Knoxville Resident Convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor for Unlawful Sex
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On September 19, 2018, after a two-day trial before the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S. District Judge, a jury found James Michael…
HSI Arrests
Donnie Taylor Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On August 20, 2018, Donnie Taylor, 44, of Bean Station, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Judge,…
Maryville Resident Arrested for Child Pornography Offenses
KNOXVILLE, Tenn..- On June 21, 2018, George Robert Everhart, 29, of Maryville, Tennessee, was arrested following the return of a four-count indictment by a federal…
Charles Houston Dean Sentenced to 121 Months in Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On May 24, 2018, Charles Houston Dean, 51, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S. District Judge,…
John Langsdon Overstreet Sentenced to serve 120 months in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses and Attempted Enticement of a Minor
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On February 20, 2018, John Langsdon Overstreet, 29, of Columbia, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable Pamela L. Reeves, U.S. District Court Judge,…
Seth Reynolds Hoover Sentenced to 121 Months in Prison For Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On January 21, 2018, Seth Reynolds Hoover, 32, of Rutledge, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable Pamela L. Reeves, U.S. District Court Judge,…
Joseph Michael Adkins Sentenced to 151 Months in Prison for Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On November 15, 2017, Joseph Michael Adkins, 28, of Sweetwater, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S. District Judge,…
Carson Nathan Martin Sentenced to Over Twenty-Eight Years in Federal Prison for Producing and Distributing Child Pornography
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On August 29, 2017, Carson Nathan Martin, 38, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S. District Judge,…
Newport Woman Sentenced to 162 Months in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On July 27, 2017, Sierra Danielle Messer, 23, of Newport, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S. District Judge,…
Christopher David Grippe Sentenced to Serve Over Twenty-Three Years in Prison for Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On Tuesday, July 25, 2017, Christopher David Grippe, 29, of Wartburg, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S….