Home Invasion

Judgment against Americare overturned (01/20/12)
The Tennessee Court of Appeals has overturned a $5 million judgment against the parent company of a local assisted living facility in a wrongful death suit. In April 2010, a Bedford County jury returned a verdict of more than $5.4 million against Americare Systems Inc, and Shelbyville Residential LLC, which does business as Celebration Way, and two nurses -- Dottie Hunt and Mary Ann Steelman...

County to sell nursing home (11/09/11)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday night to sell the county-owned nursing home on Union Street, along with the vacant adjoining building that once housed Bedford County Medical Center, to Care Centers Management Consulting, the Johnson City-based firm that currently leases and operates the nursing home...

Only 1 bidder for nursing home (10/26/11)
Bedford County received only one bid for its nursing home and former hospital facility on Union Street -- from the company which is currently leasing the nursing home, Johnson City-based Care Centers Management Consultants. CCMC has bid $3,040,520, less $240,520 it claims the county owes it for improvements which had to be made to bring the building in compliance with state law, for a net cash bid of $2.8 million...

Fire destroys home (10/07/11)
Bedford County firefighters hose down the remains of a two-story log cabin on Straight Creek Road east of Fairfield in northeastern Bedford County. The home, occupied by the Russell Sullivan family and owned by Dottie Adams, was fully engulfed when 911 was called at mid-morning Thursday, investigators said. (T-G Photo by Tracy Simmons)

Planners suggest changes in home business zoning (09/09/11)
Meeting on Tuesday, Bedford County Planning Commission voted -- but not unanimously -- to recommend an amendment to the zoning resolution covering incidental home occupations. An incidental home occupation is an in-home business, for example a hair salon, which can be allowed in an agricultural zone at the discretion of the Board of Zoning Appeals. ...

New leader joins Christian Care Center (09/02/11)
Christian Care Center welcomed new administrator Mike Rabuka this week. A registered nursing home administrator, he recently transferred to the area from Clarksville. Rabuka will be responsible for the overall operations of the building, management of staff, the center's budget and day-to-day operations...

County moves closer to sale of nursing home (07/13/11)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners voted by a 15-1-1 margin Tuesday night to issue a request for proposals for the sale of the county's nursing home license and facility. That doesn't guarantee that the facility will be sold; the county could decide to reject all bids...

Bids may be sought for nursing home (06/22/11)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee has recommended that the county seek bids from potential buyers of the county-owned nursing home and the adjoining building which used to house Bedford County Medical Center...

County may sue nursing home (06/03/11)
Bedford County Financial Management Committee recommended this week that the county consider a lawsuit against Christian Care Center of Bedford County to recoup $107,000 in utility bills the county claims it is owed, and that the county consider forcing the nursing home to take utility service under its own name...

Brave steps into a better future (05/15/11)
The Next Step Home, a transitional home for women which opened in Bedford County in November 2008, has quietly gone about the business of providing services to women in crisis. Nationally, transitional homes average a 20 percent success rate. The local program is exceptional, with 75 percent of the women they assist finding success after treatment...

Gomez denied appeal in home invasion case (04/26/11)
A man serving a 25-year sentence for a 2009 home invasion in which three children were held at gunpoint has lost his appeal. Jose Hermes Gomez had appealed the sentence, stating that Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler erred in ordering him to serve consecutive sentences...

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...

Gang member sentenced in home invasion (02/17/11)
A local man with gang ties was given the maximum federal sentence Monday for weapons charges in connection with last year's home invasion and robbery of a former state representative. Christopher Evonne Rodriguez, 26, Woodland Avenue, received a maximum 10-year sentence in Chattanooga for being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun, Det. Brian Farris of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said...

Nursing facility attracts interest (01/20/11)
After hinting last month that it might be interested in selling the county-owned nursing home facility, the county has begun receiving inquiries, according to discussion at Tuesday night's meeting of Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee...

Suspect in Quarry Street home invasion arrested (01/05/11)
A suspect in one of two home invasions last week was taken into custody Monday night. Rendell Jerel Moore, 20, was arrested without incident at his Meadow Drive home, Detective Lt. Pat Mathis said. He is charged with aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery and is being held on $200,000 bond at Bedford County Jail...

Gunmen aim at children (01/04/11)
Guns were pointed at small children in two home invasions late last week, Shelbyville police said. No shots were fired in the incidents at homes on South Brittain and Quarry streets, in which $120 was taken at one location and a cell phone at the other. n A South Brittain Street resident told police he was attempting to lull his 2-week-old son to sleep shortly after midnight Thursday morning when a man described as black, standing approximately 6 feet tall to 6-foot-2 and wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt entered the front door holding what appeared to be a Glock pistol.. ...

