In the course of their investigation into the shooting of Byrus M. Hughes which occurred Thursday, May 3, 2018 on S. University Street detectives identified the suspect as Antonio Starnes (dob 11-13-1977 b/m). Mr. Hughes remains in critical condition at this time. Today, May 8, 2018 just after noon, detectives saw him driving on S….
On Thursday, May 3, 2018, at 4:58 AM, Murfreesboro Police Officers responded to calls of gun shots in the area of S. University Street and Reid Alley. Upon arrival officers found an adult male victim lying in the roadway of the 400 block of S. University Street with multiple gunshot wounds. He was treated on…
On Tuesday, May 1st at 11:46 p.m., an officer was conducting a close watch of the 300 block of Mason Road due to recent reports of heavy equipment batteries being stolen. The officer noticed a dark color Chevy Tahoe SUV leaving the construction site at a high rate of speed that matched the description of…
On Saturday, February 17, 2018 Murfreesboro Police responded to a possible deceased person found on Hope Way near West College Street. Upon arrival officers located the body of Blair Yvonne Alexander (DOB 03/19/1994). Daniel Michael Conklin (DOB 2/18/1980) has been arrested and charged with Vehicular Homicide, Tampering with Evidence and Leaving the Scene of an…
A federal jury in Nashville, Tennessee yesterday, returned guilty verdicts against three individuals on trial for their role in a deadly fentanyl distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee. After an 8-day trial, the jury returned the guilty verdicts against Joedon Bradley, 32, of Nashville, Tennessee, Johnny Williams, 32,…
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office will promote the fourth annual “Thumbs Down to Texting and Driving” campaign with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office in April during Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Law enforcement agencies participate by promoting safe driving habits and increasing awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. Throughout April, the THSO will use #ThumbsDownTN to…
A suspect who claimed to carry a gun to kill a judge in the Judicial Building Monday was arrested by Court Security deputies. Suspect Troy Clinton Chaffin, 48, of Dedham Drive in Rockvale was charged with retaliation for past action by Deputy Debbie Creech. Creech was operating the Judicial Building metal detector when the alarm…
Drivers are prohibited from talking or texting on cell phones in active school zones under Tennessee state law. As of Jan. 1, it is a misdemeanor for drivers to use the cell phones in any marked school zones. If convicted, the driver faces a fine up to $50. Sheriff’s Cpl. Michael Rodgers said School Resource…
At 4:59 p.m. on Saturday March 3, 2018, police were called to 616 Hollandale Road after receiving reports a woman had threatened her husband at gunpoint. The woman, identified as Amity Lovelace, was at the residence when police arrived and barricaded herself inside. Her husband was able to get out of the home with minor…
A teenager scared away a man who threatened to cut his mother during a burglary Tuesday night on Rucker Christiana Road, a sheriff’s deputy reported. The unknown man forced himself inside the home and demanded the keys to her car, Deputy Carol Stafford reported. When she refused, he grabbed her purse. “She fought with him…