A Roane County jury has convicted 25-year-old Traythan Edwards on several charges for astemming from an incident that occurred on Christamas Eve of 2022 in Rockwood. Edwards reportedly returned home that morning and assaulted the mother of his child and held her captive for over an hour before she was able to escape.
District Attorney General Russell Johnson says the kidnapping case was delayed due to Edwards’ having been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison in a multi-county drug conspiracy case for distribution of fentanyl.
On Wednesday April 15, 2026 Traythan Edward was convicted on two counts of Aggravated Kidnapping, Domestic Assault, Assault, and Theft.
Aggravated Kidnapping is a Class B Felony, with a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 8 years. Accordingly, at the conclusion of the trial, Edwards was immediately remanded by Judge Jeff Wicks into custody of the Roane County Jail. Edwards will be sentenced on July 13 by Judge Wicks and faces up to 12 years in state prison. (Photo courtesy DAG Russell Johnson)