Invasion suspects escape police car (12/30/10)
Two men were arrested after forcing their way into a U.S. 231 South home early Tuesday, then escaping a locked patrol car after arrest, the Bedford County Sheriff's Department said. "We were dispatched to a possible 10-45 or 10-46 (police code for non-injury or injury accident) about 3 a.m. Tuesday," Chief Deputy David Williams Jr. said. "While en route we got a call that two men had gone to a nearby residence and asked for help."...

County may look at sale of nursing home (12/29/10)
Bedford County Financial Management Committee agreed Tuesday evening that a closer look needs to be taken at the future of the county's nursing home facility on Union Street. Commissioner J.D. "Bo" Wilson said that even though there are 2 1/2 years left on the county's lease of the facility to Johnson City-based Care Centers Management Group, the county should already be looking at its options for the future, including sale of the facility...

Holiday outreach to nursing home patients (12/23/10)
There is something about the holidays Caine Warren, 10, looks forward to more than gifts under the Christmas tree. Each year, Caine and his grandmother Christy Warren visit area nursing homes, presenting residents with cuddlies and toiletries. "Christies Cuddlies for Clera" has been going on for five years now...

Commission: Care center costs county (12/22/10)
When the county leased Bedford County Nursing Home to Johnson City-based Care Centers Management Group in August 2009, commissioners thought they were saving the taxpayers from continuing losses and expenses at the facility. But the county, as landlord, has had to continue to make repairs to the building, including a new roof and a new electric generator, and the cost of those has far exceeded the rent the county receives from Care Centers Management Group, according to discussion at Tuesday night's meeting of Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee.. ...

Over $250K of property recovered after arrests (11/30/10)
Authorities in Rutherford County now say that stolen property recovered from several storage units, some of which was from Bedford County, was worth more than a quarter million dollars. Ten days ago, a joint effort by law enforcement in Bedford and Rutherford Counties led to the arrest of four men in connection with a series of break-ins and a daylight home invasion...

Nursing home gift drive opens (11/26/10)
Grassroots organizers are once again gearing up to make sure nursing home residents are not forgotten this Christmas and are asking for the public's help. Lindsey Sudberry and her mother, Lorrie Gunn, are spearheading the fifth annual Linda Hayes Nursing Home Gift Drive, which makes sure that the county's elderly receives gifts during the holidays...

Home invasion suspects have October court dates (09/30/10)
Two men with gang connections who are in federal custody on weapons charges will be returning to court here next month. Christopher Evonne Rodriguez, 26, Woodland Avenue, and Jose Luis Rodriguez, 27, Morton Street, have had their cases continued in General Sessions Court until Oct. 26...

2 charged in gunpoint home invasions (08/11/10)
A Tullahoma couple have been charged with an armed robbery that took place on Peachtree Lane in June, and they are facing similar charges in that city as well. Micheal Tyrone Gant, 41, and Danielle Jeffery are facing multiple charges in both Bedford and Coffee counties and are being held in Manchester, according to Detective Sgt. Brian Farris of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department...

Murray admits attacking man during burglary (06/16/10)
A Wartrace man pleaded guilty Monday to charges stemming from a home invasion in which an elderly man was assaulted. A sentencing hearing has been set for Aug. 16 for Matthew Phillip Murray, who pleaded to committing especially aggravated burglary at the home of John Smith on July 17, 2009...

Federal charges added in home invasion case (06/03/10)
Federal charges have been added to local charges filed against two brothers following recent Shelbyville-area home invasions. Christopher Evonne Rodriguez, 26, Woodland Avenue, and Jose Luis Rodriguez, 27, Morton Street, are now each charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun, FBI special agent Richard Poff said...

Longtime commissioner Tune dies (06/01/10)
Long-time county commission member Joyce Tune died Monday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. Tune was appointed to succeed her husband, George Tune, in a seventh district seat on the commission following George Tune's death in 1987, and voters continued to re-elect her to the seat. She had already filed to run for re-election this year in the August general election...

Nursing home repairs backed by commission (05/13/10)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday night to approve a capital outlay note of up to $450,000 to pay for roof repairs to the county-owned building which houses Christian Care Center of Bedford County. The county is working on an arrangement with Johnson City-based Care Centers Management Group, which leases the nursing home from the county, to repay the note at no cost to the taxpayers, according to County Mayor Eugene Ray. ...

