Murder

Hearing date for Boisseau case reset (01/20/12)
A preliminary hearing has been reset for March 15 for a man accused of attempted murder and arson last summer. Roger Eugene Boisseau, 37, will appear on that date before General Sessions Judge Charles Rich, where he will decide if there is enough evidence to send the case to the Bedford County grand jury...

Spring dates set for Freeman trial (01/18/12)
Trial dates have been set for a man accused of trying to run down two Bedford County deputies last spring. Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler set April 30 and May 1 as the dates when Jerry Stanton Freeman, 45, will stand trial. Freeman is charged with 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...

State won't release Freeman to deputies (12/20/11)
A man accused of trying to run down two deputies had another court date set after state correction officials refused to release him into the custody of the county. Jerry Stanton Freeman, 45, of Warren Hollow Road, will now appear before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler on Jan. 13 when he will either settle his case of have a trial date set...

Hearing date set in Boisseau case (12/08/11)
A preliminary hearing date has been set for a man accused of attempted murder and arson this past summer. Roger Eugene Boisseau, 37, will appear on Jan. 19 before General Sessions Judge Charles Rich, where the judge will decide if there is enough evidence to send the case to the Bedford County grand jury...

Father admits killing son (10/18/11)
A Normandy man will spend the next 27 years in prison for killing his infant son for disturbing his video game. Andrew Keith Johnston, 19, entered a best interest plea on Monday to charges of second degree murder for the death of his 1-month-old son William on Oct. 15 of last year...

Attempt to kill officers results in indictments (10/18/11)
A man accused of trying to run over two officers during an undercover drug buy was indicted on a number Monday of charges, including two counts of attempted first degree murder. Jerry Stanton Freeman, 45, of Warren Hollow Road, was indicted on 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...

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...

Boisseau case waits until judge's return (09/15/11)
The absence of the county's General Sessions judge this week means that a man charged with arson and attempted murder won't have his second appearance until next month. Roger Eugene Boisseau, 37, made a brief appearance in court Wednesday, but had his next date set for Oct. 12. Judge Charles Rich has been attending a judicial conference this week, so all case on his docket have been rescheduled...

Court date reset for attack suspect (09/07/11)
Another court appearance is set for later this month for a Shelbyville man charged with attempted murder. Lavario Devon Kibble, 31, of Barksdale Lane, who faces charges of especially aggravated stalking, three counts of reckless endangerment and criminal attempt to commit first degree murder, will appear in General Sessions Court on Sept. 20...

Locke enters guilty plea (08/17/11)
A Bedford County man will serve 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted first degree murder for shooting at his ex-girlfriend. Christopher Vernor Locke, 42, Rippy Ridge Road, appeared before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler to make the plea. Locke will serve 30 percent of the sentence until he is eligible for parole...

Attempted murder suspect follows judge's order, hires attorney (08/11/11)
Appearing with an attorney, a man charged with attempted murder had his next court date set for September. Lavario Devon Kibble, 31, of Barksdale Lane, sat quietly for his second appearance in General Sessions Court, while his defense attorney, Robert Marlow, worked on his behalf, with Kibble's next appearance set for Sept. 6...

Boisseau faces September court appearance (07/28/11)
A Bedford County man charged with attempted murder and arson is currently free on $155,000 bond and has a September court appearance set. Roger Eugene Boisseau, 37, charged with attempted first degree murder, three counts of aggravated assault and one count each of aggravated domestic assault, attempted arson, and aggravated vandalism, will make his second appearance before General Sessions Judge Charles Rich on Sept. 14...

State Supreme Court refuses Cook appeal (07/20/11)
Tennessee's Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from a Bedford County woman found guilty of the 2007 shooting death of a Shelbyville auto salesman. Ashley Mai Cook was convicted for the Feb. 14, 2007 murder of Bill Ross and sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler to life imprisonment for first degree murder, as well as a consecutive sentence of 20 years for conspiracy to commit first degree murder...

Trial scheduled for father of infant (07/19/11)
Trial dates have been set for early next year for a Normandy man charged with killing his infant son. Jury selection will begin Monday, Jan. 30 in the case of Andrew Keith Johnston, 18, who is charged with first degree murder for the death of his one-month-old son William...

