Local law enforcement officials are becoming increasingly concerned about drug overdoses this year. Covington Police Chief Larry Lindsey said his department has worked six overdoses in the last two weeks, two of them fatal. The Tipton County Sheriff’s Office is also seeing an increases in the number of overdoses, recording 19 since Jan. 1. They have also had two fatal overdoses … [Read more...] about ‘It just tugs at my heart’: Police concerned about increasing overdoses
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‘I don’t hate that man for what he did’: A grieving mother talks about her murdered son and the man wanted for shooting him
Teresa Terry said a call from her niece was the way she found out her son had been shot. That’s not how she wants to remember him, though. “This is Andrew,” she shared, pointing to various items in what she calls her memory room. His image is everywhere, from prayer candles and in frames to their memorial t-shirts and a tie worn to his funeral. Above the couch where his father … [Read more...] about ‘I don’t hate that man for what he did’: A grieving mother talks about her murdered son and the man wanted for shooting him
U.S. Marshals offer reward for information leading to Davarious Taylor’s arrest for murder
U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announced Wednesday afternoon a cash reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a Covington murder suspect. Davarious Montrail Taylor, 19, is wanted for the March 11 shooting death of 23-year-old Andrew Terry. Covington officers were dispatched to the Broadmeadow Place apartment complex on Peeler Road at approximately 10:50 p.m. … [Read more...] about U.S. Marshals offer reward for information leading to Davarious Taylor’s arrest for murder
Covington police searching for suspect in Broadmeadow murder
Covington police are searching for a man they believe may have shot and killed another man Thursday night. Officers were dispatched to the apartment complex on Peeler Road at approximately 10:50 p.m. after a shooting was reported. When they arrived they found 23-year-old Andrew Terry in a black sedan suffering from multiple gunshot woulds. He was transported to Baptist-Tipton … [Read more...] about Covington police searching for suspect in Broadmeadow murder
Murder suspect Terrance Taylor II turned himself in Tuesday morning
Terrance Taylor II, wanted for a homicide in Covington last month, turned himself in Tuesday morning. The 22-year-old is a suspect in the murder of Dontavious Edwards on Dec. 28, 2020. Edwards, 19, was shot on Wooten Street and was airlifted to the Regional One Medical Center in Memphis where he underwent surgery and later died. Caprice Peete, Taylor's co-defendant, was … [Read more...] about Murder suspect Terrance Taylor II turned himself in Tuesday morning
TBI, US Marshals offer $4,000 reward for Terrance Taylor II
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the US Marshals have offered rewards for information related to the arrest of Terrance Taylor II. The 22-year-old from Covington is wanted for the murder of Dontavious Edwards on Dec. 28, 2020. He was added to the TBI's Most Wanted list on Wednesday. “We depend on the public to assist us in bringing this fugitive to justice,” said U.S. … [Read more...] about TBI, US Marshals offer $4,000 reward for Terrance Taylor II
Murder suspect Caprice Peete arrested after shooting at Alabama club, Taylor II still at large
One of the 22-year-olds wanted for the murder of Dontavious Edwards last week was arrested this weekend and is the suspect in a New Year's shooting. Caprice Peete was picked up Saturday night at the club in Huntsville, Ala. and charged with a shooting that took place in the parking lot the night before. Peete allegedly got into a fight with another man, shot him in the … [Read more...] about Murder suspect Caprice Peete arrested after shooting at Alabama club, Taylor II still at large
Covington police searching for two suspects in Wooten Street homicide
Covington Police are searching for two men they say are suspects in a homicide that took place Sunday afternoon. At approximately 12:55 p.m., 19-year-old Dontavious Edwards was shot on Wooten Street. He was airlifted to the Regional One Medical Center in Memphis where he underwent surgery and later died at approximately 10 p.m. Caprice Peete and Terrance Taylor II, both 22, … [Read more...] about Covington police searching for two suspects in Wooten Street homicide
