Trust Your Gut. Just Hang Up
In 2021, seniors were scammed out of $1.7 billion in the U.S. and $32.5 million in the state of Tennessee. These numbers are 74% higher than 2020 and have the potential to keep growing. People will say whatever it takes to get your money or personal information, even...
Scammers use many ways to reach potential victims, even texting
Scammers use many ways to reach potential victims, even texting. They will say whatever it takes to get your money and personal information, including claiming to be a family member in need, government entity or even saying you won a prize. Never send money or...
Render has dedicated her career to battling domestic abuse
Read the full article here: https://heraldcourier.com/news/render-has-dedicated-her-career-to-battling-domestic-abuse/article_d643d868-deb9-11ec-905a-d365d97e11f0.html
Sullivan County Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY
The Office of the District Attorney General for the Second Judicial District is accepting applications for an Assistant District Attorney position. Applicants for this position must be licensed to practice law in Tennessee, be motivated to be prosecutors, and possess...
Staubus, Goodwin make pitch: ‘Hold on to the money’
Kingsport Times News – Saturday, November 20, 2021 Second Judicial District Attorney General Barry Staubus and Criminal Court Judge James Goodwin made a pitch on Thursday, November 18th, to the Sullivan County Commission regarding settlement monies received from the...
Tennessee Legislators seeking to release murderers early from prison and put them back into our communities
State law defines life as 60 years. Currently, those facing sentences with the possibility of parole become eligible after serving 85% of a life sentence, or 51 years. HB1532/SB0561 - As introduced, reduces the portion of a person's sentence for 1st degree murder that...
2021 Annual Service & Protection Awards Ceremony
Each year two local heroes, Officer Mark Vance and Sergeant Steve Hinkle, are honored for their ultimate sacrifice for domestic violence victims and their communities. The Mark Vance Award was created in 2005 to recognize each year the officer who exemplifies high...
First-Degree Murder Conviction
A Sullivan County jury convicted Daniel Walsh of premeditated first-degree murder on September 20, 2021 following a week-long trial. Assistant District Attorney Kaylin Render was the lead prosecutor on the case, with Assistant District Attorney Mike Filetti as second...
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office has launched the Booze It & Lose It media campaign
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office has launched the Booze It & Lose It media campaign for the 2021 Labor Day Holiday. Driving drunk is a bad decision. In 2019, there were 10,142 people killed in drunk-driving crashes. 100% of drunk driving related fatalities are...
$35 Million Settlement Agreement Reached in Sullivan Baby Doe Suit
KINGSPORT, Tenn. – A $35 million settlement agreement has been reached in the Sullivan Baby Doe suit, capping more than four years of litigation against U.S. opioid producers Endo Health Solutions Inc. and Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. The agreement is the largest that...
We have three law school students this year in our summer internship program
We have three law school students this year in our summer internship program. Above is a photo of all three interns with our District Attorney General, Barry Staubus. Pictured from left to right: Hunter Barbour is a graduate of King University and will begin his...
Former Assistant District Attorney Teresa Nelson was appointed as Judge of Sullivan County General Sessions Court
Former Assistant District Attorney Teresa Nelson was appointed as Judge of Sullivan County General Sessions Court, Division I, and she was sworn in by Judge James F. Goodwin on July 1, 2021. Below is a link to the story published in the Bristol Herald Courier. ...
Times News editorial: Sullivan made fine selection in Judge Nelson
Assistant District Attorney Teresa Nelson has been appointed to replace retiring General Sessions Judge Klyne Lauderback on July 1, 2021. See complete editorial published in the Kingsport Times News by clicking on the link below....
Sullivan County Assistant District Attorney to Replace Retiring Judge
ADA Teresa Nelson was recently chosen by the County Commission to replace retiring Bristol General Sessions Judge Klyne Lauderback. Read the full story here