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Today in Tennessee Segment 6/26/26
I'm Daniel Wagner from the Patriot Punk Network, giving you the latest Tennessee news in 3 minutes or less.
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Round 1
In Hamilton County, a stolen car alert turned into a short pursuit, a crash, and a laundry list of charges.
The alert went out near Campbell Street and Glass Street, where Chattanooga Police first spotted the reportedly stolen vehicle and tried to pull it over;
but once a Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputy arrived to assist, the driver took off.
The chase ended a few minutes later when the car wrecked and deputies moved in.
They say the driver, Thomas Williams, was taken into custody and a search of the car turned up about an ounce of party powder, around seven ounces of nose glitter, a glass pipe that definitely wasn’t for plumbing purposes, and just under a thousand dollars in cash.
Williams is now facing charges for: evading arrest,
reckless endangerment,
theft of property,
driving while in possession of party powder,
drugs general category for resale,
possession of a controlled substance,
possession of drug paraphernalia…
[put on hat] and a partridge in a pear tree!
Oh… too early for christmas references?
Round 2
In yet ANOTHER case of Tennessee taxpayers getting ripped off, three health‑care workers are facing state charges after a national DOJ fraud takedown tied to TennCare patients and services.
These cases are in different parts of the state but share the same theme: people paid to care for vulnerable patients using the system like an ATM.
One case involves a caregiver accused of billing TennCare for hours that overlapped with other shifts, another centers on falsified time sheets for services that never happened, and a third involves alleged abuse and neglect of a TennCare recipient by an in‑home support worker.
All three were charged as part of DOJ’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown targeting scams in Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs nationwide.
Turns out the biggest pre‑existing condition in our health‑care system isn’t medical, it’s people who see vulnerable patients as a side hustle.
That’s 2 rounds down, one to go, and today if you have a like, leave a like. But if you need a like, take a like.
Round 3
Gun‑rights groups in Tennessee are back in court over two laws that basically treat carrying a firearm as a crime first and a right second.
Three Tennessee Firearms Association members, joined by Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation, are challenging the “intent to go armed” statute and the “Parks” statute, arguing both flip the Second Amendment and Article I, Section 26 by making normal carry illegal unless you can later squeeze into an exception.
A three‑judge panel already ruled for the plaintiffs last August, applied the Bruen test, and declared both statutes unconstitutional, void, and of no effect.
Governor Lee and AG Jonathan Skrmetti appealed, and here’s where it gets wild: in their own briefs, the state admits “some applications” of Tennessee’s gun laws are “constitutionally problematic,” but they still want the Court of Appeals to keep the laws in place and let the same legislature that created the mess maybe fix it someday.
With oral arguments wrapped up, a ruling could take around six months to get us any clear answers.
Bonus Round
Jessica H in Tullahoma by the Bowling Alley, if you haven't already, please contact Shannon regarding your package that was delivered to her house.
That was your daily Tennessee news roundup.
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