Homicide

Second court date set in child death case (12/09/11)
A man charged in the death of his 4-month-old daughter following an accident on the Shelbyville bypass made his first court appearance Thursday. Edward Petatan-Rendon, 26, of Smith Street, charged with reckless homicide and six counts of reckless endangerment, has a second appearance before General Session Judge Charles Rich set for Jan. 12. He is free on $35,000 bond...

Haynes trial now set for March (10/07/11)
New trial dates have been set for March against a Murfreesboro man charged with vehicular homicide in an accident that killed his wife last year. John David Haynes, 51, will stand trial March 5 and 6, according to an agreed order signed by the defense and prosecution. Haynes had been reindicted last month after Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell barred a variety of testimony from his original trial, which had been scheduled to begin Monday...

Haynes charges remain active (09/20/11)
A Murfreesboro man has been reindicted on vehicular homicide charges after a judge barred a variety of testimony from his upcoming trial last week. John David Haynes, 51, was indicted by direct presentment on Monday and appeared briefly before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler. He is still free on $35,000 bond from the previous charge and is scheduled to appear again on Oct. 6...

Trial date set for husband in wife's traffic death (09/02/11)
October trial dates have been set for a vehicular homicide case after the matter was put off so that the defense could examine evidence John David Haynes, 51, of Murfreesboro, will now stand trial Oct. 3-4 on the charges stemming from a motorcycle accident last June in which his wife, Pamela Haynes, 49, was killed on State Highway 82 at a sharp curve just east of the Bell Buckle town limits...

Trial delayed, judge orders evidence released (08/05/11)
A vehicular homicide trial set for Monday has been delayed so that the defense can receive evidence they haven't been able to get access to. Meanwhile, the judge stated that continuing problems with getting items from the Tennessee Highway Patrol were "going to stop."...

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...

Mental evaluations in progress for suspect in attempted murder (05/12/11)
Mental evaluations are continuing for a Bedford County man charged with attempted murder. June 8 is the next scheduled court date for Christopher Vernor Locke, 42, Rippy Ridge Road, who faces charges of attempted first degree murder and eight counts of reckless endangerment...

Man faces Aug. trial in wife's crash death (05/10/11)
August trial dates have been set for a Murfreesboro man charged with vehicular homicide in the death of his wife last year. John David Haynes, 51, is scheduled to stand trial Aug. 8, 9 and possibly 10, according to court officials. A pre-trial hearing is set for July 15. Haynes is free on $35,000 bond...

Disposition date set in cycle death case (04/13/11)
A Circuit Court judge has set a disposition date for a man charged with vehicular homicide in the death of his wife last year. Judge Lee Russell set May 5 as the day when John Davis Haynes, 51, of Murfreesboro, will decide if he wants to make a plea in the case or have it set for trial...

Haynes indicted in wife's death (03/22/11)
A Murfreesboro man was arraigned Monday on vehicular homicide charges stemming from a motorcycle accident last June that killed his wife. John Davis Haynes, 51, is free on $35,000 bond and will appear in court next on April 18. Last June 5, Pamela Haynes, 49, was killed when her husband lost control of their motorcycle on State Highway 82 at a sharp curve just east of the Bell Buckle town limits, said...

Ross murderer's appeal is denied (03/01/11)
The state criminal court of appeals has upheld the judgements of a Bedford County judge involving the 2007 shooting death of a Shelbyville auto salesman. Ashley Mai Cook, who was convicted of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder in 2008, had appealed her case on the grounds that the evidence was insufficient to support her convictions...

Niles denied new trial (02/16/11)
Two men convicted of separate murders were back in court Monday for legal motions on their cases, but neither one got the news they wanted to hear. David E. Niles, who was convicted by a jury last November of first degree murder for the Jan. 11, 2010, shooting death of 26-year-old Laura Parker, lost his motion for a new trial...

Child's death ruled homicide (01/27/11)
Homicide charges are likely to be filed against Andrew Keith Johnston, a Normandy man accused last year of abusing his one-month-old son, who later died of his injuries. An autopsy from the state medical examiner office determined the cause of death of the infant William Johnston to be homicide, according to assistant district attorney Richard Cawley...

Underwood denies '04 murders (11/16/10)
A man convicted of a grisly 2004 double murder still professed his innocence on the stand, but lost motions to present new evidence in his case. Jason Christopher Underwood, 28, was convicted in 2006 for the stabbing deaths of Anthony Justin "Bubba" Baltimore, 19, and Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Ray, 18, which took place on Oct. 24, 2004, at their home on Sims Road...

