Crime in Southern Middle Tennessee
A judge’s son accused of murdering a man in Nashville and then shooting a Shelbyville woman in the face has accepted a plea deal. Sam Rich agreed on Friday to a plea deal of 99 years for the murder of Will Warner after he was previously sentenced to 59 years for shooting Gracie Perryman in …
Shelbyville man gets 99 years in Prison after Plea Deal for Murder Read More »
On Saturday, at approximately 11:30 AM, a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department correctional officer attempted to move a female inmate, 46-year-old Carla Maria Stringer of Manchester, TN, from the front booking area to the general female population. According to a filed report, Officer Gwendolyn Huntoon advised inmate Stringer to enter the restroom at the end of …
Franklin County Corrections Officer Exposed to Fentanyl after struggle with an Inmate Read More »
50-year-old Craig Cornelison is facing multiple charges after a three-hour standoff with police at a Tullahoma apartment complex Thursday afternoon. District Attorney Craig Northcott told On Target News that Cornelison had a disagreement with a family member inside the apartment. He had a pistol and fired it into the ceiling. The situation then escalated and …
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Johnny Williams Stephens Jr, a 35-year-old Tracy City man, has been charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, two counts of possession of a schedule II substance, and theft of property. On March 16, Decherd police investigations were working on a case concerning stolen property that was reported from Grundy County. Decherd police received information that …
On March 17th, the McMinnville Police Department and the Warren County Sheriff’s Office conducted a joint operation throughout the county and within the city limits. The purpose of the operation was to check businesses to ensure they are following Tennessee law regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages. The current law requires a person to be …
Nine Warren County Businesses Busted for Selling Alcohol to persons under the age of 21 Read More »
A bill filed in the Tennessee General Assembly would classify fentanyl and its derivatives as chemical warfare agents like tear gas, nerve agents, and blister agents. Tullahoma Republican Sen. Janice Bowling filed the senate bill this legislative session. Under present law, it is a Class B felony for anyone to possess, develop, manufacture, produce, transfer, acquire, …
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On Monday, Bianca Clayborne and Deonte Williams from Georgia were in Coffee County, TN court. The couple was traveling on Interstate 24 in February with their five children when the Tennessee Highway Patrol pulled them over for having windows that were allegedly too darkly tinted and using the left lane without actively passing. Later, after …
Five children were taken away from a couple from Georgia after a traffic stop in February in Coffee County by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The children were put in state custody after their parents were charged with misdemeanor drug charges. According to the affidavit retrieved by WKRN-TV, Bianca Clayborne and Deonte Williams were traveling on …
More than $275 million of federal support to fight drug trafficking will be split up among 33 High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas nationwide. Tennessee is receiving $10 million, with Grundy and Franklin counties included in the 10 state counties that will get a portion of the funding to help fight the major problem.
Two Grundy County High School students reportedly got into a verbal disagreement on a school bus on March 7. The twin brothers live just across the county line in Marion County, and one of the 17-year-olds has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Department, one of …
17-year-old Grundy County Student Shoots His Twin Brother Read More »
