Crime in Southern Middle Tennessee
A former Grundy County Chief Deputy was convicted of use of excessive force on two occasions by a federal judge on Friday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. 61- year-old Anthony “Tony” Bean was sentenced to 72 months in prison. Bean was convicted of using excessive force against an arrestee on two occasions, the …
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Friday was another for a threat toward area school. Coffee County Sheriff’s Department SRO Eric Clem intercepted a text message between students that stated, “Going to bring my AK47 to school and shoot it up.” The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department says the student responsible for the text is a 15 year-old juvenile and student at …
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The Oak Restaurant announced that on Wednesday a counterfeit $100 bill was passed at their location in Manchester. The owner said the $100 bill passed the “pen test.” If your business has had an issue with counterfeit bills being passed, contact Manchester Police Department at 931-728-2099 or Coffee County Sheriff’s Department at 931-728-3591.
Tuesday morning, Tullahoma high school administration was made aware of a potential bomb threat. Students and staff quickly and safely evacuated the building, and police were contacted. The Tullahoma Police arrived on the scene and found no evidence of this threat. In an abundance of caution, a K-9 trained in explosives went through the building. …
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Statistical Analysis Center released its annual publication detailing the volume and nature of hate crime in Tennessee. Among the findings of Hate Crime 2021: The number of offenses categorized with a known bias motivation increased from 122 in 2020 to 133 in 2021. Bias-motivated offenses categorized as Crimes Against Persons …
The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department began investigating a threat made towards Coffee County Schools on social media Sunday evening. Investigators with the Sheriff’s Office, TBI and FBI identified a 16-year-old student from Franklin County as the person responsible for the threat after receiving help from Twitter. Coffee County Sheriff Chad Partin said the student wrote …
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Over the weekend the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office received information about a possible threat directed to the Coffee County Schools on social media. On Sunday, Coffee County Sheriff’s Office SROs and Investigators began looking into the threat and Sunday night at 10 pm it was reported they knew who the person was. Coffee County Sheriff’s …
A joint investigation by special agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, and the 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force has resulted in the indictment of a Shelbyville man, in connection to the drug-related death of a Bedford County resident. On February 26th, agents joined deputies …
A Bedford County resident is in custody after an on-going investigation of a 2022 child sex abuse allegation. As a result of this investigation by the Bedford County Criminal Investigation Division, Christ Christopher has been charged with two counts of Rape of a Child. He is being held in the Bedford County Jail on a …
A man wanted in connection with a shooting that left two Lincoln County children injured is in custody. WHNT-TV reports that the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Brodrick Dewayne Fearn, 42, turned himself in to authorities and was charged with five counts of attempted first-degree murder. Deputies responded to a 911 call from a convenience store …
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