Abuse

Dad accused of injuring 4-month-old (09/22/11)
The father of a 4-month-old girl is accused of inflicting injuries that have left her fighting for her life in a Nashville hospital. James Tyler Cobble, 24, of Templeton Street was charged with aggravated child abuse and child abuse Wednesday afternoon, detective Carol Jean of the Shelbyville Police Department said...

State funds boost anti-binge drinking effort (06/07/11)
The Bedford County Anti-Drug Coalition has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services. The grant was made in response to the anti-drug coaltion's submission of a grant proposal "to reduce binge drinking among 14-25 year olds," according to a letter confirming the grant to Luci Taylor, Bedford County project coordinator...

Johnson court date scheduled for June (05/19/11)
The case of a Normandy man charged with first degree murder for the death of his infant son last fall has been continued until next month. Andrew Keith Johnston, 18, will make his next appearance before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler on June 20...

Father charged in baby's death (04/19/11)
A Normandy man was indicted on charges of first degree murder for the death of his infant son last fall. Andrew Keith Johnston, 18, was arraigned Monday before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler on the charges, and is set to appear again on May 16. Johnston was accused last October of abusing 1-month-old William Johnston after emergency personnel were called to a residence on Normandy Road on Oct. 15, 2010...

Soring trial set for May 31 (03/25/11)
A federal judge has set a trial date of May 31 for three people accused of "soring" horses. Last Friday, a four-count indictment was returned on Barney Davis, 38, of Lewisburg, Christen Altman, 25, of Shelbyville, and Jeffery Bradford, 33, of Lewisburg...

Johnson case doesn't go to grand jury (03/22/11)
The case of a Normandy man accused of abusing his infant son, who later died, was not presented to the March session of the Bedford County grand jury. Instead, Andrew Keith Johnston, 18, will appear before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler when the jury meets again on April 18...

Johnston goes to grand jury (03/15/11)
Testimony about a written confession and an autopsy report was enough for a judge to submit a Normandy man's case to Bedford County's grand jury on charges he abused his 1-month old son, who later died of his injuries. Andrew Keith Johnston, 18, was accused last October of abusing William Johnston after emergency personnel were called to a residence on Normandy Road...

Mental check denied abuser (12/08/10)
A woman already sentenced to 12 years for child abuse was denied a motion for a mental evaluation. Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler ruled Monday that Angela Venise Scruggs, 36, did not need an evaluation, due to the fact she had already had one before she entered a guilty plea in September for severely burning an 13-month-old child...

Violence, tragedy hit children hard across Bedford (11/18/10)
According to the annual Kids Count report released this month by the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, Bedford County has infant mortality twice as bad as the state average, a rate of substantiated child abuse that is nearly twice the state average and a rate of teen violent deaths that is nearly twice the state average...

Bond hiked on father of dead child (11/02/10)
The bond against a Normandy man accused of abusing his 1-month old son -- who later died -- was more than doubled last week. Meanwhile, sheriff's department investigators are awaiting results from the state medical examiner before upgrading charges against him...

Month-old baby dies of injuries (10/24/10)
A Normandy man could be facing more serious charges after the 1-month old son he is accused of abusing died Friday morning. William Johnson died at 8:52 a.m. Friday after doctors at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville removed him from life support Thursday night, said Detective Captain Becky Hord of Bedford County Sheriff's Department...

Father accused of injuring baby (10/19/10)
A 1-month old boy is clinging to life in a Nashville hospital with severe head injuries and his father has been charged with inflicting them. Andrew Keith Johnston, 18, of Troupe Lane, Normandy, was arrested Sunday and charged with aggravated child abuse. He is being held under $100,000 bond and is set to appear before General Sessions Judge Charles Rich on Nov. 24...

'Evil came out' in child abuse case (09/14/10)
A Shelbyville woman will spend the next 12 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to severely burning an 13-month-old child. Angela Venise Scruggs, 36, of Stanley Boulevard was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler for aggravated child abuse on Monday...

