Robbery And Burglary

'Crime spree' appeal falls flat (04/30/13)
A man with gang ties who is serving time for a series of robberies has lost a post-conviction appeal of a long sentence. Christopher Evonne Rodriguez had claimed his defense attorney was ineffective because he "failed to raise any defense . . . of a crime spree."...

Need to hide stash doesn't register with suspect (04/02/13)
The suspect in a burglary at a Shelbyville antique store didn't make much effort to hide his stash. He left his stash -- a cash register, empty except for personal papers, and $2 -- in a truck he allegedly stole from a neighboring business, police said...

Televisions stolen from pawn shop (03/01/13)
Two televisions were stolen from Pawnbrokers of Shelbyville, North Thompson Street, early Wednesday, according to Shelbyville police. A passerby noticed shattered glass in the front door and had a nearby convenience story clerk notify police. Officers said an unsuccessful attempt was made to break a padlock and enter another area of the building...

Suspect reaches for $20s at store (02/12/13)
A Shelbyville man has been charged with grabbing money from a clerk at a drug store early Sunday. Police were on the lookout for William Marcham Hardin, 48, of Cedar Street when he was picked up on an unrelated traffic stop Monday by Bedford County Deputy Cam Ferrell, Detective Sam Jacobs of the Shelbyville Police Department said Monday...

Three guns stolen; suspect captured (02/05/13)
Bond was set at $205,000 for a Bedford County man charged with breaking into a home near Flat Creek on Sunday afternoon. Shawn Lewis Watson, 18, was arrested by Bedford County deputies at a home south of Shelbyville. "He is accused of burglarizing a home and taking a rifle and two shotguns," Deputy Lindsey Puckett said...

Houston found guilty of robbery, kidnapping (01/31/13)
Following a two-day trial, a jury found a man guilty of serious charges stemming from a beating and robbery inside a Shelbyville home last May. Emmanuel Bibb Houston, 39, was found guilty of especially aggravated kidnapping, facilitation of especially aggravated robbery and especially aggravated burglary...

Man grabs cash from open register (01/03/13)
A man grabbed money from the cash register and ran from a Shelbyville convenience store late New Year's Eve night, police said. The cashier told police the man made a purchase and, when the register was opened, grabbed several $5 bills and ran. She described the suspect as approximately 5-feet-10, black and wearing a dark toboggan, dark blue coveralls and white Nike Shox shoes. He was last seen running down Belmont Avenue...

Attacker knocks out woman, steals $300 (01/02/13)
A Templeton Street resident says she was attacked Christmas night at her home and hundreds of dollars taken. She told a home health nurse several days later she remembered sitting on the edge of her bed late at night, then had no further memory until awakening cold and in the floor later Wednesday, Dec. 26 with the back door open...

Convenience store robber must serve more prison time (12/06/12)
A man found guilty of robbing a local convenience store in 2009 has lost his appeal to the state parole board. Richard Lowell Blanchard, II, who is currently housed at the Morgan County Correctional Complex in Wartburg, was granted a parole hearing in June 2011...

Intruder narrowly gets away (11/30/12)
A Hickory Drive resident told police $30 was taken by an intruder almost caught in the act of burglarizing the home. A county deputy discovered the back door had been pried late Wednesday night. The owner, who was away, was called home and found a television set and DVD player had been placed near the door...

3 charged in pizza robbery (11/23/12)
Three men were charged Wednesday -- with a little high-tech help -- in connection with the Nov. 7 armed robbery of a Domino's Pizza delivery driver. Michael Emanuel Antonio was charged with aggravated robbery, Detective Sgt. Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department said...

Trial dates set for beating, robbery suspects (11/22/12)
Trial dates have been set for six people accused of a beating and robbery at a Shelbyville home in May. Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler scheduled Jan. 28 and 29 as the days a Bedford County jury will decide ....

