8 charged after drug bust at squalid Murfreesboro home

Eight people were arrested Tuesday in a drug bust at a Murfreesboro home authorities said was not fit for human habitation.

It happened at a home in the 100 block of Fall Creek Drive, where the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said it was responding to a 911 call of a heroin overdose.

Detectives say they recovered heroine, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana during a search.

Squalid living conditions inside the home prompted detectives to notify the Rutherford County Building Codes, who posted a warning on the door staying no one can enter the unsafe house due to “substandard living conditions” with no water, electricity and smoke detectors. The notice stated the residence was “not fit for human habitation.”

The electricity was reportedly turned off to the home on Feb. 21 and had no running water as well as human waste overflowing in the toilets and bathrooms.

One person was transported to Saint Thomas Rutherford hospital while eight people inside were charged with multiple counts of drug possession. Seven of the eight were additionally charged with maintaining a home for the purpose of selling narcotics.

Those arrested have been identified as Mary Jones, 60; her daughter, Hannah Jones, 21; Igor Fedorchuk; Richard Cole, 54; Stephanie Vickers, 25; Jesse Martin, 25; Elizabeth Herren, 24; and Shakendray Holder, 21.

All of the residents were told not to re-enter the home, though once released on bond, Fedorchuk returned to the residence and kicked in the door. He faces additional charges of aggravated burglary and theft.

Officers have responded to home 84 times since 2010 and twice this year for possible heroin overdoses.

Hearings for the suspects are scheduled for May 3.

All of the residents were told not to re-enter the home though once released on bond, Fedorchuk returned to the residence and kicking in the door. He faces additional charges of aggravated burglary and theft.

Courtesy of WKRN News 2