Niles found guilty (11/10/10)
David Niles was sentenced to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of first degree murder for the shooting death of Laura Parker, the mother of his son. Jurors took around 30 minutes to return the verdict after a day of testimony that included a jailhouse confession Niles made...

Testimony begins in Niles trial (11/09/10)
With members of the victim's family shedding tears, opening arguments began Monday morning in the trial against a man accused of gunning down the mother of his son. David E. Niles, 24, is charged with first degree murder for the Jan. 11 shooting death of 26-year-old Laura Parker...

Merritt loses appeal of 40-year sentence (11/05/10)
A man sentenced to 40 years in prison for aggravated vehicular homicide last year lost his appeal for a lower sentence. The Court of Criminal Appeals denied the petition of Claude David Merritt, who claimed that he was given an excessive sentence for causing the death of Mildred Misch as a result of injuries from an accident in 2008...

Driver in fatality enters guilty plea (09/30/10)
A man who was to stand trial this week for vehicular homicide pleaded guilty on Wednesday and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Vicente Hernandez Perez appeared before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler to enter the guilty plea. Perez, who had been scheduled to stand trial on the charge beginning today, had initially been charged with vehicular assault after 27-year-old Armando Perez Diaz suffered critical injuries in an accident on Jan. 2 while he was Perez's passenger...

Soldier arraigned in deaths of girlfriend, 2 sons (09/28/10)
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - Family members of a soldier accused of killing his girlfriend and her two young sons say he suffers from post traumatic stress disorder after tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Perkins was arraigned Tuesday in Manchester in the deaths of 26-year-old Stephanie Hershman and her children - 3-year-old Jathon and 1-year-old Jaylon. Their bodies were found in garbage bags in a closet at her Coffee County home on Sept. 23...

Delay expected for homicide case (09/28/10)
A vehicular homicide case originally set to be heard by a jury later this week might be rescheduled due to another trial taking place. Vicente Hernandez Perez has been scheduled to stand trial beginning on Thursday, but according to assistant district attorney Mike Randles, another case could possibly be heard in Circuit Court involving methamphetamine, which would mean that Perez's trial would have to be moved to a different date...

Motions denied to suppress Niles evidence (09/21/10)
A judge denied several motions to suppress testimony and evidence in a murder case set for trial in November after a three-hour hearing Monday. Defense attorneys for David E. Niles, who was accused of gunning down 26-year-old Laura Parker, the mother of his son, lost all three motions to have testimony and evidence suppressed, although Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler said he would take one item under advisement...

Murderer's appeal denied by high court (09/09/10)
The Tennessee Supreme Court has denied hearing an appeal from a woman who pleaded guilty to murder charges in 2007. The court dismissed an application made by Kimberly Ann Ross, who pleaded guilty for her part in the 2007 Valentine's Day murder of her husband, Bill, who was shot three times while asleep in his bed at their Wartrace Pike home...

Murderer's driver must spend 30 days in county jail (08/25/10)
A man who gave a ride to the gunman responsible for a shooting death in Shelbyville last year made a plea to a reduced charge. Sergio White will serve 30 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence in Bedford County Jail after he made an amended plea to attempted accessory after the fact on Tuesday...

Emotions run high in reckless homicide trial (06/30/10)
Closing arguments begin this morning following a second day of testimony in a reckless homicide trial that had the judge warning family members about their behavior in the court. Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell issued an order Tuesday morning barring family members from both sides of the case from expressing any reactions to testimony or statements made during the trial of Matthew Patterson, who is accused of reckless homicide in the death of Anthony "Rooster" Marlin...

Reckless homicide trial opens (06/29/10)
A jury was picked and opening arguments got underway Monday afternoon in the case surrounding the death of a Flat Creek man last summer. Matthew Wayne Patterson has been charged with reckless homicide in connection with the death of 39-year-old Anthony Kent "Rooster" Marlin in August 2009. Patterson has been accused of killing Marlin after he allegedly put him in a headlock during a late-night party...

Horseplay or more? Jury must decide (06/27/10)
Was it just an accident stemming from "horseplay" or something more? That's what will be decided as jury selection begins Monday morning in a case of reckless homicide involving the death of a Flat Creek man. Matthew Wayne Patterson stands trial this week in connection with the death of 39-year-old Anthony Kent "Rooster" Marlin in August 2009...