Robber's take: money...and cheese (11/09/12)
An armed robbery of a delivery driver late Wednesday night netted the robber a small amount of money, pizzas and a few packs of cheese, Shelbyville police said. The driver noticed a man wearing a black hoodie with the hood pulled over his head nearby as she arrived at a Jarrell Street home, officer Todd Sanders said...

2 televisions stolen from home (10/24/12)
Two large-screen televisions and jewelry were stolen from a McDale Lane home during the day Monday, Shelbyville police were told. The front door was open when the victim's sister drove by the home at 3:30 p.m., the report said. A colt pole, hay fork and wood-burning iron stove were stolen from a barn at a West Lane Street home in multiple breakins since last week, police said...

Alleged robbers indicted as adults (10/23/12)
Two teens allegedly involved in the armed robberies of adjoining Shelbyville stores on Aug. 13 were indicted by the Bedford County grand jury Monday. Demontre C. Brown, 17, is being charged as an adult and Christopher Q. Kinzer of Columbia was charged as an adult after turning 18 in September, Detective Sgt. Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department said...

Jewelry stolen from 2 homes (10/19/12)
North central Bedford County residents are on alert after jewelry was stolen from two homes during daylight hours Wednesday. Much of the less expensive jewelry was found scattered along a nearby road, investigators said. Jewelry was reported missing from two bedrooms of a Putnam Well Road residence at mid-morning, said a report by Bedford County deputy Carl Fox...

Drugs, change stolen from home (09/30/12)
Prescription medication and $10 in change was stolen from a South Brittain Street home between 5:50-10:30 p.m. Thursday, Shelbyville police said. The home was locked when the residents left and unlocked upon return, the report said. The following were arrested since Wednesday by the Shelbyville Police Department, Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts...

Jewelry, computer stolen from homes (09/28/12)
Jewelry, old collectible silver coins and two revolvers were stolen from a Fairfield Pike home Monday, police said. The owner told police the home had been locked. No signs of forced entry were found, the report said....

Robbery suspect turns 18, will face charges as adult (09/19/12)
One of two teenagers accused in armed robberies at adjoining stores Aug, 13 has turned 18 and has been transferred to adult court. Chris Quashon Kinzer of Columbia is being held as an adult on two counts of aggravated robbery, Detective Sgt. Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department said. Bond is set at $100,000...

Missed order delays Gant sentencing (09/18/12)
A sentencing hearing has been put off until next month due to a prisoner not being transported by the state. Michael Tyrone Gant had been scheduled to be sentenced Monday for aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, possession of a firearm during a dangerous felony, and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon following his conviction by a jury last month...

Suspect charged in home burglary (09/12/12)
A nearby residemt has been charged with stealing items from an Old Unionville Road home, according to a Bedford County detective. Kenneth Arthur Hoffman, 45, of River Ranch Road, allegedly took a large-screen television, DVD/VCR player and briefcase on Aug. 31 or Sept. 1, said Detective Chad Webster of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department...

Tomes guilty in burglary spree (08/31/12)
A Tullahoma man is facing a long prison term after being found guilty of a number of burglaries in Bedford County, while his alleged partners in crime have upcoming court dates. Following a three-day trial, Austin Lawrence Tomes, 20, was found guilty of 10 counts of aggravated burglary, nine counts of theft of property under $10,000 and a single charge of theft under $500...

Alternative sentence denied convicted burglar (08/29/12)
A man found guilty of several break-ins around Shelbyville lost a bid with the Court of Criminal Appeals for alternative sentencing. James Edward Church, Jr., had pleaded guilty to 11 counts of theft of property, three counts of burglary, one count of resisting arrest, four counts of auto burglary, and one count of theft of property valued at more than $1,000...

Gant found guilty of violent robbery (08/15/12)
A Bedford County man is set to be sentenced next month after a jury found him guilty of a 2010 armed robbery last week. Michael Tyrone Gant will be sentenced on Sept. 17 after being convicted last Thursday of aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, possession of a firearm during a dangerous felony, and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon...

