Protruding legs lead police to theft suspect

Officer Tory Moore, who had been notified of a "suspicious person," found "a set of legs protruding from underneath a Chevrolet Camaro," he said in his report.

The man, identified as Benjamin Ross Nichols, 21, Old Flat Creek Road, allegedly said he was "taking this driveshaft off," Moore said.

Nichols was charged with attempted theft and posted $2,500 bond, Bedford County Jail records indicate.

A text message from Kyle Benjamin Sims, 19, Hickory Drive, was sent to Nichols' cell phone while it was in police officers' hands, Moore said.

Officer Jerry Draine arrested Sims during a traffic stop moments later and charged him with criminal responsibility for conduct of another. Sims was released on $2,500 bond, police said.

Purse entered

The second incident within a week involving money taken from a lost purse occurred Friday at Wal-Mart, North Main Street.

The victim told Shelbyville police she'd left the purse in a shopping cart outside the store. A customer later told store loss prevention personnel she'd found the purse in the shoe department. A member of the victim's family told police $80 was missing from the purse.

A similar incident occurred earlier last week at Kroger, North Main Street, police said.

Thefts

* A Weedeater trimmer and Weedeater push mower were stolen from a trailer at New Harvest Church, South Cannon Boulevard, overnight Friday, Shelbyville police said.

* Computer parts were stolen from Southeast Recovery, Eaton Drive, between May 9-30, police were told.

* Cable television and phone boxes were stolen from a Pickle Street apartment building Saturday, according to police.

* A 46-inch television was taken from a Templeton Street home early Sunday, police said.

* A payroll check and money were taken from a car outside a Wood Street home overnight Saturday, police reports indicated.

Drug charge

Marijuana was confiscated from a man allegedly involved in a fight at Bedford County Agriculture Center late Saturday night, according to police.

Sergio Rios Alvarez, 24, Warners Bridge Road, was initially arrested for public intoxication, police said. The marijuana, totalling .25 grams, was found in a pocket as Alvarez was being searched following arrest, the report said.

Alvarez was released on $2,500 bond, according to Bedford County Jail records.

Jail intake

The following were arrested since Thursday 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.

* Jesus Alcala, 26, Thompson Road; public intoxication, vandalism; released, $3,000 bond

* Gerry William Alford, 47, Carter Street; DUI, possession of legend drug; released, $3,000 bond

* Sergio Rios Alvarez, 24, Warners Bridge Road; public intoxication, possession of schedule VI drug; released, $2,500 bond

* Kenneth Robert Byrd, 23, Lewisburg; violation of probation; released, $2,500 bond

* Richard Dale Capps, 28, Sims Avenue, Wartrace; disorderly conduct; released, $1,500 bond

* Cynthia Lenoria Clemons, 38, Quarry Street; disorderly conduct; released, $500 bond

* Santiago Guzman Del Rio, 19, West Jackson Street; DUI, violation drinking age law; released, $2,500 bond

* Belinda Faye Freeman, 27, East Lane Street; DUI, evading arrest; released, $3,000 bond

* Amanda Lynn Farrar, 22, Hight Street; driving on revoked/suspended license; released, $250 bond

* Ruben Garcia, 24, Shelton Street; public intoxication; released, $1,000 bond

* Gregory Bernard Grier, 42, Burt Street; driving on suspended license; released, $1,500 bond

* Christian Wade Hatchett, 35, Nashville; domestic assault, resist stop/frisk/halt/search, evading arrest, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, vandalism; held, $10,000 bond

* Antonio Hernandez, 34, Locust Street; driving on revoked/suspended license; released, $1,000 bond

* Djuan Lamel Hill, 27, Coble Road; possession of schedule II drug (seven counts), possession of schedule IV drug, possession of schedule I drug (two counts); held, $110,000 bond

* Timothy Edward Johnson, 27, Unionville-Deason Road; violation check law, violation of probation; released, no bond listed

* Clyde Hale Lancaster III, 25, Rockvale; DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia, violation implied consent law; released, $2,000 bond

* Ryan Webb Lancaster, 22, Nolensville; simple possession; released, $1,000 bond

* Caitlin Joy Mai, 19, Burnt Hill Road; public intoxication; released, $500 bond

* Juan Mateo, 23, Cottonwood Drive; no driver's license/exhibited on demand; released, $250 bond

* Raymond Jerrod McGowan, 20, Industrial Parkway; domestic assault; released, $2,500 bond

* Curley Mitchell Meeks Jr., 31, Avalon Drive; domestic assault, possession of schedule VI drug; held, $4,000 bond

* Kevin Clay Moore, 28, U.S. 41-A North; violation of probation; released, $2,500 bond

* Laura Jean Morrow, 44, Landers Street; sexual battery; released, $3,000 bond

* Brittany Michele Moulder, 20, Midland Road; disorderly conduct; released, $2,000 bond

* Benjamin Ross Nichols, 21, Old Flat Creek Road; attempted theft; released, $2,500 bond

* Felicia Catherine Norwood, 31, Carlisle Avenue; reckless endangerment; released, $2,000 bond

* Ryan Keith Parsons, 44, Madison Street; DUI, implied consent law, speeding 21 mph over limit; released, $1,000 bond

* Phillip Ronald Phillips, 46, Parsons Road; domestic assault; released, $2,500 bond

* Kyle Benjamin Sims, 19, Hickory Drive; criminal responsibility for conduct of another; released, $2,500 bond

* David J. Taylor, 30, Tullahoma; violation of probation; held, $2,500 bond

* Deanna Kay Thomas, 37, Maplewood Drive; violation of probation; released, $2,500 bond

* Samantha Dawn Thompson, 19, Barksdale Lane; violation drinking age law; released, $500 bond

* Christopher William Vanatta, 18, Cedar River Road; violation drinking age law; released, $500 bond

* John Wade, 32, Barksdale Lane; domestic assault; released, $2,500 bond

* Stanton Michael Wilkerson, 19, Normandy Road; DUI, leaving scene of accident, resist stop/frisk/halt/search, bondsman surrender; released, $5,500 bond

* Jerry Wayne Williams, 59, John Shaw Road; DUI, violation implied consent law, financial responsibility law; released, $2,000 bond

* Billy Joe Wright, 20, Tara Drive, Rover; assault, public intoxication, criminal impersonation, violation of probation; released, $12,500 bond