Stores burglarized along Highway 64

Just four days after eluding officers for several hours, a Shelbyville man was arrested again late Friday night on drug charges. Aaron Churchwell, 29, of Nashville was captured at a West Highland Street home where investigators from the Bedford County Sheriff's Department and 17th Judicial District Drug Task foound crack cocaine, marijuana and money suspected to be drug sale proceeds. Lavon Ransom of Shelbyville was arrested later on Brown Lane where over a quarter-kilo of crack, powdered cocaine, Ecstasy, scales and a 9 mm pistol were confiscated. Looking over the captured goods are, seated from left, Sheriff Randall Boyce and Chief Deputy David Williams Jr., and, standing from left, assistant DTF director Tim Miller, Deputy Josh Tolar and Deputy Matt Doak. Miller said Boyce will seek federal prosection of the suspects.
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*The cash register, containing an undisclosed amount of money, was stolen shortly before midnight at Pit Stop Market, Highway 64 West.

Deputies responded following a alarm about 11:30 p.m. to find glass broken in the drive-through window, through which the market was apparently entered, a report by Cpl. Kent Jacobs said.

*An alarm sounded moments later at Missy's Bedford Market, about three miles east of Pit Stop on Highway 64.

A store employee told Deputy Melvin Neeley a few cigars were taken and a door was destroyed to gain entry.

*An unsuccessful attempt was made to break into Bee Line Market, Warners Bridge Road.

Owner David Sadler said he arrived at 4:30 a.m. Thursday to find the door knob missing and damage from what Jacobs described as a heavy object or hammer.

Big haul

A trailer containing 36 mattresses was hooked to a truck without authorization and driven away from Corsicana Bedding, Cedar King Road, overnight Wednesday.

Total value of the mattresses is $7,000, a company official told police.

Team effort

Police say one man distracted a clerk while another walked out of Golden Gallon, Madison Street, with six bags of cedar firewood Thursday night.

Jeff Petty, 40, Railroad Avenue, allegedly left with the wood while another man, who is not named in the police report, asked a clerk about using a telephone as he purchased a beer and two bags of wood.

Petty is charged with theft of property.

Saws stolen

Four Stihl chain saws belonging to Wolf Tree Experts were stolen from a bucket truck behind Duck River Electric Membership Corp., Madison Street, between March 21 and Thursday, police said.

No signs of forced entry were found, according to Officer Josh Leverette's report.

Other thefts and burglaries reported to area authorities:

*Werner and Cooper ladders, wheelbarrows, used storm doors, storm windows, plastic and metal trash cans were taken from the warehouse at R.L. Patterson Hardware, East Lane Street, between March 18 and Thursday.

*A 1994 Ford Tempo which had been left at Lyons Body Shop, East Lane Street, for several months is missing.

The car's owner, Nancy Lyons, reported the theft Thursday.

Ray Lyons, owner of the body shop, said he had checked area scrap metal yards for the car without success.

*Prescription drugs, two cigarette lighters and a Case pocket knife were stolen from a car owned by Troy Bennett, Bedford Manor Apartments, outside his home Wednesday night.

Jail intake

The following persons were arrested since Thursday by the Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Shelbyville Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force and processed through Bedford County Jail. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts.

*James Arthur Brown, 43, Neeley Avenue; aggravated burglary, theft of property; held, $72,000 bond

*Joe Robert Brown, 20, Keenan Lane; aggravated burglary, theft of property; held, $72,000 bond

*Jonathan Lee Jennings, 61, Potts Road; DUI, driving on revoked/suspended license; held, $5,000 bond

*Adam Robert Imes, 18, Ash Road; DUI; released, $1,000 bond

*Nicole Monique King, 29, Nashville; failure to appear; released, $2,500 bond

*Christie Diane Martin, 46, Tullahoma; driving on revoked/suspended license; released, $250 bond

*Jeffrey Scott Petty, 40, Railroad Avenue; theft of property; released, $1,000 bond

*Bryan Ray Phillips, 24, Murfreesboro; vandalism, violation of probation, burglary (two counts), theft of property (two counts), evading arrest (two counts); released, $42,000 bond