A suspect who allegedly threatened to rob his ex-girlfriend if she didn’t return his clothing grabbed her purse and ran from North Main Laundry shortly after midnight Monday morning, Shelbyville police said. The purse contained $150,according to the investigative report.
Officers are searching for Gabriel Vargas after he allegedly took the purse from a basket at the laundry, where they had gone separately, and walked out. The woman was washing clothing belonging to both of them.
She said he asked Vargas why he took the purse and he “displayed a knife” while telling her to leave him alone. The report did not say he actually pointed the knife.
The victim played police a voice mail in which Vargas had said he would rob her unless his clothing was returned. Another customer said he didn’t see anything but the victim exited the building and said upon re-entering that Vargas had “pulled a knife.”
Charges of aggravated assault and theft of property have been filed, police said.
Thefts
•A man claiming to be repossessing a travel trailer drove it away from a camper park on Whitthorne Street Friday morning the trailer’s owner told police Monday.
The man told a resident of a neighboring trailer that papers in his hand were repossession documents and asked how to disconnect utility lines as another man drove up in a black truck, the police report said. Security video from a nearby business shows the truck driving away from the camper park, Officer Ramon Castillo was told.
•A white 2005 Chevrolet Silverado LS three-quarter ton four-wheel-drive crew cab pickup was stolen from Shelbyville Auto Sales, North Main Street, police were told Monday.
The truck was locked when last seen at 5 p.m. last Wednesday and the keys are at the dealership, the manager said.
•Several pieces of furniture were taken several weeks ago from the office of the Bedford County Convenience Center, U.S. 41A North in El Bethel, a Bedford County deputy was told Tuesday.
A master lock was cut on a fence Tuesday, leading to an employee filing a report. The employee said she thought the burglary was probably by “people on drugs” and didn’t report it at the time because she thought it was unlikely the offenders would be found.
•A handgun was stolen Sunday or Monday from an East Cedar Street home, police said.
A suspect who regularly visits the home was named.
•The catalytic converter was stolen from a truck at Bubba’s Fencing, Madison Street, police were told Tuesday.
An employee discovered the theft when driving the truck. He told police the truck was making a “strange” noise.
Drug charges
•Heroin was confiscated by police from a man who passed out at a counter inside Speedway, Madison Street, around 7:30 a.m. Monday.
Officer Brandi Merlo found a small bag of heroin and a needle in the clothing of Zachary Joseph Harvey, 34, of Pope Lane near Bell Buckle. Harvey said the needle was for drug use and he was tired after “walking all night.”
Harvey was charged with possession of a schedule I drug and paraphernalia. He was also served with previous warrants for possession of schedule I and II drugs and paraphernalia and held on $10,000 bond.
•A bottle containing marijuana and a pipe used to smoke marijuana were confiscated from a driver who allegedly kept going after striking another vehicle at the intersection of Highway 437 Bypass and North Main Street on Tuesday afternoon.
William Gary Demron was charged with possession of a schedule VI drug and paraphernalia and for leaving the scene of an accident, police said. Demron allegedly struck the driver’s side of another vehicle. The police report said no one was injured.
•Megan Brock, 33, of Templeton Street was charged with possession of schedule II drugs and paraphernalia after officers questioned her about the contents of a change purse she was holding. Brock and a companion were arrested after being spotted after hours on the premises of a Tate Avenue business.
Brock admitted having a bag containing methamphetamine in her clothing after telling Sgt. David Dye of the Shelbyville Police Department and 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force Steven Daugherty she didn’t know what the “white powder-like substance” in the change purse was. The report said .03 grams of methamphetamine were confiscated.
Brock was given citations but not arrested. The companion, Jeffrey Jonathan Flora, 41, who was listed as homeless and a Shelbyville resident, was wanted for violation of probation and contempt of court. He was held on $4,000 bond.
Jail intake
The following were charged since Monday by the Shelbyville Police Department, Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts.
•Tavist Saquan Allison, 25, Ligon Drive; DUI, speeding, seat belt law, financial responsibility; released, $3,500 bond
•Fermina Lux Alonzo, 27, Sherwood Drive; no driver’s license/exhibited on demand; held, $1,000 bond
•Dustin Ray Bain, 35, Bradyville; show cause hearing, failure to appear; held, $13,000 bond
•Lawrence Baker, 37, Green Lane; felony possession, light law, expired registration, driver to exercise due care, financial responsibility; held, $10,000 bond
•Michael Seth Colbert, 41, Barksdale Lane; driving on suspended license; released on recognizance
•Kelly Renea Dubois, 44,Troupe Road; violation of parole; held for Tennessee Department of Corrections
•Jeffrey Jonathan Flora, 41, homeless, Shelbyville; violation of probation, contempt of court; held, $4,000 bond
•Pablo Domingo Lorenzo, 26, King Avenue; no driver’s license, financial responsibility; citation issued
•Zachary Joesph Harvey, 34, Pope Lane; possession of schedule I drug (two counts), possession of schedule II drug, possession of drug paraphernalia (two counts); held, $10,000 bond
•Tiffany Lawson, 33, Neeley Avenue; DUI (second offense); held, $4,500 bond
•Anthony Vaden McPherson, 31, Estill Springs; failure to appear, bench warrant; held, $70,000 bond
•Samuel Hernandez Ortiz, 39, Rock Street; speeding, driving on suspended license; released, no bond
•Kai Aries James, 19, Antioch; failure to appear; released on recognizance
•Aaron Lee Kelley, 42, Hickory Hill Road; attachment, bench warrant; held, $3,000 bond
•Christina Elaine Mitchell, 41, Tullahoma; probation revocation, amendment; released, $5,000 bond
•Juan Jose Herrera Moreno, 46, Warners Bridge Road; no driver’s license; citation issued
•Brandon Allen Lee Roberson, 26, Murfreesboro; bondsman surrender, failure to appear, bench warrant; held, $27,000 bond
•Michelle Lilleanna Scharp, 25, Warners Bridge Road; show cause hearing; summons issued
•Francisco Francisco Sebastian, 49, East Lane Street; DUI, implied consent, violation of probation; held, $6,500 bond
•Jeremy Scott Smith, 31, West Jackson Street; no driver’s license/exhibited on demand released, no bond
•Brian Thomas Walker, 39, Tullahoma; probation revocation; released on recognizance