Gang targets Phillips (CORRECTED) (05/12/10)
A joint investigation by city and county law enforcement has resulted in four arrests for the home invasion of former state representative Clarence "Pete" Phillips last week. Investigators say that those charged in the break-in have gang affiliations...

New home sales show strong rise (04/28/10)
Sales of new homes surged 27 percent last month, bouncing off the previous month's record low and blowing past expectations as government incentives and better weather boosted sales. The Commerce Department said Friday that new home sales rose in March to a seasonally adjusted annual sales pace of 411,000. It was the strongest month since last July and the biggest monthly increase in 47 years...

Mother's Day cards help rebuild lives (04/02/10)
Mother's Day is little more than a month away -- May 9 -- but it's not too early to make plans, especially when you can give one thing that benefits so many people. The women of Next Step Home are creating beautiful Mother's Day cards that they will send in recognition of donations to the center...

Nursing home in need of upgrades -- report (03/19/10)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee heard a report Tuesday night about $790,000 or more in capital expenses said to be needed at Christian Care Center of Bedford County, the former Bedford County Nursing Home...

106 and counting: Ora Charles takes it one day at a time (03/17/10)
Ora Charles wanted to hear "One Day At A Time" for her birthday, and so a staffer at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center rushed to a nearby computer to look up the lyrics on the Internet and print out copies so that the crowd could sing along. It was a small gesture, but a measure of how special Tuesday was; after all, your 106th birthday doesn't come along every day...

Steps of faith: Next Step residents, church youth learn from each other (02/21/10)
Sometimes as many as 30 children gather together after school on Wednesdays. They get to play games, they each get a snack, they get to hear Bible stories, and the ones who need help with their homework get that, too. Most of all, they get to interact with adults who want to show them the promise of a better world...

Nursing home holiday organizer overcomes obstacles (12/24/09)
Four years into her annual Christmas project, Christy Warren didn't think she'd be able to follow through this year. Her mother-in-law, to whom she was extremely close, passed away just before she was about to start the effort, which entails giving hundreds of gifts to local nursing home residents...

Audit: Nursing home funds were stolen (12/23/09)
The last full-year audit of Bedford County Nursing Home before it was leased to an outside operator found serious deficiencies in financial control which allowed an employee to issue $1,100 in unauthorized payroll checks, according to discussion at Tuesday night's meeting of Bedford County Financial Management Committee...

Gunshots scare off intruder (11/22/09)
Residents of southern Shelbyville from Brookhaven subdivision to the city limits are being warned by police to be on alert after a woman fended off an intruder in her home early Friday. Several reports have been received of a "peeping Tom" in the area over the past few weeks, Detective Sgt. Brian Crews said...

Home invaders face 25-year prison terms (10/29/09)
Two men who broke into a Shelbyville home and held three children at gunpoint will be spending the next 25 years behind bars following a pair of sentencing hearings this week. The lengthy sentences were handed down against Jose Gomez and Wilson Palacio of Smyrna on Monday...

Halfway home marks first year (10/27/09)
Through ups and downs, the Halfway Home of Shelbyville has remained open for one year, and the number of lives it has affected over the course of that year is growing. Led by Jay Pope, many have passed through the 6-month program, which serves as a transitional home for men who want to start a new Christian-based life following incarceration. Pope had success stories to share on Friday at the home's chili and corn bread benefit lunch, held at Pope's Lighthouse Church on Church Street...

Committee approves liability insurance plan (10/22/09)
Bedford County Financial Management Committee, at a special called meeting Tuesday night, approved purchase of five years of trailing liability coverage for the former Bedford County Nursing Home, acting on recommendation from their insurance agent, Joe Hunt of H.B. Cowan Insurance, and attorney John T. Bobo...

Gunman admits 'showing' weapon (09/22/09)
The man who held three children at gunpoint during a January home invasion in Shelbyville pleaded guilty Monday, just days after his partner-in-crime was found guilty by a Bedford County jury. Wilson Palacio will learn on Oct. 26 what his sentence will be after he admitted he was guilty of three counts of aggravated robbery and a single count of aggravated burglary...

Gomez found guilty of robbing children at gunpoint (09/18/09)
A jury swiftly found a Smyrna man guilty Thursday after three Shelbyville children testified about the men who robbed them at gunpoint during a home invasion earlier this year. It took less than 30 minutes for the jury to convict Jos� Gomez on a single count of aggravated burglary and three counts of aggravated robbery...

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