Vehicular homicide trial set for Perez (06/15/10)
A man facing charges of vehicular homicide will face a Bedford County jury in early fall, a judge ruled on Monday. Trial dates of Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 have been scheduled for Vicente Hernandez Perez, 26, charged with causing the death of 27-year-old Armando Perez Diaz...

Continuance granted in Niles case (05/18/10)
A continuance has been granted in a first degree murder case so that defense attorneys can have a chance to review their client's file. David E. Niles made a brief appearance on Monday before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler, who set Niles' next appearance for June 14...

Niles indicted as lawyer steps aside (04/27/10)
A man accused of gunning down the mother of his child was indicted by the Bedford County grand jury on Monday. However, David Edward Niles will now be represented by the public defender's office after his attorney removed herself from the case. He will return to court on May 17 before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler...

Horseplay death trial scheduled (04/02/10)
Trial dates have been set for June in the case of a man facing charges of reckless homicide stemming from alleged horseplay at a party last year. However, the sister of the victim is upset with the justice system and the fact that the person allegedly responsible is currently walking free...

Tests prove gun used in murder (03/24/10)
Shelbyville investigators say that tests by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations have matched a gun used in a murder committed last October. Detective Brian Crews said that TBI ballistics tests confirmed that the weapon found in a yard off of Rolling Road several months ago is the gun that Brandon Jamar "BG" Holmes, 21, allegedly used to kill Gary LeTron Cordelle "Tron" Thomison, 23, of Shelbyville...

Jailhouse confession? Attorney says alleged statement isn't proof (03/16/10)
After a judge heard testimony about a confession to a former classmate turned jailer, the man accused of murdering the mother of his child was bound over to next month's session of the county's grand jury. But the attorney defending David E. Niles said the alleged confession was not "proof" that her client shot and killed 26-year-old Laura Parker two months ago...

Tyson given judicial diversion for fatal crash (03/05/10)
Shelby Lynn Tyson received a four-year judicial diversion Thursday on reckless homicide charges stemming from a traffic accident in 2008. Tyson appeared before Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell to hear her sentence for her involvement in the wreck that took the life of Ahmed Ali Elmi, 31, of Nashville...

Officer's sister-in-law allowed to defend Niles (02/17/10)
Murder suspect David E. Niles has a new attorney and a new court date. Niles, 24, who is charged with first degree murder in connection with the shooting death of 26-year-old Laura Parker, is due back in Bedford County General Sessions Court on March 9...

Homicide charge in wreck may disappear (02/05/10)
A young woman charged with reckless homicide has reached an agreement with prosecutors and will appear in court next month to have her sentence passed. Shelby Lynn Tyson was indicted last month by the Bedford County grand jury on the charges, which stems from an accident in December 2008 that took the life of Ahmed Ali Elmi, 31, of Nashville...

Suspect charged in headlock death (02/05/10)
April 1 will be the day a Shelbyville man will decide to either go to trial or make a plea on charges of reckless homicide. Meanwhile, his defense attorney has stated that "interesting things" have been discovered in the case. Matthew Wayne Patterson made his first appearance Thursday in Bedford County Circuit Court before Judge Lee Russell for his arraignment and to have his disposition date set...

'Horseplay' alleged in death (01/29/10)
Alleged horseplay at a party last August has resulted in reckless homicide charges against a Bedford County man. Matthew Wayne Patterson, 25, was indicted Monday by the Bedford County grand jury on the charges in connection with the Aug. 26, 2009 death of 39-year-old Anthony Kent "Rooster" Marlin of Flat Creek...

Continuance granted in Holmes murder case (01/26/10)
A continuance has been granted in a first degree murder case against a Shelbyville man so that more evidence can be given to attorneys in the case. Brandon Jamar "BG" Holmes, 21, appeared briefly before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler on Monday. Holmes' defense attorney Robert Marlow asked for the postponement so that he would have more time for the discovery process...

Driver faces charge of reckless homicide (01/26/10)
A young Bedford County woman was indicted Monday on charges of reckless homicide for her role in a fatal accident in December 2008. Shelby Lynn Tyson was indicted by the Bedford County grand jury on the charges and was taken into custody after she was arraigned, but was already on bond for other charges. Bond on the new charges was set at $4,000...

