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Tennessee teacher charged with child pornography

On behalf of The Law Office of Massey McClusky posted in Sex Crimes on Monday, May 20, 2013.

One of the most trusted figures in a young child's life is their teachers. With every passing year, most Tennessee teachers are responsible for teaching the future of the nation. Countless teachers are respected and well loved by the community, but every now and then, that teacher may be accused of an offense that falls under the sex crimes category. For someone who is in charge of teaching young children, a sex crime can ruin their entire career and reputation. Several teachers across the nation have lost their teaching license due to a sex crime charge.

Recently a former Tennessee teacher of 31 years is now facing several charges of child pornography. The alleged incidents occurred between 2008 and 2012 at the teacher's own home. Authorities allegedly found child pornography on the male teacher's home computer. The man was charged with one count of possessing child pornography and five counts of receipt of child pornography.

Two Tennessee men arrested and charged with drug trafficking

On behalf of The Law Office of Massey McClusky posted in Drug Charges on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

It can be surprising how much a person's life can change due to a minor traffic stop. Not from any traffic violation itself, but what can stem from it. For example, two men from Tennessee were recently pulled over by police simply for traffic violations, but ended up being charged with the drug crimes of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, as well as drug trafficking in cocaine.

When the men were pulled over, the deputy claimed he smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. After a subsequent search of the car police allegedly found over a pound of processed marijuana inside of bag. After the policed arrested the men and seized the vehicle they claim they later found over an ounce of cocaine while conducting an inventory.

Tennessee home of three of the most dangerous neighborhoods

On behalf of The Law Office of Massey McClusky posted in Violent Crimes on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.

All cities in America are faced with some type of crime. In small towns, there may be theft or vandalism. In the suburbs there may be theft of more substantial items. Big cities are often the areas that have to deal with recurring violent crimes.

Violent crimes generally include murder, assault, rape and robbery. These crimes are often more common in big cities because they are more densely populated. A recent study conducted by a group called Neighborhood Scout created a list of the most dangerous neighborhoods in America. Three of the top 25 cities are located in Memphis.

Former Mitt Romney intern charged with federal crimes

On behalf of The Law Office of Massey McClusky posted in Federal Crimes on Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

The Internet has become a very useful tool for people in Tennessee and elsewhere. Not only does it help people accomplish their work goals, but it also lets people connect to others across the globe. However, with the good comes some bad. The Internet has also opened up a number of new criminal offenses that can penalize those who are accused of using the Internet in a wrongful way. Unfortunately for one man, a former Mitt Romney intern, such an accusation was made against him recently. He is now facing federal charges.

Of the possible computer crimes, the former intern is being charged with cyberstalking. He also faces charges of blackmailing. Court records indicate that he was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation after using the Internet and text messages to blackmail women. It is claimed that he would tell the women he had naked pictures of them and if they did not send him more he would send them to their friends and family. FBI agents believe there were 15 females that were allegedly victimized.

Memphis-based federal prosecutors charge IRS employees with fraud

On behalf of The Law Office of Massey McClusky posted in Federal Crimes on Friday, April 26, 2013.

Recently, federal prosecutors in Memphis have made some major allegations. They claim that some current and former Internal Revenue Service employees have fraudulently obtained more than $250,000 in government benefits. The prosecutors have now brought federal charges against the government employees.

The most severe of the charges have been brought against 13 current and former employees for allegedly obtaining unemployment benefits by making false statements. Each person has been charged individually, with prosecutors claiming that they falsely stated they were unemployed while applying for the benefits. Other individuals, 11 in all, have been accused of theft of property valued over $1,000. This type of charge is a class D felony.

Federal prosecutors indict six people on drug charges

On behalf of The Law Office of Massey McClusky posted in Drug Charges on Wednesday, April 17, 2013.

When authorities make an arrest they sometimes look to charge the suspects involved with whatever they can, even if they are not related to the reason they initially made the arrest. For example, if someone is arrested for drug possession but the authorities also find materials that could be used to make drugs, the authorities may also charge the suspect with other drug crimes such as drug manufacturing.

This may have been the case in a recent partnership between federal authorities and a district attorney in Tennessee which resulted in six people being indicted on drug charges. The indictments not only include possession of cocaine and a prescription drug, but also for possession of materials to manufacture methamphetamine.

Proposed Tennessee law lets DNA be charged with crime

On behalf of The Law Office of Massey McClusky posted in Violent Crimes on Thursday, April 11, 2013.

In some criminal matters, the statute of limitation may run out before a suspect is ever found. A proposed Tennessee law seeks to prevent this from happening in the future by allowing law enforcement to charge unidentified DNA with violent crimes.

In a state bill that will be reviewed by the House and that has cleared the Senate, lawmakers hope to align modern DNA evidence collection procedures with the law. In cases such as rape where a criminal may leave DNA evidence behind, the new law would allow the collected DNA to be charged with the rape within the state's statute of limitations even before a suspect is identified.

Former Tennessee Titan cheerleader accused of sex crimes

On behalf of The Law Office of Massey McClusky posted in Sex Crimes on Monday, April 1, 2013.

Recently, a former Tennessee Titan cheerleader has been in the news once again for her age. This time, however, not in a good way. Instead of being praised for making the cheerleading team as one of the older women on the squad, she is now being charged for a sexual offense involving a young boy.

The woman has not been a cheerleader for four years now, but when she was, she became semi-famous for making the team as a 38 year old at the time, when most of the women on the team were in their twenties. In a sad turn of events, she is now being accused of sexually assaulting a 12 year old boy.

Tennessee man faces drug charges after swallowing evidence

On behalf of The Law Office of Massey McClusky posted in Drug Charges on Tuesday, March 26, 2013.

Thanks to movies and television, it is easy to imagine someone accused of a crime attempting to conceal the evidence. Police in Tennessee however, are accusing one man of taking his attempt to another level. According to the reports, the authorities indicated that while searching the man he grabbed a bag of drugs and swallowed them. The man is now facing drug charges.

According to police, the search happened at the jail the man was being held in. He was arrested for a crack cocaine charge. Authorities claim that when the man was searched a bag of white power fell out of his shoe and he grabbed it and swallowed it before they could reach it. As a result, the man was also charged with tampering with evidence.

Alleged Memphis robbery led to police chase

On behalf of The Law Office of Massey McClusky posted in Criminal Defense on Thursday, March 21, 2013.

When someone is accused of doing something wrong, it is not uncommon for that person to try to get away, regardless of whether or not the person is guilty. The threat of being arrested can trigger a person's "fight-or-flight" survival instinct, which can make the person believe that running away is good idea. Unfortunately for two men in Memphis accused of robbery, their "flight" only led to more trouble.

After the two men allegedly robbed a T-mobile store in Memphis, they fled the scene in a car with law enforcement chasing close behind them. The chase went on for 99 miles, starting in Tennessee, and then crossing into two other states. The two men were eventually stopped using spike strips. Even though police suspect evidence was thrown out the vehicle, one man was charged with receiving stolen property, resisting arrest by fleeing and armed criminal action. The other man was charged with receiving stolen property.

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