Thomas Dean

A Millersville man was convicted of grooming and sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl for over two years. He faces up to 116 years in prison without parole after being found guilty of multiple charges, including continuous sexual abuse and exploitation of a minor.

A man who stabbed his ex-husband at a Tennessee Walmart and later attempted to solicit another inmate to murder his ex and family from jail has been sentenced to 42 years in prison. The man was captured by Border Patrol in Maine after trying to flee the country.

Trevor Ethan Choate was convicted of reckless homicide in Sumner County, Tennessee, for a 2025 firearm incident that killed a 19-year-old. He faces up to four years in prison and will be sentenced on August 10.

A former teacher at Montgomery Central High School was arrested for allegedly showing a student a nude photo of himself in March. He faces four counts of supplying obscene material to a minor, and the school district initially claimed the incident was accidental before an investigation led to his arrest.

Branden Michael Tompkins, a Hendersonville man, was convicted of 34 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and faces up to 136 years in prison. Child sexual abuse materials were discovered on his phone during an unrelated investigation in February 2025.