Niles wants cop's relative as lawyer (01/20/10)
The family of murder suspect David E. Niles has hired a Nashville attorney to represent him, but a possible conflict of interest has court officials waiting on an advisory opinion before proceeding further. Niles, 24, has been charged with first degree murder in connection with the shooting death of 26-year-old Laura Parker on Jan. 11. He is also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon...

Niles' bond: $1 million (01/13/10)
Bond has been set at $1,010,000 for a man accused of murdering the mother of his 4-year-old son. David E. Niles, 24, of Lucas Road has been charged with first degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Laura Parker, 26. Niles is also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon...

Man accused of shooting child's mother (01/12/10)
A man with no previous police record has been charged with shooting the mother of his 4-year-old child to death outside her Shelbyville apartment Monday night. Residents of Forrest Hills Apartments, Neeley Avenue, heard gunshots and looked out to see Laura Parker, 26, lying in a pool of blood near her car, Shelbyville police said...

Holmes indicted in Thomison slaying (12/22/09)
The Bedford County grand jury indicted Brandon Jamar "BG" Holmes, 21, on Monday for first degree murder for the shooting death of a Shelbyville man. Holmes is charged in the Oct. 23 murder of 23-year-old Gary LeTron Cordelle "Tron" Thomison. Last Thursday during a preliminary hearing, Shelbyville Police Detective Brian Crews testified that the slaying was related to a dispute over drug dealing territory and a strong arm robbery that Thomison allegedly committed against Holmes the day before the shooting.. ...

Murder suspect tells detective drugs led to shots (12/18/09)
A robbery and dispute over drug dealing territory may have been the motive behind the Oct. 23 murder of a Shelbyville man, a police detective testified on Thursday. Brandon Jamar "BG" Holmes, 21, of Shelbyville was bound over to the Bedford County grand jury after a preliminary hearing before General Sessions Court Judge Charles Rich. Holmes is accused of murdering 23-year-old Gary LeTron Cordelle "Tron" Thomison of Shelbyville...

Hearing scheduled for slaying suspect (11/26/09)
A man who allegedly confessed to gunning down a Shelbyville man last month is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing in December. Brandon Jamar "BG" Holmes, 21, of Shelbyville had his case continued in General Sessions Court Tuesday and will have a preliminary hearing on Dec. 17, when he will learn if he is to be bound over to the Bedford County grand jury, which meets Dec. 21...

Murder suspect arrested (10/30/09)
The main suspect in last Friday's shooting death of Gary LeTron Thomison has confessed, and another man Shelbyville police said they previously considered a suspect faces a lesser charge. Brandon Jamar "BG" Holmes, 21, of Shelbyville was picked up by Chattanooga police Thursday and was returned here by SPD Detective Sgt, Brian Crews and Detective Charles Merlo, arriving around 1 a.m. today. He has been charged with first degree murder, Crews said...

Police name Holmes as murder suspect (10/29/09)
A man previously termed as a "person of interest" will be charged with murder in a Friday shooting death, Shelbyville police said Wednesday. "Based on evidence we have, we can now charge Brandon Holmes with first degree murder," Detective Sgt. Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department said Wednesday....

Recovered weapon may have been used in shooting (10/28/09)
A weapon possibly used in last Friday's fatal shooting of Gary LeTron Thomison of Shelbyville was recovered Tuesday in Murfreesboro, while officers continue to seek another man who was allegedly at the scene of the crime. Two guns, one a .45 caliber handgun, were recovered from the Murfreesboro residence where George Aaron "G" Simpson, 24, was arrested early Tuesday, according to a Murfreesboro Police Department arrest report provided to the Times-Gazette by The Daily News Journal...

Murder suspect in custody (10/27/09)
The alleged gunman in Friday night's murder of Gary LeTron Cordelle 'Tron' Thomison is in custody, authorities said today. George "G" Simpson, 24, of Murfreesboro, was arrested there about 1:30 to 1: 45 a.m. today by Murfreesboro police, Detective Sgt. Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department said...

Shots leave one dead; Murfreesboro man sought (10/25/09)
A Shelbyville man is dead after gunshots rang out during an argument Friday night at a Burt Street apartment complex. Gary Latron "Tron" Thomison, 21, of Shelbyville was shot multiple times in the parking lot of Oak Hill Village II Apartments, Detective Sgt. Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department said...

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