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Friday, May 25, 2012

Assault

'Repo man' charged after fracas at home (05/23/12)
A "repo man" faces three counts of assault after an incident Sunday night at a South Linda Drive home. Archie Bobby Victory, 31, of Murfreesboro arrived at the home to recover two vehicles "without a writ," according to a police report filed by Sgt. Bobby Peacock...
Victims assaulted near homes weren't robbed (05/11/12)
Two persons said they were assaulted outside their Shelbyville homes within the past two days. A resident of Canterway Apartments, Madison Street, told police he was attacked by three men Tuesday as he walked from the street toward the complex. Three men jumped from a blue Dodge truck by the mailboxes and one punched him in the face, knocking him down, while the other two kicked him. Detailed descriptions of the men were not given...
Violent feud: Two at Vanderbilt following fight (02/16/12)
A fight in the parking lot of a Burt Street apartment complex early Wednesday night resulted in two men being taken to a Nashville hospital, Shelbyville police said. Anthony "Tony" Brandon, said to be in his late 30s, and Richard Chatman, 61, both of Shelbyville, were seriously wounded when police arrived shortly after 7 p.m., Detective Sgt. Brian Crews said...
Freeman accepts 13-year plea bargain (02/15/12)
A man who tried to run over two Bedford County deputies last year agreed to a plea Monday resulting in a 13-year prison sentence. Jerry Stanton Freeman, 45, will serve five years each for two counts of aggravated assault, and a three-year term on drug charges, resulting in the 13 year sentence. Freeman will have to serve 30 percent of the sentence before he is eligible for parole...
Kibble faces 5 years for tire tool attack (02/14/12)
A Shelbyville man has been sentenced to five years in prison for running his ex-girlfriend off the road and attacking her with a tire iron. In December, Lavario Devon Kibble, 31, of Barksdale Lane, agreed to a sentence of five years at 30 percent before Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell, which is the term he received...
Court denies appeal for 1997 convictions (02/14/12)
A state court has denied an appeal from a Bedford County man who pleaded guilty to charges 14 years ago. Michael Smythe had appealed a summary dismissal by Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell of a petition for post-conviction relief for convictions in 1997...
Court denies Parrish reduced prison time (12/13/11)
A Shelbyville man who fired shots at a home in 2009 after a drug deal went bad has been denied an appeal for a shorter prison term. Derrick Lamont Parrish, 34, formerly of Cedar River Road, is serving a 16 1/2-year sentence after entering a best-interest plea on a number of felony charges...
Assault charge filed after stabbing (12/06/11)
A Shelbyville man has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing another man over the weekend. Chuck Allen Webster, 65, told police he stabbed another man in his West Lane Street home. The victim's single knife wound to the back is not life-threatening and didn't penetrate any vital organs, police said...
Kibble sentence to be determined (12/02/11)
A Shelbyville man will be sentenced in February after making a plea agreement to charges of running his ex-girlfriend off the road and attacking her with a tire iron. Lavario Devon Kibble, 31, of Barksdale Lane, agreed to a sentence of five years at 30 percent, but how he will serve it will be up to Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell, who will conduct a hearing on that matter on Feb. 2...
Assault suspect denies hiding in shed (10/12/11)
The victim of an attack at a Deery Street home Monday night refused hospital transport despite suffering a "busted eye, a laceration on his left arm and his left ear lobe was split in half," as police described his condition. And the suspect, Robert Gordon Lovvorn Jr., 39, of Deery Street, said he was not hiding in the shed where the victim told police he had gone...
Brotherly love disappears in fight (09/28/11)
Coffee County authorities arrested a Normandy man Sunday for allegedly stabbing his brother. The Tullahoma News reported that Bill Freeman, 46, of Normandy Road, Normandy was charged with aggravated assault for the alleged stabbing of Jackie Freeman...
Woman's screams scare away attacker (03/23/11)
An intruder attacked a sleeping woman in a Bethany Lane home at mid-morning Tuesday, leaving behind a toboggan and pair of gloves, Shelbyville police said. The woman told police she awoke when he began choking her around the neck, holding a spoon which she said was being used as a weapon. He ran away when she began screaming, she said...
Cathey charges dropped (03/11/11)
A man who was scheduled to stand trial on for kidnapping and assault this week was released with the charges dismissed after the alleged victim could not be located. But prosecutors say that the charges could be refiled if the woman reappears to testify...
Standoff ends in arrest (01/25/11)
A man shooting guns and threatening anyone who approached was arrested after a standoff at his Patricia Drive home early today, Shelbyville police said. Bret Rollins, 41, was being evaluated at Heritage Medical Center his morning, Lt. Jason Williams said. Rollins will be charged with two counts of reckless endangerment and one count of aggravated domestic assault, according to Williams...
Racer to face resentencing (01/13/11)
A new sentencing hearing for a local real estate developer has been ordered by the Tennessee Court of Appeals in a case surrounding a 2008 incident at Duck River Speedway. In a 30-page opinion, the appellate court ruled on several matters in the case of Marvin Bobby Parker, who was found guilty in 2009 on the charges of reckless aggravated assault, two counts of simple assault, and reckless endangerment...
Suspect charged with assaulting officer (01/04/11)
A man was charged with assault on a Shelbyville police officer and resisting arrest after a struggle early New Year's morning. Police were sent to the Nutmeg Drive home of William Thomas Mayberry, 29, to check on his well being after being told he had threatened to take his life, which he later denied...
Police have their hands full with angry suspect (11/23/10)
An intoxicated man accused of attacking others and their property with fists, objects and saliva -- and allegedly looking to randomly attack someome -- didn't calm down even after a Taser was used on him Friday night, police said. Adam Leopaldo Bravo, 22, Earnhart Street, punched a woman in the cheek and broke the windshield of a car with a beer bottle at a West Lane Street home, officer Jose Garza's report said...
Hearing scheduled in kidnap-assault case (07/07/10)
A preliminary hearing is set for July 30 for a man facing aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault charges. Larry Dean Meek, 25, of Cates Street will appear before General Sessions Judge Charles Rich, who will determine if there is enough evidence to bind him over the grand jury...
Court dates scheduled for kidnap, assault suspect (06/23/10)
Prosecutors say that a man facing aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault charges will either be bound over to the grand jury next month or have a date set for a hearing. Larry Dean Meek, 25, Cates Street, was in court for a second time Tuesday following an alleged attack on his ex-girlfriend in February that followed an argument over $50...
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...
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...
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...
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...