained A Gunshot Wound In His Lower Leg And Was Taken To The Johnson City Police Department. He Was Then Transported By Ambulance To A Local Hospital. Authorities Said The Man’s Injuries Didn’t Appear To Be Life-Threatening. Smith Was Reportedly Shot During An Altercation At Jerry Crum’s Residence On East Millard Street. Smith Allegedly Pulled Out A Knife And Threated Crum. That’s When Crum Apparently Pulled Out A Gun And Shot Smith In The Leg. The Investigation Is Continuing.
A Lawyer Representing The Insurance Company For The Washington County Tennessee Board Of Education Has Asked A Judge Appoint An Overseer To Administer Monetary Claims Regarding A September Bus Crash That Injure 39 David Crockett High School Students. Earl Booze, Who Represents Tennessee Risk Management Trust, Filed The Motion That Also Asks Circuit Judge Thomas Seeley To Release The School Board From Further Liability And Allow The Disposal Of Bus 88. The Lawsuits Stem From The Crash On Mount Wesley Road. The Driver, Brenda Gray, Is Accused Of Traveling Well Over The Speed Limit Along The Curvy Road. The Motion Hearing Is Set For February 20th.
A 20 Year Old Student At The University Of Virginia’s College At Wise Is Facing Charges Following What Turned Out To Be A Hoax Which Prompted A Lockdown Of The College. Bryant Hairston Of Martinsville Is Charged With Falsely Summoning A Police Officer And Obstruction Of Justice. He Allegedly Reported A Gunman On The Campus. Campus, State Police, And Wise County Sheriff’s Depupties Searched Numerous Buildings As Well As The Grounds Of The Campus. After A Two Hour Lockdown Of The Campus, Hairston Allegedly Admitted The Incident Was False. Hairston Was Taken Into Custody And Appeared Before A Magistrate.
The Youngest Johnson City Commissioner Ever To Be Elected When He Won A Seat On The Five-Member Board In 1997, Is Seeking To Win One Of Two Open Seats In The April Municipal Election. Vance Cheek, Jr. Cites His Frustration Over The Stagnant Local Economy As The Deciding Factor For His Decision To Make A Run. According To Cheek, Commissioners Need To Refocus On Jobs In The Local Area. The 45 Year Old Is Following In The Footsteps Of His Father, Vance Cheek, Sr., Who Served On The City Commission From 1969 To 1973.
A Federal Judge Has Sentenced An Illegal Alien From Mexico Living In Limestone To 19 Years Behind Bars For His Part In A Methamphetamine Conspiracy That Supplied Drugs To Upper East Tennessee. 49 Year Old Arnoldo Cazarez Pled Guilty To Conspiring To Distribute And Possess With The Intent To Distribute 500 Grams Or More Of Methamphetamine. He Along With His Brother And Nephew Conspired To Bring Four Pounds Of High Quality Mexican Methamphetamine From Oklahoma City To The Tri Cities Region.