Grand Jury

Grand jury indicts man for escape attempt (05/22/12)
A man who allegedly made a run for it earlier this month has been indicted on an escape charge by Bedford County's grand jury. A direct indictment was made on Monday against Joe Lee Carvel, 60, who had appeared on May 4 in Circuit Court on charges of aggravated assault...

Three face burglary charges (04/17/12)
Three men accused of a nearly year-long crime spree in Bedford County and nearby areas were indicted Monday by the county's grand jury. Joey William Ostrander, 19, and Austin Lawrence Tomes, 19, both of Tullahoma, and Christopher Alan Perry, 18, of Oakwood Place, Shelbyville were each charged with one count of aggravated burglary...

Two indicted by county grand jury (03/20/12)
Only two people were indicted by Bedford County's grand jury Monday, but there should be many more facing the judge next month. Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler announced that a large number of individuals were bound over to the grand jury by General Sessions Judge Charles Rich on Thursday, but as a result, there wasn't enough time to properly draw up the indictments for the 12-member panel...

Moore commissioner bound to grand jury (02/22/12)
A Moore County commissioner accused of selling drugs near a Bedford County school has been bound over to the next session of the grand jury, also resigning his position Monday night. William Karl Pyrdom Sr., 44, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Feb. 10. His case will be presented to the Bedford County grand jury on March 19...

Two direct indictments presented to grand jury (01/24/12)
Two people had direct indictments presented to the Bedford County grand jury on Monday. Michael Tyrone Gant appeared before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler on charges of theft under $500, aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, possession of a weapon and possession of a firearm while committing a felony...

Defendants' cases held until January (12/20/11)
A dozen defendants will have to wait until next month to learn if they were indicted by the Bedford County grand jury. Court officials stated that most of the defendants had only had their preliminary hearings before General Sessions Judge Charles Rich late last week and there was no time to properly draw up the indictments in time for Monday's meeting of the grand jury...

Freeman bound to grand jury (10/07/11)
A detective testified that a Moore County man came only inches from striking him with a truck following an undercover drug buy in April. Jerry Stanton Freeman, 45, of Warren Hollow Road, was bound over to the next session of the Bedford County grand jury, set for Oct. 17, on charges of two counts of attempted first degree murder of an officer, two counts of possession of a schedule VI drug, possession of a schedule II drug, resisting arrest and evading arrest...

Nine indicted by grand jury (08/16/11)
Bedford County's grand jury took around an hour Monday to indict nine people on a variety of charges. Appearing before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler for arraignment were: The next session of the grand jury will meet on Sept. 19...

Locke to be tried in rampage (06/21/11)
After undergoing a mental evaluation, a Bedford County man was indicted by grand jury for attempted murder. Christopher Vernor Locke, 42, Rippy Ridge Road, was charged with attempted first degree murder, reckless endangerment and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony. He will appear before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler on July 18...

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...

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...

Drug dealer escapes firearms charge (02/23/11)
A McMinnville man arrested in Shelbyville last year was recently acquitted by a federal grand jury of a firearms charge, while pleading guilty to drug trafficking counts. Meanwhile, another man arrested as an accomplice is awaiting sentencing for his role in the crimes after entering a guilty plea...

A legend is silent: Louvin remembered in his adopted home county (01/27/11)
Country music legend and Bedford County resident Charlie Louvin died Wednesday morning after battling pancreatic cancer throughout the last year. "I'm very sad," said Valerie Smith, another country music performer whose studio and home are in Bedford County. "I keep thinking I'm through crying and I just start up again."...

Winter snow, ice bring grand jury to standstill (01/13/11)
With eight inches of snow on the ground and only two people on the docket, court officials say that January's grand jury will be held next month instead. Feb. 18 is the date set for the next meeting of the Bedford County grand jury, which did not gather Monday due to the winter storm that brought much of the region to a standstill...

Chase leads to indictment (12/07/10)
A Tullahoma man was indicted by the Bedford County grand jury Monday on charges stemming from a high speed chase in July. Benjamin Harris Sheffield, Jr., 48, Riley Creek Road, Tullahoma, was indicted on charges of evading arrest, reckless endangerment, possession of schedule II substance for resale and possession of schedule II substance for delivery...

Grand jury indicts 3 in break-ins at shop (11/16/10)
Three Tullahoma men were indicted by the Bedford County grand jury Monday on charges related to a break-in where thousands of dollars worth of tools were allegedly stolen. Richard David Allen, 22, Justin Trey Burnette, 23, and Matthew Robert Olejniczak, 23, were all indicted for burglary and theft over $10,000...

Wartrace man arrested in large pot probe (10/20/10)
A Wartrace man was arrested Monday as part of an ongoing drug investigation after a sealed grand jury indictment accused him of possessing and selling multiple pounds of marijuana. Chace Monroe Harrison, 27, of Jernigan Lane, was charged with possession of a schedule VI drug for resale and possession of a schedule VI drug for delivery...

Grand jury indicts TennCare fraud suspect (09/22/10)
A Bedford County woman was indicted by direct presentment by the county's grand jury on Monday for TennCare fraud. Lazandra Delene Teal, 29, Old Pencil Mill Road, was taken into custody and brought before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler. The warrants said that Teal had been defrauding TennCare from Dec. 1, 2007, until June 3, 2010...

Two men indicted on alleged cocaine sale (06/22/10)
A Shelbyville man is free on $55,000 bond after a three-count indictment by the Bedford County grand jury last week on drug charges. Alan Echevarria, 29, West Lane Street was arrested last week on charges of sale, delivery and conspiracy to sell and deliver cocaine...

16 indicted by county grand jury (05/18/10)
Sixteen people were indicted Monday by the Bedford County grand jury on 51 counts, mainly for drug related offenses. Indicted and arraigned before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler were: n Mark Diangelo Alexander, 27, evading arrest, driving on revoked (4th offense), resisting arrest, possession of schedule VI for resale, possession of schedule VI for delivery, simple possession of schedule II...

Driver charged in fatal crash (04/27/10)
An accident in January has resulted in an indictment against a Shelbyville man on vehicular homicide charges. Vicente Hernandez Perez, 26, had originally been charged with vehicular assault for critical injuries that 27-year-old Armando Perez Diaz suffered on Jan. 2 while he was Perez's passenger...

Drug offenses dominate grand jury indictments (03/17/10)
Eight people were indicted by the Bedford County grand jury this month, with the list of 32 charges nearly all drug-related. The group appeared briefly before Judge Robert Crigler for arraignment on Monday. Indicted were: n Charles Baker, 34, manufacture of schedule II, simple possession of schedule IV, possession of drug paraphernalia, sale of schedule II, delivery of schedule II, initiation of a process resulting in methamphetamine, possession of schedule II for resale, possession of schedule II for delivery.. ...

Six indicted by grand jury (10/30/09)
Bedford County's grand jury indicted only six people for its October session, including more charges for a man accused of stealing items and selling them on the Internet. Troy James Neal was indicted on two counts of theft over $500, one count of theft under $500 and a single count of theft between $1,000 and $10,000...

Suspect indicted in 2007 incident (09/22/09)
It took less than an hour for the Bedford County grand jury to indict seven on a variety of charges Monday, including a Franklin County man for a break-in two years ago. Adam Keith Stewart, 26, of Huntland was indicted on charges of aggravated burglary and aggravated assault. He is free under $10,000 bond and is represented by Shelbyville attorney John Norton...

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