Event Brief
Cookeville man faces court deadline in Tansi case
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Oct 01, 2026 at 4:20 PM ET
Summary: A 79-year-old Cookeville man, Douglas Willard McCallister, is scheduled for a deadline hearing in Cumberland County Circuit Criminal Court on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The hearing follows a 2024 Lake Tansi kidnapping attempt and felony charges including aggravated assault and attempted especially aggravated kidnapping.
WHO: Douglas Willard McCallister, 79, of Cookeville
WHAT: Deadline hearing in Cumberland County Circuit Criminal Court over alleged armed kidnapping attempt at Lake Tansi; charged with aggravated assault and attempted especially aggravated kidnapping.
WHEN: Oct 6, 2026
WHERE: Cumberland County, Tennessee
WHY: The case is set for a deadline hearing in Cumberland County Circuit Criminal Court.
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