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Deputy Found Shot in Home Engulfed in Flames

Press Release January 24, 2022 , by
Our colleagues at the Robertson County Sheriff’s Office in Middle Tennessee are mourning the death of one of their own. Patrol Deputy Savanna Puckett was found shot and her home on fire earlier yesterday.
At approximately 5:00pm yesterday, January 23rd, Deputy Savanna Puckett did not report to her assigned shift for roll-call. A Deputy went to her residence on Highway 41N in Springfield, TN to check on her, and found her home engulfed in flames. The Deputy attempted to make entry into the home; however, was unable due to the extent of the fire. The Fire Department arrived and made entry into the residence where they found Deputy Puckett shot, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Deputy Puckett was 22 years old and had been with the Sheriff’s Office for four (4) years. The TBI has been requested to investigate. All questions regarding the investigation will be referred to TBI.
“Words cannot express the sadness and grief that Savanna’s family and her Sheriff’s Office family are facing right now. This is a tragedy that we are processing minute by minute. Please keep Savanna, her family, and the Sheriff’s Office in your thoughts and prayers,” stated Sheriff Michael Van Dyke.
From Sheriff Tim Guider, Chief Deputy Jimmy Davis, and all of our family at LCSO, we extend our deepest sympathies and our prayers to the RCSO Family and the Family of Deputy Puckett.

TBI Launches New Tennessee Sex Offender Registry

Community, News October 27, 2021 , by

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation launched an overhauled Tennessee Sex Offender Registry on Monday, rebuilt to modernize the look, feel, and operation of the public safety resource.

“In thinking about updates to the registry, we’ve worked to listen to feedback from the public and our law enforcement partners,” said Shelly Smitherman, TBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge. “We’ve also looked at surrounding states for ideas we think will make ours easier-to-use and more helpful to the public.”

After more than two years of planning and programming, the new Tennessee Sex Offender Registry features clearer navigation, more robust email notifications, a heightened focus on fugitive offenders, and gives the public valuable resources related to personal and digital safety.

While the TBI serves as the repository for sex offender data, local law enforcement agencies handle responsibilities related to updating offender profiles in accordance to state law. The overhaul of the public-facing registry follows updates, several years ago, to the software systems law enforcement agencies use to update offender data.

To fund the project, TBI secured grant funding totaling more than $180,000 from the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice and contracted a private vendor, Steeple Technologies, to program a majority of the new registry. TBI also worked with the State of Tennessee’s Strategic Technology Solutions group to refresh the mapping portion of the site.

The new Tennessee Sex Offender Registry can be accessed on TBI’s website, www.tn.gov/tbi.

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