Samuel Earl Rich will remain in custody without bond after appearing in General Sessions Court for a hearing Friday.
Rich, 25, of Shelbyville is charged with attempted first degree murder …
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Samuel Earl Rich will remain in custody without bond after appearing in General Sessions Court for a hearing Friday.
Rich, 25, of Shelbyville is charged with attempted first degree murder and theft of property. He allegedly shot Hannah Grace “Gracie” Perryman in the head at a Temple Ford Road home early last Friday and stole an SUV belonging to her boyfriend, Will Warner.
Metro police have questioned Rich in the death of Warner, whose body was found last Friday in Nashville. Warner had been shot several times in the head and back.
Robert Marlow was appointed as Rich’s attorney by Rutherford County General Sessions Court Ben Bennett. Marlow, who said he had known both sides of Rich’s family for years, said he will not be asking for bond at this point.
The 20th Judicial District’s office in Davidson County is prosecuting the case. An attorney from that office was present Friday.
The next scheduled court appearance for Rich will be a preliminary hearing Friday, Sept. 24 at 9 a.m. at Bedford County Justice Center.
Rich has been incarcerated at Franklin County Jail in Winchester but was to be transferred to a Tennessee Department of Corrections facility Saturday, Bennett said.
Accompanied by two Bedford County deputies, Rich appeared calm as he entered the Bedford County Justice Center early Friday afternoon. Rich sat with his head down most of the time and. spoke in quiet, respectful tones.
The TBI, Metro police and Bedford County Sheriff’s Office are continuing the investigation into Warner’s death and the shooting of Perryman.
Rich’s warrant stated that he was to appear in court Wednesday morning. However, the conflict — as has happened with previous cases involving Rich — is that the regular General Sessions Court judge is his father, Charles Rich.
“The prospect now is the state signed a different general sessions judge to come in and handle it...The district attorney’s conference will find a different, neutral prosecutor to come in and handle it. And then they will pick a date, and then that date would become his court date,” said 17th Judicial District Attorney General Robert Carter.
