Three rape charges were filed against a Clarksville man accused of having sexual relations with a 14-year-old autistic girl after he picked her up outside school Oct. 28, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s supervisor said Monday. Suspect William Gilbert Barnett Jr., 36, was charged also with three counts of aggravated sexual [...]
Two convicts accused of assaulting a couple during a home invasion were apprehended by a Murfreesboro Police K-9 team and sheriff’s deputies early Friday off Barfield Road, sheriff’s supervisors said. Victim Tina Binford was held down with one suspect putting his knee on her back and both suspects assaulted [...]
Thanksgiving is a time for counting blessings and gearing up for Christmas presents. But for many Rutherford County children, the holiday season is just a dream. Because of the financial crunch, many families can’t afford to buy presents. That’s why Sheriff Robert F. Arnold started [...]
Serving criminal warrants is a risky business. Rutherford County Sheriff’s Deputy Judy Greene suffered injuries when trying to arrest a suspect on charges of domestic assault and two counts of violation of probation Tuesday morning on Hancock Street, said Warrants Capt. Derrell Cagle. Greene was [...]
A Cannon County woman accused of trying to gain $2,500 from a man in exchange for preventing her from posting pictures of him on the Internet was charged with extortion Monday, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said. Valerie Layne Smitty, 36, of 205 Hayes St. in Woodbury was charged [...]
Thirteen suspects wanted for 18 felony charges of violation of probation and failing to show up in court were nabbed early Monday by teams of U.S. Marshals and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s office, the warrants captain said. One of the suspects was cited for failing to pay child support, said [...]
Unused prescription drugs may be disposed of safely during the annual “Got Drugs?” collection Saturday by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. Citizens may drop their unused, expired and unwanted prescriptions between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the sheriff’s office front lobby at 940 [...]
One Rutherford County deputy feared for his life when a driver allegedly accelerated toward him and missed striking his vehicle by a 1-foot distance Tuesday on Rock Springs Road. Deputy Kenny Smith avoided injury when driver Christopher Roden, 33, of U.S. Highway 231 South (Shelbyville Highway) allegedly barely missed striking [...]
Two 14-year-olds were charged Thursday with stealing about $3,000 worth of property from Sumner County band students during a football game last Friday at Oakland High School, a school resource officer said. The juveniles were accused of breaking into the unlocked Sumner County Schools bus and stealing iPods, cash and jewelry, said arresting Oakland SRO David Crim. They were charged [...]
Employees at five businesses who buy and sell gold were cited toGeneral Sessions Court for violating state law involving “cash for gold” transactions, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said. Businesses cited and the purchase amounts were: · Jim’s Coin on South Church Street in Murfreesboro, $330. · Mullins Jewelry on Northfield Boulevard in Murfreesboro, $86. · Coleman Jewelry in Georgetown Square in Murfreesboro, $125. · [...]
Burglars stole cell phones, iPods and other personal items fromGallatin High School band students left on two open buses Friday at OaklandHigh School, a school resource officer said. The band students compiled a list of the stolen items Monday afternoon, said Oakland High School SRO Bobby Farley, who reported the burglary Friday night. Loss was estimated at about [...]
The city of Lebanon and Loudon County in East Tennessee are among those offering economic packages in competition with Rutherford County for Project Tango, a secret proposal that could bring hundreds of jobs with it. The Lebanon City Council and Wilson County officials recently approved tax incentive deals designed to lure the American warehouse and [...]
Residents throughout Davidson and Rutherford counties – and everywhere in between – are still buying homes, newly released data shows. There were 2,047 home closings reported for the month of August, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors. This figure represents a 28.4 percent increase from the 1,594 closings reported for [...]
As our nation marks the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we should all reflect on how those events still impact our nation today. With 10 years of evidence, we have to ask if the terrorists succeeded in their stated desire to undermine American security. The attacks claimed [...]
<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 3–> MURFREESBORO — County leaders hope to hire an information technology project manager to update court computer software that dates back to 1989. “We’re losing efficiencies,” Circuit Court Clerk Laura Bohling told members of the Rutherford County Commission’s Budget, Finance Investment Committee Thursday night. She wants a project manager to work with [...]