Holmes drops appeal of murder conviction (07/19/11)
A man who pleaded guilty to second degree murder last year dropped his petition for an appeal in the case. Brandon Jamar "BG" Holmes made a brief appearance before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler Monday to state that he was dropping his appeal for "post conviction relief," for which a hearing date was already set for Aug. 24. Post-conviction relief may include release, new trial or a modification of sentence...

Attack suspect's choice: Lawyer or incarceration (07/13/11)
A man charged with attempted murder, who has been freed on bond, will have to have a lawyer for his next court appearance or he will be taken into custody. Lavario Devon Kibble, 31, of Barksdale Lane made his first appearance before General Sessions Judge Charles Rich Tuesday morning on charges of especially aggravated stalking, three counts of reckless endangerment and criminal attempt to commit first degree murder...

Court dates reset in Boisseau case (07/07/11)
Court dates have been reset for a Bedford County man accused of attempted murder and arson following a large-scale search nearly two weeks ago. Roger Eugene Boisseau, 37, will appear before General Sessions Judge Charles Rich on July 27. According to assistant district attorney Richard Cawley, Boisseau has hired John Norton to represent him...

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...

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...

Narrow escape (04/22/11)
A Moore County man has been charged with trying to kill two law enforcement officers during an undercover drug buy. Jerry Stanton Freeman, 45, of Warren Hollow Road was charged Wednesday night with 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...

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...

Suspect in shooting spree undergoes evaluation (04/15/11)
A Bedford County man charged with attempted murder is undergoing a mental evaluation and will appear in court next month. Christopher Vernor Locke, 42, Rippy Ridge Road, is scheduled to appear in General Sessions Court on May 11, according to assistant district attorney Richard Cawley, but added that he is currently undergoing the evaluation...

Bullets fill air after gunpoint ride down 231 (03/08/11)
A Normandy-area man allegedly fired at his fleeing ex-girlfriend near a Deason convenience store after forcing her to drive from Murfreesboro at gunpoint on busy U.S. 231 early Saturday night, authorities said. Christopher Vernor Locke, 42, Rippy Ridge Road, was arrested early Sunday at the psychiatric unit at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, where he walked in with his pastor about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Deputy Charles Kimbril of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department 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...

Water woes among year's top issues (12/29/10)
Water was a problem in 2010 between Wartrace and Bell Buckle -- both in the literal and figurative senses of the word "between." The towns' water woes and a verdict in a murder trial are the next two entries on the Times-Gazette's annual countdown of the biggest news stories of 2010 as selected by a vote of staff members...

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...

Jury selection starts in Niles murder trial (11/05/10)
Jury selection began this morning for next week's trial against a man accused of gunning down the mother of his son. David E. Niles, 24, is charged with first degree murder and unlawful possession of a weapon in the Jan. 11 shooting death of 26-year-old Laura Parker...

Holmes denied lighter sentence (10/22/10)
A man who pleaded guilty to second degree murder two months ago had his motion for a sentence reduction denied on Monday. Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler found no merit in a petition filed by Brandon Jamar "BG" Holmes, who was sentenced in August to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of Gary LeTron Cordelle "Tron" Thomison of Shelbyville last Oct. 23...

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...

Small-town slayings of family shake investigators (09/24/10)
MANCHESTER (AP) -- A soldier is accused of killing his girlfriend and her two young children, stuffing their corpses into plastic garbage bags and hiding them in a closet for days. A neighbor says he noticed an unusual stillness at the house normally busy with the toddlers and their friendly mother....

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...

'It felt like my life was over' (08/03/10)
Brandon Jamar "BG" Holmes was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of a Shelbyville man, but not before facing the victim's tearful mother. Holmes made a best interest plea to an amended charge of second degree murder in the Oct. 23, 2009, slaying of Gary LeTron Cordelle "Tron" Thomison of Shelbyville...

Niles murder trial set for November (06/15/10)
A November trial has been set for David E. Niles, who is accused of gunning down the mother of his son, 26-year-old Laura Parker, in January. Jury selection in the case is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 5, with opening arguments set to begin on Nov. 8 and run all through the week....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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