Owensboro Crime Stoppers

10/27/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Daviess County Sheriff's Office
Media Release
October 27, 2026

"Juvenile Charged Following Fi***rm Discharge in Fawn Drive Area"

Daviess County, Kentucky: On October 25, 2026, at approximately 3:10 am, Daviess County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the 4500 blk of Fawn Drive on the southside of Owensboro regarding a suspicious vehicle sitting in front of a residence. While enroute, the deputies were updated that a gunshot had been inside the vehicle. Deputies arrived in the area and located the vehicle, a maroon Nissan Altima, still parked and running near the residence. As deputies approached the vehicle, it drove off and a brief vehicle pursuit began. The Altima eventually pulled over several blocks away, and deputies performed a felony stop on the vehicle due to the fi***rm discharge and the heavily tinted windows. Two passengers exited the vehicle and were detained by deputies. The vehicle then accelerated again from the traffic stop. Deputies did not pursue the vehicle due to having two suspects in custody and because they had the vehicle registration plate number. Additional information about the driver was obtained from the detained passengers.

Deputies checked numerous locations in the city and county that the suspect might have been and eventually located the vehicle and driver. He was taken into custody at 6:40 pm. A spent .45 caliber shell casing along with two live rounds were located inside of the vehicle. A second juvenile is being sought in connection with the fi***rm discharge, and additional charges are pending. No one was injured by the gunshot that had been fired, and no property damage was reported. All evidence was logged into the property room at DCSO. The juvenile was transported and lodged in the Warren County Regional Juvenile Detention Center. DCSO will continue to search for the second juvenile involved in this case. The investigation determined that the passengers who were initially detained following the traffic stop were not involved in any criminal activity and were released to their guardians.

Suspect:
JUVENILE, age 16, Daviess County, KY

Charges:
• Fleeing or Evading Police 1st Degree (Motor Vehicle)
• Wanton Endangerment 1st Degree Police Officer (3 counts)

10/25/2026

Daviess County Sheriff's Office
Media Release
October 24th, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Construction Site Theft Investigation Leads to Multiple Arrests and Drug Charges

Daviess County, Kentucky: A Daviess County Sheriff's Office investigation into the theft of tools and construction supplies from a building site on Hayden Road led to the recovery of stolen property and theft-related and drug charges against three people.

The theft occurred in the early morning hours of October 15th at a residence under construction on Hayden Road in east Daviess County near Thruston. Construction materials and tools were taken, locks were cut from contractors' trailers, and wiring was pulled from the walls of the home, causing severe damage. Surveillance footage from the area showed a black pickup truck entering and leaving the property multiple times during overnight hours during a several day period that began prior to October 15.

Through the course of the investigation, detectives identified James Jackson as a suspect based on the vehicle. Jackson was arrested by Owensboro Police on an active warrant for related activity, and detectives from the Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division were able to interview him. According to detectives, Jackson admitted to entering the property numerous times and stated that on October 15th he and John Tinnell Jr. returned to the site together and stole tools and materials.
Detectives obtained search warrants for Jackson's storage unit and Tinnell's residence on Phillips Court in Owensboro. The search warrants were executed by OPD, DCSO detectives with the General Investigations and Special Investigations Units and DCSO Patrol Units. During those searches, deputies recovered stolen property confirmed taken from the Hayden Road site, including a Predator generator, new rolls of PEX tubing, and several other tools and materials.

While serving the search warrant at the Phillips Court residence, deputies observed suspected ma*****na and drug paraphernalia in plain view and obtained an additional search warrant for illegal drugs. That search resulted in the seizure of more than 20 baggies containing suspected methamphetamine, approximately 60 grams of suspected ma*****na, a digital scale, THC products, multiple glass pipes, a ledger, US currency, and a .22 caliber r***e.

Detectives arrested the following suspects and lodged them in the Daviess County Detention Center:
James Jackson, 46, address unknown
• Criminal Trespassing (3rd Degree, 1st Offense) (16 Counts)
• Receiving Stolen Property ($1,000 or more but less than $10,000)
• Criminal Mischief (2nd Degree)
John D. Tinnell Jr., 50, of the 200 block of Phillips Court, Owensboro, KY
• Criminal Trespassing (3rd Degree, 1st Offense)
• Receiving Stolen Property ($1,000 or more but less than $10,000)
• Criminal Mischief (2nd Degree)
• Possession of a Controlled Substance, 1st Degree (Methamphetamine, 3rd or Subsequent Offense)
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Leigh Ann Shepherd, 54, of the 200 block of Phillips Court, Owensboro, KY
• Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, 1st Degree (Methamphetamine, 2 grams or more, 1st Offense)
• Trafficking in Ma*****na (Less than 8 Ounces, 1st Offense)
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Anyone with additional information about this case is asked to contact lead investigator, Detective Sergeant Chris Hayes, at the Daviess County Sheriff's Office. All individuals charged are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law

10/22/2026

10/14/2026

🚨Update- 10:20 p.m.- Suspect in custody. Press release to follow. 🚨

DCSO is currently working a barricaded subject call in the 5700 Block of Old Highway 54 in Philpot. DCSO Patrol Deputies initially responded to the home regarding arrest warrants for a suspect who is wanted on felony warrants but the subject has refused to come out. DCSO negotiators are communicating with the subject and the roadway has been closed between Old Highway 54 and Highway 142. The public is asked to avoid the area.

10/09/2026

Daviess County Sheriff's Office
Media Release - Bicyclist Struck by Passing Truck
October 9th, 2026

*For Immediate Release*

At 7:44 am on Friday, October 9th, Owensboro - Daviess County Central Dispatch was notified of an accident with injuries in the 5000 block of Highway 54 near the intersection with Countryside Drive. This area is also near the East Daviess County Fire Department and DCFD Firefighters were on scene almost immediately upon being notified and discovered that a 57-year-old female had been riding a bicycle west on Hwy 54 when she was struck by a Ford F 250 pulling a dump trailer also traveling westbound. Firefighters began immediate medical treatment, and the female was transported to OHRH with moderate injuries to her head, neck and hip. DCSO Patrol units are investigating the crash, and it appears the wreck occurred while the bicyclist was on a small bridge that spans a creek. This congested area left inadequate room for the bicycle and large truck causing the two to make contact. The roadway was closed for approximately 30 minutes.

10/08/2026

*****UPDATE*****
Roadways are now open to regular traffic.

🚨🚨🚨Due to a fire at the Owensboro Grain, E 2nd St is closed to traffic at Hamilton St, and Breckenridge St north of E 3rd St is also closed. We ask motorists to use alternate routes and avoid the area while OFD extinguishes the fire.

We will provide updates when the scene is cleared and regular traffic can resume.

10/06/2026

Missing Juvenile – OPD is asking the public’s help in locating 16-year-old Tramaine Dunn. Tramaine has been missing from Owensboro since October 1, 2026, and was last seen in the 1300 block W. 3rd Street. Tramaine is 5’10”, 150 lbs., and has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing black shirt and cream colored shorts. If you have any information on the whereabouts of Tramaine, please call OPD at 270-687-8888, or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 270-687-8484.

10/03/2026

10/02/2026