NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding seven others at a Nashville church in 2017 testified Wednesday that he can’t remember if he did it. In a Nashville courtroom, a prosecutor repeatedly asked 27-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson about his testimony that he had spotty-at-best memories of what happened […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting a woman and wounding seven people at a Nashville church is heading to trial. Prosecutors have said they’re seeking life without parole for 27-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson, whose trial is slated to begin Monday. Samson faces a 43-count indictment, including a first-degree murder charge, in […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man convicted of killing his wife decades ago at a camping center he managed in Memphis prayed and sang hymns as he was put to death Thursday in Tennessee. Don Johnson, 68, was executed via lethal injection inside a maximum-security Nashville prison for the 1984 suffocation of his wife, Connie […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The stars of the gridiron will meet the stars of Music City when the NFL Draft comes to Nashville, Tennessee, in April. The NFL announced Monday that Grammy-winning country star Tim McGraw will perform a free outdoor concert on April 26 and Grammy-winning gospel singer CeCe Winans will sing the National […]
Kane Brown is a biracial country star on the rise who says growing up as a sometimes-homeless kid in Georgia helped to prepare him for “being judged.” “Color does matter, even though people don’t see it,” Brown said. “I’ve lived it my whole life. It’s just what I know.” As USA Today reports, the 23-year-old singer is trying to forge […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The father of a man accused of fatally shooting four people at a Nashville Waffle House last year wants a lawsuit against him by a victim’s mother thrown out. The suit accuses Jeffrey Reinking of negligence and conspiracy for returning several guns to his mentally unstable son. Illinois revoked Travis Reinking‘s […]
Monica Blake, an African-American police officer in Nashville has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Metro Nashville government and one of the police department’s commanders. In the lawsuit, Blake accused the department of retaliating against her after she reported being raped by a fellow officer. On May 2, 2016, Officer Blake, 36, was allegedly […]
A man driving on a Nashville highway was killed when a chunk of concrete fell from an overpass, smashing into his car. Joe Shelton Jr. was driving on Interstate 24 when piece of concrete went through his windshield, hitting him in the face, early Tuesday morning, WZTV reported. Police believe it was thrown from a bridge […]
According to WKRN.com, Marquise Haynes is accused of kicking, punching and strangling a pregnant woman; and biting an officer. According to reports the woman being attacked knew Haynes and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. When officers located Haynes, WKRN reports that he “violently resisted, kicking and swinging at officers, striking them multiple times.” […]
Prosecutors filed criminal homicide charges against the Nashville cop who killed Daniel Hambrick.
Get ready Nashville, Corey Holcomb is coming to town! He’ll be performing at Zanies all weekend. Holcomb called into the TJMS this morning and was already cracking jokes! Did you know that you can find some of the most beautiful women “in the hood?” He says that it’s great because “they don’t expect nothing from […]
Nashville police are defending the white officer who shot and killed a fleeing Black man.