83 and ailing, elder Thomas misses court date (03/18/10)
Court dates for John Darron Thomas, accused of hundreds of counts of animal cruelty involving dead and starved cattle, has been reset for later next month due to his attendance at an alcohol and drug treatment center. Meanwhile, Thomas' elderly father did not show for his first court appearance on related charges, while the remaining cattle that are at the center of the cruelty case have been sold...

Shelbyville man accused in sex abuse incidents (09/27/09)
A Shelbyville man is being held under $100,000 bond after being arrested on serious charges of a sexual nature against a child. Joe Jernigan, 61, of Richland Drive has been charged with two counts of aggravated sexual battery. Jernigan allegedly had "unlawful sexual contact with a juvenile female that was 11 years of age," according to warrants filed by Detective Carol Jean of the Shelbyville Police Department...

Marijuana, stolen gun found after traffic stop (05/03/08)
A gun stolen 15 years ago was recovered during a traffic stop late Thursday night, Shelbyville police said. Officer Jody Shelton said he stopped the car occupied by driver Jake Allen Raby, 22, East Lane Street, and passenger Damon Juvea Hickmon, 21, King Arthur Trailer Court, due to no headlights in use at night. A strong odor of marijuana was coming from the...

Foster mother accused of statutory rape (05/03/08)
A Shelbyville foster mother has been indicted by the Bedford County grand jury for allegedly having sex with a foster child she had access to. Alea Rhea Rippy, 25, has been charged with eight counts of statutory rape by an authority figure, according to true bills issued by the grand jury on April 21...

Thief enters home, departs with $8 (04/28/08)
A home on Kingdom Road in northern Bedford County was entered while the occupants were in bed early Friday morning. Only $8 was taken from one room, according to a report filed by Cpl. Kent Jacobs of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department. The screen was torn from a front window to gain entry...

Copper taken from underneath home (04/24/08)
An estimated $2,500 worth of copper wiring was stolen between April 16 and Monday from a home under construction in Valley View Estates subdivision on Red Hill Road in Normandy. Builder John Morton told the Bedford County Sheriff's Department the wiring was taken from underneath the home...

Officers follow their noses to drug suspects (04/22/08)
Police say the smell of marijuana led them to two suspects early Saturday night. An off-duty officer said he saw a car drive under Veterans Memorial Bridge near Fisherman's Park in downtown Shelbyville, then smelled a marijuana odor coming from the vehicle a few minutes later...

Stores burglarized along Highway 64 (03/29/08)
A thief took the grand tour of rural convenience stores west of Shelbyville overnight Wednesday, getting away with merchandise from two locations. Deputies responded following a alarm about 11:30 p.m. to find glass broken in the drive-through window, through which the market was apparently entered, a report by Cpl. Kent Jacobs said...

Flat Creek residents help catch burglary suspects (03/28/08)
A father and son have been charged in a series of daytime home burglaries in the Flat Creek and Wartrace areas after alert residents helped officials track the suspects. James Arthur Brown, 43, and Joe Brown, 20, who are both listed as residents of Forest Hills Apartments in Shelbyville, were arrested Wednesday while driving on New Hope Road. A 17-year-old girl was also charged...

Timely phone call led to grand jury action (03/24/08)
Bedford County's grand jury has indicted a Shelbyville man on theft and traffic charges arising from a December incident that culminated with his arrest at about the time police were interviewing the complainant. With a suspect in custody, an observant officer noticed his prisoner had a cell phone, so he had a fellow officer call the victim's number. The cell phone found on the suspect began to ring, according to police reports...

Marijuana discovered during traffic stop (03/21/08)
The driver of a car initially stopped due to a defective taillight was charged with possession of marijuana after a vehicle search Wednesday night. Michelle Lynn Andrus, 21, Shelbyville Mills Road, was stopped by Officer David Curley in the parking lot of a Madison Street bar, As a computer check showed her license had been revoked for DUI, Andrus allegedly told a waitress who was checking on the commotion that she would "have to be arrested for DUI."...

Trucker charged in serious wreck (03/20/08)
The truck driver accused of causing an eight-vehicle pileup March 12 on Madison Street has been charged with reckless endangerment. Teresa K. McInnis, 46, of Morrison was arrested after arriving at Shelbyville police headquarters Tuesday to pick up a copy of the accident report...

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