Crime in Southern Middle Tennessee
A pair of sheriff’s deputies accused of routinely using excessive force on handcuffed people in rural Tennessee would prefer not to face a dozen citizens inside a courtroom. According to the Knoxville News, Tony Bean, chief deputy of the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, and his son T.J. Bean, a sergeant at that agency, want a …
Federal Judge Request made in Case Against Two Grundy County Deputies Read More »
Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland issued an order Sunday, May 31, 2020, declaring a local ‘State of Emergency’ for the City of Murfreesboro in response to circumstances nationwide that have led to unlawful activities, including violence and destruction of property. The Order goes into effect at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, 2020. A curfew took …
Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland Declares Local ‘State of Emergency’ Read More »
A Dowelltown man has been charged as a suspect in a murder last March in Shelbyville. Colby Ray Watford, 26, was picked up recently by Shelbyville police and DeKalb County deputies at a Dowelltown residence. He is charged with first degree murder and is being held on $1 million bond. Watford was allegedly involved in …
Tullahoma police are searching for two people accused of attacking a man earlier this month and stealing his COVID-19 stimulus money. According to an incident report released Wednesday evening by the Tullahoma Police Department, officers were called to Harton Hospital on May 8 for an assault reported earlier in the day in which the victim …
Various alleged traffic violations have led to multiple traffic stops by Decherd Police and now six people have been arrested. All are facing at least drug charges. Not all were traveling together. Arrested were Phillip Ashley, of Cowan. Timothy Marshall, of Estill Springs. William Storm Horton, of Decherd. Annabelle Lee, and Marquel Hickerson, of Tullahoma …
A former Roswell New Mexico High School student who attempted to hire someone over the internet to murder two teenage girls was sentenced to five years supervised probation Wednesday as part of a plea agreement. The sentence against Colton Beall, 18, will be deferred pending successful completion of his five-year probationary period in exchange for …
On Friday, May 22, the Tullahoma Police Department charged three individuals in connection with several recent burglaries to local businesses, as well as two recent armed robberies that occurred at the Speedway in Tullahoma. The individuals charged in these cases are 23-year-old William Allen Mueller, 20-year-old Jeffeory Alexander Liebig, and 21-year-old Zachary Skyler Jones all …
Three Suspects Charged in Recent Business Robberies and Burglaries in Tullahoma Read More »
Four men and two women in Shelbyville were all arrested on drug and weapons charges last week. The 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force charged each person with possession of a schedule II drug with intent to sell, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a firearm during a felony, and felon in possession of a …
Six People Arrested in Shelbyville after Drug Bust Read More »
Two separate drug raids in Grundy County resulted in three arrests as investigators search for the sources of drugs related to several overdose fatalities.The first occurred when Grundy County officers executed a search warrant for a home in Monteagle. There they found methamphetamine and over 100 fake pills believed to be laced with fentanyl. They …
Three Drug Arrests made in Grundy County as Deadly Overdose Investigation Continues Read More »
