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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...

Two meth labs discovered in county (10/30/09)
Bedford County deputies made several arrests after discovering two methamphetamine labs on Monday, one with fumes so powerful that three officers required medical attention. A report by Detective Sgt. David Sakich stated that he, Detective Todd Hammond and Special Agent Larry Campbell of the Moore County Sheriff's Department went to a Warners Bridge Road home in reference to a narcotics investigation...

Two more meth labs discovered (11/04/09)
Two more methamphetamine labs have been uncovered by Bedford County deputies -- except this time, authorities weren't even looking for the source of the dangerous drug. Officers who had been dispatched on matters unrelated to meth stumbled upon the labs, ending up making three arrests, and came away with a damaged patrol car as well...

Bedford County woman accused of TennCare fraud (11/01/09)
A Bedford County woman was charged Friday with TennCare fraud related to prescription drugs. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced that Kimberly A. Rollins, 36, has been charged with two counts of TennCare fraud for the fraudulent use of TennCare to pay for prescriptions for the painkiller Lortab and the anti-anxiety medication Xanax...

Documents show extent of fraud scheme (11/03/09)
Documents released by federal prosecutors in regards to Carrie Snow's sentencing memorandum included copies of Snow's and Roger Ritch's 2008 interviews with the FBI that detail how the mortgage fraud scheme evolved. The documents also contain a list of the losses on foreclosures from American Value Home sales from November 2004 to December 2006, with many of the homes in question located on Christopher Court, Saddlewood Drive, Cottonwood Drive and Southwood Lane in Shelbyville...

Six indicted by grand jury (10/30/09)
Bedford County's grand jury indicted only six people for its October session, including more charges for a man accused of stealing items and selling them on the Internet. Troy James Neal was indicted on two counts of theft over $500, one count of theft under $500 and a single count of theft between $1,000 and $10,000...

Merritt pleads guilty to Misch accident death (11/01/09)
LYNCHBURG -- A Shelbyville man pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated vehicular homicide in an accident that claimed the life of Mildred Misch over a year ago. Claude David Merritt, 66, appeared before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler at the Moore County Courthouse to make his plea. Merritt was previously scheduled to stand trial for the death on Nov. 7 and 8...

Speeding driver endangers trick-or-treaters (11/03/09)
An unlicensed driver accused of speeding down a residential street filled with trick-or-treaters was arrested after allegedly trying to elude a police officer on foot, reports indicate. Javier C. Hernandez-Tavera, 20, of Saddlewood Drive, was clocked at 49 mph in a 30 mph zone on Davis Street Saturday night, Officer Waymond Boyd 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...