Event Brief
Jesse Wayne Phillips captured after Tennessee manhunt
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: The Pickett County Sheriff’s Office announced the capture of 38-year-old Jesse Wayne Phillips, ending a months-long, multi-agency manhunt. Phillips had been listed on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted site and faces second-degree murder charges tied to a fatal shooting.
WHO: Jesse Wayne Phillips; Pickett County Sheriff’s Office; Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
WHAT: Captured after a months-long manhunt; charged with second-degree murder following a fatal shooting
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026
WHERE: Pickett County, Tennessee
WHY: The charges stem from a fatal shooting after a dispute reported on May 27 along Parker Road in Pall Mall.
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