Rutherford County Pet Adoption & Welfare Services (PAWS) employees are heartbroken after finding a four-day-old kitten left alone, outside in a box this morning. “As employees were beginning to arrive to start their tasks, they located a young kitten, eyes unopened, in a box outside the door, with no person in site,” says PAWS Director,…
Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division Special Victims Unit is attempting to locate 34-year-old Eric Branch. Branch is wanted on multiple felony warrants including aggravated assault, aggravated rape, rape of a child, aggravated kidnapping, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was recently indicted by a Rutherford County Grand Jury. The felon…
Murfreesboro Police Department detectives are looking for the man who robbed a bank at gunpoint on Thursday, Aug. 12. Police responded to the Fifth Third Bank, 2927 S. Rutherford Blvd. for a hold-up alarm around 10:46 a.m. A male entered the bank wearing a mask, sunglasses, neon work vest, fisherman-style hat, wig, and gloves. He…
A woman wanted for selling fentanyl-laced drugs is behind bars. On September 19, 2020, Smyrna Police Department responded to a call for service involving a drug overdose death. The medical examiner determined that fentanyl caused this death. Smyrna Police Department Narcotics Unit identified Smyrna resident Jessica Frey as the individual who sold the drugs to…
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has authorized a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for the killing of Terrell Ray, according to a letter from the governor. “We hope with this reward the family can find peace and justice,” said Sergeant-Detective James Abbott. “Ray was an innocent victim,…
Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) Criminal Investigations detectives have obtained warrants, including one for second-degree murder for a suspect in the 2019 homicide of 21-year-old Marquis Turner of Illinois. Khaleel Smith, 28, is currently in federal custody at a penitentiary in Georgia. MPD detective are hoping to serve him with warrants for second-degree murder and possession…
A second woman has been arrested accused of stuffing bags full of thousands of dollars’ worth of stolen items at JCPenney at Stones River Town Centre but dropped the keys to the getaway vehicle and couldn’t leave on Saturday, June 26, according to detectives. Ketarra Wright, 24, was served a warrant and arrested on July…
A man took his own life after shooting at officers responding to a domestic disturbance call Saturday night, July 24. The incident happened at a duplex in the 1500 block of Old Lascassas Pike about 10:40 p.m. Officers attempted to speak with David Gaither, 49, who his wife reported was acting belligerent and punching holes…
One inmate at the Rutherford County Detention Center died Sunday at a Nashville hospital after being involved in a fight with another inmate Saturday, said Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. “Deputies responded to the fight immediately with medical staff nurses who began treatment,” Fitzhugh said. “Emergency Medical Services paramedics transported the inmate to Skyline Medical Center where…
Detectives need assistance in identifying and locating the unknown individuals who fraudulently purchased two baby monitors from Target on Old Fort Pkwy on June 26, 2021. The two men took an item from a box and replaced it with the baby monitors, valued at nearly $500. One of the men paid for the cheaper item….