Cybertip Leads to Arrest of Two Men in Murfreesboro and Texas on Child Porn Charges

Cybertip Leads to Arrest of Two Men in Murfreesboro and Texas on Child Porn Charges

Murfreesboro Police Department newly created Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit detectives have arrested a Murfreesboro man on child pornography charges. Detectives also assisted Homeland Security Investigations with arresting a Texas man and dismantling a possible child porn ring in the Lone Star state. Detectives arrested registered sex offender, 44-year-old Edward Van Epps of Murfreesboro…

Riverdale Soccer Coach Charged with Statutory Rape

Riverdale Soccer Coach Charged with Statutory Rape

Riverdale High School girls’ soccer coach Nathan Sweet was charged with two counts of statutory rape by an authority figure and sexual exploitation of a minor. Rutherford County Sheriff’s detectives charged him Monday after an investigation. Sweet, 35, of Murfreesboro is being held on $75,000 bond at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. A hearing is…

Smash and Grab Gun Store Robbery

Police Release Video of Smash and Grab Burglary at Gun Store

Surveillance video of a smash and grab-style burglary at a Murfreesboro gun store shows thieves ramming the doors with a stolen car, running inside, grabbing weapons, and leaving the business in roughly a minute. The search for the suspects continues. Police responded to the Bullseye Gun & Range on Shelby Street around 4 a.m. Saturday,…

Ongoing Investigation

Thieves Ram Stolen Car Into Murfreesboro Gun Shop, Steal Weapons

Thieves in a stolen car from Nashville crash through two locked gates and ram into the front doors of Bulleye Gun & Range on Shelby Street stealing several long guns and handguns early Saturday morning. A burglary alarm alerted police around 4 a.m. Officers arrived to find the stolen car abandoned on the scene. The…

Mother Indicted on Murder and Abuse Charges of Infant Son

Mother Indicted on Murder and Abuse Charges of Infant Son

A Murfreesboro mother has been indicted by a Rutherford County Grand Jury and now faces murder and abuse charges in the April 2023 death of her four-week-old son. Jalani Patton, 25, was indicted on felony first-degree murder and the aggravated child abuse charges of her infant son. Patton was arrested on Wednesday, May 16 on…