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135 Edward Way Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 36 offenders within 5 miles and 237 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

36 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 135 Edward Way, Newport, TN 37821

14 Rape

22 Child Involved

19 Assault

1 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
BALL, ROY LEE 68 years old Rapist Violent	AGGRAVATED RAPE 2024-12-11T19:22:20	466 ROCK CITY ROAD NEWPORT, TN, 37821	3.5	Medium
BARHAM, ANTHONY DAVID 50 years old Violent	SEXUAL BATTERY 3RD DEGREE 2024-12-11T19:22:20	1725 HAWK LANE DANDRIDGE, TN, 37725	1	Medium
BENSON, PAUL DEWIGHT 64 years old Rapist Violent	AGGRAVATED RAPE 2024-12-11T19:22:20 AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY 2024-12-11T19:22:20	1006 POTTS ROAD DANDRIDGE, TN, 37725	3.5	Medium
MCGHEE, JAMES EDWARD 40 years old Child Involved	SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR 2024-12-11T19:22:20	115 SINJCON LN DANDRIDGE, TN, 37725	5	Medium
OWENS, KEVIN LEE 52 years old Violent	INDECENT EXPOSURE: 3RD OR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION 2024-12-11T19:22:20 SEXUAL BATTERY 2024-12-11T19:22:20	2455 LOWER RHINEHART ROAD DANDRIDGE, TN, 37725	3.7	Medium

237 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

12 Severe

10 Medium

16 Low

199 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 11:13 PM	Locust Ave, Newport, TN 37821	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, medical responders were called to an apartment near Locust Avenue for a female patient experiencing nausea, shaking, body pain, and difficulty breathing. She reported waking up with a worsening welt and feeling like she might pass out.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 03:34 PM	2nd St, Newport, TN 37821	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a 35-year-old female is being transferred from Newport Medical Center emergency room to another hospital for low hemoglobin and shortness of breath with cardiac monitoring and blood products.
Traffic 07/16/2026 02:44 PM	I-40, Newport, TN	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop near the I-40 westbound off-ramp into Newport. Following the stop, one man was transported to the county jail.
Stolen Vehicle 07/16/2026 02:17 PM	Sinjcon Ln, Dandridge, TN 37725	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a 2006 Wilderness slide-out camper, described as white with green or gray trim and an AC unit in the back window, was reportedly stolen from a campground near Finch Con Lane in Dandridge. Witnesses said it was being pulled by a gray early-2000s Chevy Blazer and may have been taken toward Knoxville to sell or dispose of it.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 11:11 AM	Rocky Bluff Way, Newport, TN 37821	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical responders are attending to a woman in a wheelchair with swollen legs near Rocky Bluff Way. She reportedly sprained her ankle and symptoms have been ongoing for about a week.

Crime & Safety Report for 135 Edward Way, Newport, TN 37821