Event Brief
TBI details fugitive arrest in Pickett County murder
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released new information about the arrest of Jesse Wayne Phillips, 38, who was featured on the TBI’s Most Wanted list. Phillips was captured in Kentucky on September 17 by Kentucky State Police troopers, months after a fatal shooting in Pickett County, Tennessee.
WHO: Jesse Wayne Phillips; Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; Kentucky State Police
WHAT: TBI released details on the arrest of a fugitive wanted in connection with a Pickett County murder.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026
WHERE: Pickett County, Tennessee
WHY: No specific cause was reported beyond the event itself.
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