A Johnson City man charged in a road rage incident, a drug possession, assault and an attempted kidnapping pleaded guilty last week in Washington County Criminal Court for a four-year
A former Washington County prosecutor fired after he was accused of soliciting sex to dismiss a womanâs charges has accepted a guilty plea agreement to avoid a trial.
William âBillâ McManus Jr., 49, Johnson City, was arrested in May 2020 in a sting operation conducted by the 1st Judicial District attorney generalâs office â where McManus worked at the time â and federal agents.
According to a court record, investigators said McManus went to the home of a woman facing charges in a Washington County court. She was working with investigators and the conversation between the McManus and the woman was recorded.
May 2, 1872: The Herald and Tribune reported news of area schools. From Martins Creek, readers learned, “This School closes on the 3rd of May. Rev. Mr. Scott and our
Recent arrests by Johnson City police include:
⢠Brandi King, 40, 269 Gregtown Road, Jonesbo-rough, was charged on April 25 with shoplifting, trespassing, burglary, simple possession of methamphetamine, resisting arrest, and misdemeanor evading arrest. Around 10:22 p.m., officers responded to Walmart Supercenter, 3111 Browns Mills Road, in reference to a shoplifting call. Police said King had used the self checkout register to under ring numerous items, as well as, swap tags causing items to ring up for significantly less than their actual price. King proceeded to pass all points of sale without paying a total payment of $242.17. When attempting to apprehend and take King into custody, she ran from the scene and proceeded to resist arrest while being taken into custody. Additionally, asset protection provided a signed notification of restriction from Walmart property on July 23, 2020. King has a prior shoplifting conviction from September 2019 and a records check revealed a fai
Washington County Criminal Court Judge Stacy Street reversed a ruling he previously made that would have prevented prosecutors from substituting the pathologist in a murder case.
Street ruled earlier this month that Aaron Storyâs constitutional rights to confront his accuser would be violated if he allowed the substitution.
Story, 34, was indicted Sept. 11 in the June 2, 2018, shooting death of Christopher Connelly, whose body was discovered by a woman intending to walk her dogat the Lone Oak trailhead that Saturday morning.
The issue came up because Dr. Matrina Schmidt, who worked as a forensic pathologist at ETSU, performed the autopsy and prepared the report in the death of 38-year-old Connelly.