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Expert: Sean Williams likely to get caught eventually
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Sean Williams has already beaten the averages during 17 days on the run following his escape from a federal transport van Oct. 18 — but the odds are that the accused child...
View ArticleJudge denies gag order on JC in 'Does' lawsuit but calls city manager's...
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — A federal judge has denied a request to bar Johnson City officials from talking publicly about plaintiffs in a rape-centered civil lawsuit against the city and its police...
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U.S. Marshal: Camera in prison transport van wasn't working when Sean...
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) - The U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Tennessee revealed new details in fugitive Sean Williams's escape from a prison transport van last month in Greeneville....
View ArticleMarshal: Sean Williams search now a national priority for feds
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The hunt for federal escapee Sean Williams — who's accused of multiple sex crimes in Johnson City — is among the U.S Marshals Service and FBI's most important cases...
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FBI, others actively searching for escapee Sean Williams in Sylva, NC area
SYLVA, N.C. (WJHL) - Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officers and others are searching for escaped inmate and accused child rapist Sean Williams, who was seen at a shopping center in Sylva...
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Sean Williams sighting concerns Sylva residents
SYLVA, N.C. (WJHL) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported Friday that escaped inmate and accused child rapist Sean Williams was seen in Sylva, North Carolina. A Sylva resident told News...
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FBI: Sean Williams taken into custody in Florida
LARGO, Fla. (WJHL) — Federal escapee and accused child rapist Sean Williams is in custody in Florida after being on the run for over a month, according to authorities. Williams was arrested without...
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U.S. Marshal: Sean Williams likely hid in Greeneville for weeks after escape
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) - After spending more than a month on the run after escaping a prison transport van in Greeneville, accused child rapist Sean Williams was taken into custody in Florida...
View ArticleWoman who fell from Sean Williams's window thankful for his arrest
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) -- While Mikayla Evans was in the hospital Tuesday, notifications were lighting her phone up to notify her of Sean Williams's capture in Florida. Tuesday evening, alleged...
View ArticleGreeneville man shocked by how long Sean Williams appeared to have been...
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) - Federal escapee and accused child rapist Sean Williams was on the run for about a month before he was arrested in Florida Tuesday. A 1999 green Toyota Tacoma was reported...
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Marshal: Sean Williams due back to area in a few weeks
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Federal detainee and alleged rapist Sean Williams is now in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service's "Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System" (JPATS) and due...
View ArticleSean Williams to be arraigned on escape charge Dec. 21
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Sean Williams, a former Johnson City business owner facing multiple child pornography production charges, will be back in Greeneville's federal district court Dec. 21 for...
View Article'Jane Does' civil trial against JCPD set for April 2025
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — A federal judge has set a trial date in the civil lawsuit against Johnson City, its police department and several current and former police officers filed on behalf of nine...
View ArticleSean Williams in court Dec. 21, his lawyer wants out
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — A former Johnson City business owner accused of producing child pornography is a week away from his next federal court date — two months after it was originally scheduled....
View ArticleSean Williams attempts suicide in East Tennessee jail, U.S. Marshals say
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Sean Williams, a former Johnson City business owner facing federal child pornography and other charges, is being treated at a hospital after he attempted to commit suicide in...
View ArticleMarshal: Sean Williams released from hospital after attempted suicide
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) - Former Johnson City business owner and accused child rapist Sean Williams has been released from hospital care after an attempted suicide attempt and is back in jail,...
View ArticleSean Williams now facing federal child pornography charges in North Carolina
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WJHL) — Federal authorities have charged Sean Williams with three new counts related to child pornography possession in North Carolina, adding up to 60 additional years in prison if...
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Sean Williams gets new attorney, trials pushed to March
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) -- Alleged child rapist Sean Williams got a new lawyer and new trial dates Thursday during his first federal court appearance since escaping from a prison transport van Oct....
View ArticleNew lawsuit filing alleges JCPD payoffs to protect alleged rapist Sean Williams
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A new filing in the federal lawsuit brought by victims of alleged sexual assault makes the most specific and powerful allegations yet – including bribery and conspiracy –...
View ArticleJudge OKs change to Kat Dahl lawsuit against JCPD
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A judge has granted former special prosecutor Kat Dahl's request to amend her lawsuit against Johnson City and its police department over objections by the defendants....
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