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Kingsport Police Department
David Quillin, Chief of Police 200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660 |
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| NEWS RELEASE | |||
| SUBJECT: | The Kingsport Police Department is Asking for Your Vote in Aftermath K9 Grant Competition (Extended Voting Period) | ||
| DATE: | November 2, 2018 | ||
| GENERAL NARRATIVE | |||
| Voting in the Aftermath K9 Grant Competition has been extended through November 5, 2018 with the winners scheduled to be announced on November 7, 2018. So please keep voting through Monday. The Kingsport Police Department thanks you for your support!
As previously released: After announcing the Aftermath K9 Grant Competition last week, we learned that they were experiencing technical difficulties with their website which resulted in a temporary suspension of the voting link. As of October 22, 2018, the voting link appears to be back operational, and we are still asking for your vote. Click this link https://www.aftermath.com/k9-grant/ to vote now! Remember that there are two ways to vote, and you can vote more than once: 1) Vote once every 12 hours online, at https://www.aftermath.com/k9-grant/ AND 2) Vote once daily on Instagram (follow @AftermathK9Grant for instructions). As previously released: The Kingsport Police Department is asking for your vote in the Aftermath K-9 Grant Competition. Click this link https://www.aftermath.com/k9-grant/ to vote now! Per their website: “Aftermath Services is the premier provider of trauma cleaning and biohazard remediation. For over 20 years, we have provided professional and compassionate services to more than 18,000 families, communities, and businesses after traumatic events. We believe that our customers deserve the highest quality service while being treated with dignity and respect.” Regarding their grant, they state: “The Aftermath K9 Grant was founded to showcase, support, and reward the unique contributions made by law enforcement and their K9 units across the country. Indirectly, the K9 Grant raises safety awareness and community kinship throughout the neighborhoods that Aftermath and our law enforcement partners proudly serve.” This year, the Aftermath K9 Grant will award a total of $16,500 in grants that can be used to further established K9 units or to create brand new ones. Communities nationwide will determine the top eight award recipients through popular vote.
The voting period begins on October 18th and concludes on November 2nd. Anyone in the community – whether you are a citizen, a student, a local business representative, or a fellow officer – can vote to support the K.P.D. K9 Unit! Please don’t just vote once and forget about us. After you vote the first time, keep going back and voting again and again. There are two ways to vote: 3) Vote once every 12 hours online, at https://www.aftermath.com/k9-grant/ AND 4) Vote once daily on Instagram (follow @AftermathK9Grant for instructions). Votes will be tallied after the voting period ends, and the winning K9 units will be announced on November 5, 2018. So be sure to spread the word, and come back twice daily from October 18th until November 2nd to ensure that our department wins a grant! As always, the Kingsport Police Department appreciates your support! For more information on Aftermath, please visit: https://www.aftermath.com/ |
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| Pictured above: K9 “Nim” of the Kingsport Police Department K9 Unit |
| RELEASING OFFICER | ||
| Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit 423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-224-2786 (FAX) ThomasMPatton |
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Kingsport Police Department
David Quillin, Chief of Police 200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660 |
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| NEWS RELEASE | |||
| SUBJECT: | Suspect Charged in August 2018 Child Death Investigation | ||
| DATE: | November 1, 2018 | ||
| CASE #: | 18-022609 | ||
| GENERAL NARRATIVE | |||
| On August 5, 2018 at approximately 10:15 AM, Kingsport Police Patrol Officers were dispatched to a residence in the Colonial Heights area of Kingsport in reference to a deceased 4 year old girl. Based on factors discovered during the preliminary investigation, Detectives from the K.P.D. Criminal Investigations Division initially classified and investigated the incident as a suspicious death.
The girl’s body was sent to the E.T.S.U. Quillen College of Medicine for a forensic autopsy by the Medical Examiner. Based upon the results of that autopsy and further evidence uncovered by Detectives, the case was later reclassified as a homicide. This incident has been under constant investigation by the K.P.D. Criminal Investigations Division since the date it occurred. Early in the investigation, Cody R. Webb was determined to be a person of interest in the girl’s death. In late August 2018, he was indicted by a Sullivan County Grand Jury for the criminal offense of Tampering with Evidence directly related to this investigation. Shortly thereafter, he was arrested on that charge and the additional charge of Violation of Probation. He has remained in law enforcement custody in the Sullivan County Jail in Blountville since August 24, 2018. Over the course of the investigation, Detectives were able to establish probable cause to determine that Mr. Webb was the man responsible for the girl’s death. On October 31, 2018 Detectives presented the facts of the case to a Sullivan County Grand Jury, which returned a true bill, indicting Mr. Webb for 1) First Degree Murder, 2) Aggravated Child Abuse, and 3) Aggravated Child Neglect. He was served with the associated Criminal Court Capias this morning while already in custody. As of the time of this release, Mr. Webb remains housed in the Sullivan County Jail in lieu of a $250,000 bond. Due to the extremely sensitive nature of this still open and active investigation, as well as the minor age of the decedent, absolutely no additional information can or will be released at this time. As previously released: On August 5, 2018 at approximately 10:15 AM, Kingsport Police Patrol Officers were dispatched to a residence in the Colonial Heights area of Kingsport in reference to a deceased 4 year old child. Detectives from the K.P.D. Criminal Investigations Division are currently investigating this incident as a suspicious death. The child’s body has been sent to the E.T.S.U. Quillen College of Medicine for an autopsy by the Medical Examiner to determine cause of death. Due to the extremely sensitive nature of this active investigation and the minor age of the decedent, absolutely no additional information can or will be released at this time. |
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| SUSPECT INFORMATION | |
| Name | Cody R. Webb |
| Age | Date of Birth 7/11/1990
28 Years of Age |
| Gender/Race | Male/White |
| Residency | 286 Allenwood Lane
Surgoinsville, TN |
| Charge(s) | 1) First Degree Murder
2) Aggravated Child Abuse 3) Aggravated Child Neglect |
| RELEASING OFFICER | ||
| Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit 423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-224-2786 (FAX) ThomasMPatton |
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