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Mexican man faces fifth potential deportation after Hamilton County drug-related conviction
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (301+ words) A Mexican man is facing a potential fifth deportation and is accused of illegally re-entering the country after his Chattanooga federal court appearance Thursday, records show. Local authorities referred Octavio Andrade-Aguilera, 51, to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after his March 23 guilty…...
Jailed Nashville journalist speaks after release: ‘Not knowing about my family was terrifying’
1+ day, 16+ min ago (174+ words) Jailed Nashville journalist speaks after release: "Not knowing about my family was terrifying'Chattanooga Times Free Press Jailed Nashville journalist speaks after release: "Not knowing about my family was terrifying Journalist Estefany Rodr'guez has spoken publicly for the first time after…...
Judge denies evidence exclusion request in upcoming trial for Chattanooga man charged after toddler’s fentanyl death
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (121+ words) Judge denies evidence exclusion request in upcoming trial for Chattanooga man charged after toddler's fentanyl death'Chattanooga Times Free Press Judge denies evidence exclusion request in upcoming trial for Chattanooga man charged after toddler's fentanyl death Trial scheduled to begin April…...
Former employee alleges VW wrongfully fired him for having gun in car
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (485+ words) A former reserve deputy with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office alleges he was wrongfully fired from his job at Volkswagen after he voluntarily disclosed to company security that he had a firearm in his car, according to a lawsuit in…...
Trump administration positions Tennessee, Memphis Safe Task Force as models for national strategy
3+ day, 42+ min ago (622+ words) President Donald Trump and multiple members of his administration gathered in Memphis on Monday to praise the efforts of the federal agents and National Guard members who have patrolled the city's streets on Trump's orders since September. Trump and his…...
Jury finds Chattanooga man guilty of murder in 2021 nightclub shooting
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (962+ words) After five years, five days of trial and five hours of collective jury deliberation, a Chattanooga man was found guilty of first-degree murder Monday morning, following a fatal shooting outside a Dodson Avenue nightclub. Melvin Evans, 33, was sentenced to life…...
Case of killing outside Chattanooga nightclub goes to jury
6+ day, 31+ min ago (554+ words) After closing arguments that lasted nearly two hours, the jury has been sent to deliberate the fate of a Chattanooga man on trial for murder in connection with a 2021 fatal shooting outside a Dodson Avenue nightclub. Melvin Evans faces a…...
Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raid
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (126+ words) Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raid'Chattanooga Times Free Press Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raid Prosecutors said in a court filing that…...
Nashville journalist released on bond from ICE custody
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (353+ words) Estefany Rodr'guez, a Nashville journalist who reported on local immigration enforcement arrests before she herself was detained, was released Thursday from a Louisiana detention center, according to the Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition, which is providing legal representation. Rodr'guez spent…...
Mexican felon pleads guilty in Chattanooga federal court to illegally reentering US
1+ week, 1+ day ago (75+ words) Mexican felon pleads guilty in Chattanooga federal court to illegally reentering US'Chattanooga Times Free Press Mexican felon pleads guilty in Chattanooga federal court to illegally reentering US - Your recipient will receive a personalized email with the article directly from you,…...