3 charged in store robberies (08/14/12)
Two teenagers who allegedly robbed a Madison Street liquor store and an adjoining package store Monday night, along with an adult accomplice, were arrested approximately two hours later at a nearby apartment, Shelbyville police said. Sgt. Fred Harvey, who was first on the scene, said he saw the youths running from Economy Liquor and gave chase on foot through a field behind the store before losing them in nearby woods...

Robbers hit store; witnesses follow getaway car outside city (08/07/12)
Two armed robbers were able to get away despite the best efforts of several witnesses Saturday night The men robbed Hopps Express No. 2, Elm Street, of a substantial amount of money, Shelbyville police said. Several people saw the men running from the convenience store and followed them for several miles before losing their trail north of Shelbyville...

'Party' is actually a robbery (07/27/12)
Two suspects have been charged and two others are being sought in connection with allegedly luring two men into a robbery with promises of sex. McKenzie Drew Hickson, 18, of Russell Street and a 17-year-old girl were arrested Thursday, police said. Two male suspects were still at large this morning...

Repeat robber strikes loan company (07/25/12)
The gunman facing Volunteer Financial manager Kimberly Finch -- and the situation itself -- was all too familiar. Finch told Shelbyville police the man who robbed her at midday Tuesday was the same one who held up the Elm Street loan company on Jan. 14. No one has been charged in that incident....

Drive-by stare leads to police chase, arrest (07/24/12)
A low-speed police pursuit Friday night ended with the arrest of a Shelbyville man who had been accused of forcing his way into a West Lane Street home. Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez, 28, of Sims Road allegedly barged into the home of a female friend of his wife, attacked both and "messed up" the living room before leaving, officer David Dye's report said...

Bat-carrying robbers take $70 from man (07/08/12)
A man told police he was robbed and struck with baseball bats in the Boston Street area off Fairfield Pike early Thursday. The victim said he was nearing his home when two men hit him with the baseball bats and took $70 from a pants pocket after 2 a.m., police said...

Trial date set for burglary suspect (07/06/12)
A Tullahoma man accused of a nearly year-long crime spree in Bedford County and other communities has had a trial date set, while two of his alleged partners had disposition dates set. Austin Lawrence Tomes, 20, of Tullahoma will stand trial Aug. 27-28 on 10 counts of aggravated burglary, nine counts of theft of property under $10,000 and a single charge of theft under $500...

Coon hound killed as home burglarized (07/03/12)
A dog was beaten to death and thousands of dollars worth of items stolen from a Midland Road home Friday or Saturday, sheriff's department investigators said. The Walker coon hound, which had been tied by a doghouse, was dead when the owner arrived home about 3 p.m. Saturday, according to a report filed by Cpl. Ronnie Gault. A relative had been at the home Friday afternoon and the dog was fine at that time...

Murderer's appeal denied by judge (06/07/12)
The Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the denial of a post conviction petition from a man convicted in the 2004 murder of a Shelbyville man. Leslie Raydell Jones, who was convicted in 2006 of the Dec. 16, 2004, shooting death of 47-year-old Terry Lane "Pud" Alford, claims that he was given ineffective assistance of counsel...

Long wait doesn't help as appeal denied (05/29/12)
A man who pleaded guilty eight years ago to auto burglary in Bedford County has lost an appeal claiming his double jeopardy protections were violated. In 2004, Toney Jason Hale, pleaded guilty before Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell to three counts of automobile burglary, receiving an effective sentence of three years. The sentence was to be served consecutively to a previously imposed jail term in Marshall County...

Suspect charged in home robbery (05/22/12)
A suspect in the robbery of a Shelbyville man at his home last Wednesday faces multiple charges. John Vincent Lovvorn, 20, of Martha Street is accused of taking $800 from a Bridlewood Drive resident while striking him in the face and taking his phone, police said...

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...

Electronics taken from Dover St. residence (02/26/12)
A 60-inch television, 28-inch television, XBox 360 and games and $250 were stolen from a Dover Street home between 2:30 p.m. and midnight Thursday, Shelbyville police said. The back door was pried with a crowbar recovered by police near the door. The following were arrested since Thursday by the Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Shelbyville Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. ...

Court denies appeal for 1997 convictions (02/14/12)
A state court has denied an appeal from a Bedford County man who pleaded guilty to charges 14 years ago. Michael Smythe had appealed a summary dismissal by Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell of a petition for post-conviction relief for convictions in 1997...

Drugs among items taken in home burglaries (02/07/12)
Home burglaries kept Shelbyville police busy over the weekend. l Prescription drugs, jewelry and a pair of sunglasses were stolen from a South Brittain Street home between 9-10:30 p.m. Friday, police were told. A door was kicked and glass in a second door broken to gain entry...

Victim's tip helps police catch auto burglary suspect (02/02/12)
An observant theft victim helped Shelbyville police catch the man charged with breaking into his car Tuesday night. Mark Eschbach of Railroad Avenue was charged with auto burglary and is suspected in several other auto burglaries in the area around Walmart over the past two weeks, police said...

Court dates set for crime spree suspects (01/27/12)
Three men accused of a nearly year-long crime spree in Bedford County and other communities made their first court appearances on Wednesday. l Joey William Ostrander, 19, of Bragg Circle, Tullahoma, is charged with two counts of criminal conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary, five counts of theft of property under $10,000 and five counts of attempted aggravated burglary. He is being held under $252,000 bond at the Bedford County jail. He will make his next appearance in court on March 15...

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...

Bar owner robbed at knifepoint (01/24/12)
The owner of a Shelbyville bar was robbed of the night's proceeds at knifepoint early Saturday. "Don't do anything stupid. I want your money," the robber told Mary Thomason while holding a large butcher knife to her back as she was closing the Get Away Saloon, Sims Road, officer Gregg Loyd's report said...

Gunman robs pawn shop (01/15/12)
An armed man held up a clerk at Volunteer Financial Services on Elm Street at mid-morning Saturday, Shelbyville police said. The amount of money taken from the pawn shop and check cashing center by the suspect, who police said was carrying a black pistol, was not available by press time...

Four arrested after incidents at home (12/28/11)
Four people were charged after incidents Sunday at a South Cannon Boulevard residence. Micah Jordan Chapman, 21, of another South Cannon Boulevard home, allegedly rammed his vehicle into the victim's front porch, causing "severe damage," then attempted to gain entry by breaking a window with a piece of outdoor furniture before leaving, police said. Car parts found in the victim's yard matched damage to Chapman's vehicle, according to police...

3 charged with area burglaries (12/23/11)
Three men are facing up to a dozen counts of burglary in Bedford County, and are accused of committing more break-ins in neighboring communities. Following an investigation, detectives from Shelbyville, the county and Tullahoma believe the men are responsible for a nearly year-long crime spree in their jurisdictions, as well as in Manchester, Moore, Franklin and Coffee Counties...

Robbery foiled by officers (12/14/11)
A man who thought he was luring an unsuspecting cell phone buyer into a robbery was surprised to be met by two detectives and a drug agent Monday. Christopher Alan Perry, 18, of Oakwood Place was taken into custody in a Madison Street convenience store by detectives Jason Kennedy of the Tullahoma Police Department and Sgt. Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department. In Perry's hands was a bag containing an eReader and USB cord valued at $20, police said...

Money taken from auto dealer's office (12/14/11)
Money was stolen from an office at Victory Nissan South, U.S. 231 North, overnight Monday, police said The parts manager told police he arrived at 8 a.m. Tuesday to discover a glass door had been broken, a satellite radio was missing and an inside office door had been pried...

Snowman, wreath taken from Shelbyville yard (12/13/11)
Shelbyville police stayed busy investigating burglaries and thefts over the past week, records show. l An illuminated snowman was stolen from the yard and an illuminated wreath from the side of a home on Union Street Thursday night or Friday, police said...

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