Gambling

Gambling cases will be heard in February (01/18/12)
Yet another continuance has been granted in an ongoing case against seven local merchants who face gambling-related charges stemming from the seizure of alleged gaming machines last year. Naim Abulaban, 21, of Murfreesboro, Dipakbhai Bhagat, 50, Sejal Chaudhari, 26, Brad Jones, 36, Dharmendra Patel, 40, Rameshbhain Patel, 48, and Narendra Patel, 52, all of Shelbyville, were in General Sessions Court Tuesday, but had their cases continued again until Feb. 14...

'Secret room' found in store (11/29/11)
A "secret room" containing video poker/slot machines was discovered at a Shelbyville store during a burglary investigation Saturday, police said. Officers investigating a burglary alarm at West Lane Market, West Lane Street, at 12:29 a.m. Saturday made the find, officer Tracey Nelson's report said...

Gambling raid case reset to Nov. 22 (09/22/11)
Suspects who were charged in a gambling raid eariler this year have had yet another continuance granted due to ongoing chancery court issues in the case. Naim Abulaban, 21, of Murfreesboro, Dipakbhai Bhagat, 50, Sejal Chaudhari, 26, Brad Jones, 36, Dharmendra Patel, 40, Rameshbhain Patel, 48, and Narendra Patel, 52, all of Shelbyville, appeared Tuesday in General Sessions Court but had their appearances reset for Nov. 22...

Waits continue for merchants in gambling case (07/27/11)
Another continuance was granted for seven local merchants facing gambling-related charges while they wait for motions in a related case to be filed in chancery court. Naim Abulaban, 21, of Murfreesboro, Dipakbhai Bhagat, 50, Sejal Chaudhari, 26, Brad Jones, 36, Dharmendra Patel, 40, Rameshbhain Patel, 48, and Narendra Patel, 52, all of Shelbyville, appeared Tuesday in General Sessions Court but had their continuances set for Sept. 20...

Phone card machines confiscated in Fayetteville (05/12/11)
Fayetteville authorities seized nearly two dozen phone card machines -- the same type taken by Shelbyville police two weeks ago. Police in Fayetteville conducted raids on five stores Wednesday and confiscated 28 gambling machines, 23 of which were phone card vending machines, according to a report from WTVF in Nashville...

Merchants appear on gambling charges (05/11/11)
Seven local merchants made their first appearance in court Tuesday on gambling-related charges, while some of the machines seized in raids nearly two weeks ago have been ordered destroyed. Charged with possession of gambling devices and aggravated gambling promotion are:...

Cox allows seizure of machines (05/06/11)
A Bedford County chancellor has refused to stop the district attorney from seizing machines that authorities allege are used for illegal gambling. Chancellor J.B. Cox denied a motion Thursday for a restraining order and temporary injunction filed by Keith Heflin that would have stopped District Attorney General Chuck Crawford from seizing devices Heflin claims only sell phone cards...

Fighting back: Heflin defends machines, D.A. (05/04/11)
The owner of a Shelbyville business, whose machines were seized in a gambling raid last week, and his attorney are slamming what they call the "gotcha" journalism of a Nashville television station while defending the reputation of the man who ordered the seizures...

Card machines confiscated (04/29/11)
Shelbyville police removed 48 card machines District Attorney Chuck Crawford says are illegal from 10 Shelbyville convenience stores Thursday. The distributor and manufacturer of the machines went to court today asking that they be declared legal. "We've gone around getting payoffs from them," Shelbyville Police Chief Austin Swing said. "Today we went around and confiscated these machines."...

Gambling house helpers won't ask for new trial (01/08/10)
Attorneys for two men convicted of helping to run a gaming house in Shelbyville in 2008 have withdrawn motions for a new trial. On Thursday, Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell briefly announced that lawyers for Andrew Welsh Craze and Samuel Cory Owens had asked to dismiss their motions for a new trial...

Judge resentences leader of gambling operation (12/11/09)
Eight weekends of confinement have been added to the sentence of the ringleader of a local gambling operation, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Last month James Chadwick Tucker was sentenced to 42 months probation, a fine of $3,000 and a special assessment of $100 for his role in running a gaming house in Shelbyville in 2008...

Judge grants Tucker probation (11/17/09)
James Chadwick Tucker, who admitted being the ringleader of a local gambling operation, was sentenced to three and a half years of probation in federal court on Friday. Appearing in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Chattanooga before Judge Harry S. Mattice Jr., Tucker received the sentence of 42 months probation, a fine of $3,000 and a special assessment of $100, according to courtroom deputy Pam Scott...

Sentencing delayed for James Chad Tucker (11/10/09)
Christina Tucker was sentenced to two years probation in federal court Monday for her role in running an illegal high-stakes poker game here last year. Sentencing has been delayed for her husband, James Chadwick Tucker, until Friday after a continuance request from defense attorney Peter Strianse was granted...

Gambling house workers receive jail sentences (11/06/09)
Despite pleas for leniency, two men convicted of helping to run an illegal poker house in Shelbyville last year will spend the next 45 days in jail and the rest of a 18-month sentence on probation. Andrew Welsh Craze and Samuel Cory Owens were found guilty in September of one count each of aggravated gambling promotion, a class E felony, and on Thursday, Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell handed down their punishment...

Poker dealers found guilty (10/01/09)
A Bedford County jury found two men guilty Tuesday of helping to run an illegal poker house in Shelbyville last year. Andrew Welsh Craze and Samuel Cory Owens were both charged with one count each of aggravated gambling promotion, a class E felony, and will be sentenced Nov. 5 by Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell...

Jury selection begins in gaming trial (09/29/09)
Jury selection got underway Monday in the trial of two men who were allegedly involved in the operation of a gaming house that was raided last year. Andrew Welsh Craze and Samuel Cory Owen are facing one count each of aggravated gambling promotion -- a class E felony...

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