On August 2nd around 8:00 PM, Tipton County Sheriff’s Office Investigators executed two search warrants related to an undercover gambling operation. The warrants were served at 808 Stitt Street in Covington and Little Porky’s located at 105A Muellar Brass Road in Covington.

The operation confirmed there were “payoffs” being made at the Stitt street address by Denise Whitehead, 39, of 1123 Tatlock in Covington.

On July 23, 2012 at about 8:16 PM, Tipton County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the 1600 block of Pryor Road in Drummonds regarding a domestic violence complaint. Upon arrival at about 9:00 PM deputies approached the residence and the suspect answered the door armed with a long gun. Deputies gave verbal commands to the subject to drop his weapon, the suspect refused, branished the weapon and the deputy shot the suspect. EMS and Rural Metro responded to the scene however the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. The deputies were not injured in the incident. The suspect is described as a 31 year old white male who resided at the Drummonds home.