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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
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No traffic fatalities in Knox County on Memorial Day weekend, sheriff's office says
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knox County Sheriff's Office released traffic statistics for Memorial Day weekend showing no traffic fatalities and no traffic accidents involving alcohol. The numbers are from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Tuesday. During that time, there were 16 traffic accidents, five of which involved injuries, KCSO said. New speed cameras coming to Knoxville school zones following City Council approval Over that period, KCSO issued 287 citations, responded to six instances of driving under the influence and made 57 other arrests, the office reported. KCSO also assisted 25 motorists. 'We are proud of the hard work and commitment displayed by our Patrol Divisions throughout the holiday weekend,' said Sheriff Tom Spangler. 'Their dedication to keeping our roads safe was truly commendable. Thank you to everyone for your cooperation and vigilance. Together, we can continue to ensure the safety of our community.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Politics
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Knox County Sheriff explains increase in ICE hold numbers at detention facility
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — As areas across the nation have seen an increasing number of ICE raids recently, Knox County's detention center has also had an increase in the number of immigration detainees, according to Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler. Spangler released a statement on how the sheriff's office is navigating illegal immigration on Tuesday. In this statement, Spangler explained that Knox County has removed many people with serious criminal records, making the area safer, but deputies are not actively seeking out immigrants who may be in the area illegally. Bodycam footage released following man's death in Knox County custody The men and women of the Knox County Sheriff's Office are not 'seeking out' individuals who may be here illegally. However if an undocumented individual commits a 'crime' and goes to jail, ICE will then investigate his/her immigration status. There has been a recent 'increase' in our ICE hold numbers- KCSO's Corrections Division has a contract to house inmates for ICE just as we do for the US Marshals. The recent increase in numbers is due to housing ICE inmates who are being transported from one location to another. Tom Spangler, Knox County Sheriff This statement came in response to the 'recent increase in immigration numbers at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility,' according to the press release. As of 11 a.m. on Tuesday, KCSO had four people on its '24 hours in custody list' who were listed as immigration detainees. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee recently announced proposals to address illegal immigration. This would involve creating a Centralized Immigration Enforcement Division. East Tennessean recalls fallout of 2018 ICE raid as immigration enforcement ramps up Some have expressed support for strengthened immigration measures such as House Majority Leader William Lamberth (R-Portland) who said, 'We have illegal immigrants now throughout our country and throughout Tennessee, and we have to figure out how to make sure those folks who are here illegally are deported fairly, but that legal immigrants and U.S. citizens, that their rights are not infringed in any way.' Others have expressed concerns such as Pedro Reyes of Morristown who witnessed a large ICE raid in 2018 and said, 'What we already went through damaged us for years. It harmed our economy. It harmed our people, and it harmed our kids.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
