RELEASING OFFICER | ||
Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit |
RELEASING OFFICER | ||
Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit
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VICTIM INFORMATION | |
Name | Christopher A. West |
Age | 39 Years of Age |
Gender/Race | Male/White |
Residency | Kingsport, TN |
Injuries | Fatal/Deceased |
SUSPECT #1 INFORMATION | |
Name | Timothy S. McEachern |
Age | Date of Birth 10/2/1971
44 Years of Age |
Gender/Race | Male/White |
Last Known Address | 4207 Big Bass Camp Road
Abingdon, VA |
Charge(s) | 1) First Degree Murder
2) Abuse of a Corpse |
SUSPECT #2 INFORMATION | |
Name | Krystal N. Lane |
Age | Date of Birth 4/28/1990
25 Years of Age |
Gender/Race | Female/White |
Last Known Address | 3613 Watterson Street,
Holly Hills Apartments #53 Kingsport, TN |
Charge(s) | 1) First Degree Murder
2) Abuse of a Corpse |
SUSPECT #3 INFORMATION | |
Name | Amanda Joy LaForce |
Age | Date of Birth 7/23/1987
28 Years of Age |
Gender/Race | Female/White |
Last Known Address | 1979 Yuma Road
Yuma, VA |
Charge(s) | 1) First Degree Murder
2) Abuse of a Corpse |
RELEASING OFFICER | ||
Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit |
VICTIM INFORMATION | |
Name | Christopher A. West |
Age | 39 Years of Age |
Gender/Race | Male/White |
Residency | Kingsport, TN |
Injuries | Fatal/Deceased |
SUSPECT #1 INFORMATION | |
Name | Timothy S. McEachern |
Age | Date of Birth 10/2/1971
44 Years of Age |
Gender/Race | Male/White |
Last Known Address | 4207 Big Bass Camp Road
Abingdon, VA |
Charge(s) | 1) First Degree Murder
2) Abuse of a Corpse |
SUSPECT #2 INFORMATION | |
Name | Krystal N. Lane |
Age | Date of Birth 4/28/1990
25 Years of Age |
Gender/Race | Female/White |
Last Known Address | 3613 Watterson Street,
Holly Hills Apartments #53 Kingsport, TN |
Charge(s) | 1) First Degree Murder
2) Abuse of a Corpse |
SUSPECT #3 INFORMATION | |
Name | Amanda Joy LaForce |
Age | Date of Birth 7/23/1987
28 Years of Age |
Gender/Race | Female/White |
Last Known Address | 1979 Yuma Road
Yuma, VA |
Charge(s) | 1) First Degree Murder
2) Abuse of a Corpse |
RELEASING OFFICER | ||
Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit
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KINGSPORT – There will be a water outage on Thursday, April 21, 2016 to repair a waterline in the Fall Branch area. Butchertown Road, Cherry Hill Road and Oak Hill Circle will be affected. Customers in the area will be without water service between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm. The affected customers will be receiving a call-out notification.
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KINGSPORT – On April 18, 2016 the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released their 2015 Crime in Tennessee Report.‚ This annual report highlights crimes, arrests, and clearance rates of individual jurisdictions as well as the State of Tennessee as a whole.‚ The 2015 analysis indicates that the City of Kingsport continues to head in the right direction.
When comparing the 2015 data to that of the previous year, the Kingsport Police Department saw a slight overall decrease (just over 1% ) in the more serious crimes known collectively as Group A Offenses.‚ The City of Kingsport also saw a just over 1% decrease in the overall crime rate when comparing 2015 to 2014.‚ The T.B.I. calculates crime rate as the number of Group A crimes per 100,000 residents.
These results are a continuation of an ongoing downward crime curve in Kingsport over the past few years. ‚ Since 2012, Kingsport has experienced an 18% decrease in reported Group A Offenses and a 24% decrease in the overall crime rate.‚ While a few individual crime categories inevitably saw spikes in 2015, the department and the city are pleased with this overall continued improvement trend.‚ Some of the specific crimes which saw a decrease in reported instances include kidnapping, aggravated assault, stalking, arson, embezzlement, and domestic violence.
The City of Kingsport has traditionally experienced extremely low instances of what can best be termed as random acts of violence committed by compete strangers, and 2015 was no exception.‚ The vast majority of violent crimes were committed by someone with whom the victim was acquainted.‚ For example, while there was an increase in the number of murders reported in 2015, none would be considered random acts.‚ Every single one was committed by someone with whom the victim was acquainted, and every single one has since been cleared by arrest.
While on the subject of clearance rates, another category in which the Kingsport Police Department continues to improve is in solving crimes once they are reported.‚ K.P.D.s 2015 overall clearance rate was 50.81% which is more than a 3% improvement over last years clearance rate of 47.45%.‚ K.P.D.s clearance rate has continued to climb every single year for the past few years, improving by nearly 14% since 2012.‚ K.P.D.s 2015 clearance rate also tops the statewide clearance rate of 39.27% by roughly 11.5%.
To view the 2015 and earlier Crime in Tennessee Reports, please visit the following link: