Sexual Battery

Peebles cleared of sex charges (11/03/11)
Following a two-day trial, a Shelbyville horse trainer was found not guilty by a Bedford County jury of sexually related charges involving minors. J.W. "Dick" Peebles, 61, of Holt Avenue was arrested in January and charged with two counts of sexual battery, two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor by electronic means and solicitation of a minor...

Jett appeal sought too late, judge says (09/22/11)
A Bedford County man who pleaded guilty to sexually related charges has lost an appeal claiming he was denied a full and fair hearing. Donald R. Jett had appealed Bedford County Circuit Court's summary dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief concerning his 2006 conviction of aggravated sexual battery in which he pleaded guilty. Jett received a sentence of 12 years of incarceration to be served at 100 percent...

Dates scheduled for Peebles trial (08/07/11)
A Bedford County horse trainer is to stand trial this fall on charges he committed sex crimes against three minors. Dick Peebles will have a jury trial on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 for two counts of sexual battery, two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor by electronic means and solicitation of a minor...

Peebles court date scheduled for August (07/08/11)
Aug. 4 is the date when a Bedford County horse trainer must decide whether to enter a guilty plea or go to trial on charges he committed sex crimes against three minors. Dick Peebles is facing two counts of sexual battery, two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor by electronic means and solicitation of a minor...

CLARIFICATION: Peebles case bound over to grand jury (06/09/11)
A horse trainer accused of sex crimes against three minors waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday, and has been bound over to the next session of the grand jury. Dick Peebles appeared briefly before General Sessions Judge Charles Rich, and his attorney, Clay Parker, stated that Peebles was voluntarily waiving his right to the hearing, which would have determined if there is enough evidence in the case to bind him over to the next grand jury session...

Peebles hearing set for June 20 (05/26/11)
A preliminary hearing for a horse trainer accused of sex crimes against three minors has been set for next month. Dick Peebles will appear before General Sessions Judge Charles Rich to see if there is enough proof in the case to bind him over to the next session of the Bedford County grand jury, which is scheduled to meet on June 20...

Child porn leads to 16-year prison term (05/18/11)
A Bell Buckle man will spend the next 16 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to having child porn on his cell phone. James Norman Pollock Jr., 42, of Wartrace-Bell Buckle Road, admitted guilt to nine counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor in a negotiated plea before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler...

New trial set after Phelps wins appeal (01/12/11)
A trial date has been set for a man who won an appeal with the Tennessee Supreme Court that reversed a local judge's ruling. Terry Phelps will stand trial on Feb. 17 on the charge of violating the sexual offender registry. Last month, a ruling from the Supreme Court stated that both Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell and the Criminal Appeals Court erred when they denied Phelps an attempt to withdraw his guilty plea...

WHTA suspends Peebles' license (01/07/11)
The Walking Horse Trainers' Association has suspended the license of a trainer who has been accused of sex crimes against three minors. The WHTA announced Thursday the action against Dick Peebles, who was arrested Monday and charged with two counts of sexual battery, two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor by electronic means and solicitation of a minor...

Trainer faces sex charges (01/05/11)
A member of the Celebration Hall of Fame was arrested and accused of sexual offenses involving teenage girls. J.W. "Dick" Peebles, 61, of Holt Avenue, Shelbyville, was arrested Monday and charged with two counts of sexual battery, two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor by electronic means and solicitation of a minor...

Appeals court backs local rulings in sexual battery, crack cocaine cases (09/17/10)
Tennessee's criminal court of appeals has upheld convictions and sentencings in two separate cases that came before one of the county's Circuit Court judges. n The court upheld the conviction of aggravated sexual battery against Derek Alton Badger, who claimed there was insufficient evidence to convict him after he confessed to the crime...

Suspect wrecks while fleeing victim's husband (12/02/09)
A traffic accident led to a Shelbyville man being charged with sexual battery Sunday, city police said. Police found an abandoned, wrecked car belonging to Leonel Bautista Hernandez, 24, Shadow Drive, at the intersection of Dunnaway and South Brittain streets...

Shelbyville man accused in sex abuse incidents (09/27/09)
A Shelbyville man is being held under $100,000 bond after being arrested on serious charges of a sexual nature against a child. Joe Jernigan, 61, of Richland Drive has been charged with two counts of aggravated sexual battery. Jernigan allegedly had "unlawful sexual contact with a juvenile female that was 11 years of age," according to warrants filed by Detective Carol Jean of the Shelbyville Police Department...

Alleged Internet predator faces second court appearance (09/17/09)
A Murfreesboro man accused of several sexually-related charges involving a minor and the Internet will make a court appearance next month. Oct. 14 is the second court date for Brian Allen Bell, 27, who has been charged with four counts of solicitation of a minor, sexual exploitation of a minor by electronic means and distributing obscene material to a minor...

Marijuana, stolen gun found after traffic stop (05/03/08)
A gun stolen 15 years ago was recovered during a traffic stop late Thursday night, Shelbyville police said. Officer Jody Shelton said he stopped the car occupied by driver Jake Allen Raby, 22, East Lane Street, and passenger Damon Juvea Hickmon, 21, King Arthur Trailer Court, due to no headlights in use at night. A strong odor of marijuana was coming from the...

Copper taken from underneath home (04/24/08)
An estimated $2,500 worth of copper wiring was stolen between April 16 and Monday from a home under construction in Valley View Estates subdivision on Red Hill Road in Normandy. Builder John Morton told the Bedford County Sheriff's Department the wiring was taken from underneath the home...

Officers follow their noses to drug suspects (04/22/08)
Police say the smell of marijuana led them to two suspects early Saturday night. An off-duty officer said he saw a car drive under Veterans Memorial Bridge near Fisherman's Park in downtown Shelbyville, then smelled a marijuana odor coming from the vehicle a few minutes later...

Flat Creek residents help catch burglary suspects (03/28/08)
A father and son have been charged in a series of daytime home burglaries in the Flat Creek and Wartrace areas after alert residents helped officials track the suspects. James Arthur Brown, 43, and Joe Brown, 20, who are both listed as residents of Forest Hills Apartments in Shelbyville, were arrested Wednesday while driving on New Hope Road. A 17-year-old girl was also charged...

Marijuana discovered during traffic stop (03/21/08)
The driver of a car initially stopped due to a defective taillight was charged with possession of marijuana after a vehicle search Wednesday night. Michelle Lynn Andrus, 21, Shelbyville Mills Road, was stopped by Officer David Curley in the parking lot of a Madison Street bar, As a computer check showed her license had been revoked for DUI, Andrus allegedly told a waitress who was checking on the commotion that she would "have to be arrested for DUI."...

Trucker charged in serious wreck (03/20/08)
The truck driver accused of causing an eight-vehicle pileup March 12 on Madison Street has been charged with reckless endangerment. Teresa K. McInnis, 46, of Morrison was arrested after arriving at Shelbyville police headquarters Tuesday to pick up a copy of the accident report...

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