A 24-year-old man was shot and killed while inside his Murfreesboro apartment Thursday, August 28, the apparent victim of an attempted armed robbery. Police are searching for the killer. The victim, identified as Mario Santiago Dominguez, was shot once in the chest. Dominguez was pronounced deceased at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. Murfreesboro Police Department officers…
A serial rapist who carried out multiple sexual attacks in Tennessee was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the rape of an elderly Murfreesboro woman. “This was a very emotional case,” said Special Victims Unit (SVU) Detective Tommy Roberts. “The victim was 85-years-old. She has lived through so many things during her life and…
Smyrna Police Department (SPD) is searching for an endangered juvenile runaway. On August 20, 2020, Alyssa Gracie Dalton, age 15, was reported as a runaway by her grandparents. She was last seen shortly after midnight on this date. Alyssa is believed to be in the Nashville area, but her mode of transportation is unknown at…
Smyrna Police Department (SPD) has issued five felony arrest warrants for suspected shooter Laronnie Briley, age 27, of Nashville. Briley is wanted for his role in the August 15th shooting at Stars and Strikes Family Entertainment Center in Smyrna. Anyone with information about Briley is asked to call Smyrna Police Department, 615-459-6644, Metro Police Department,…
Another suspect was charged with killing a man July 26 at his home, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said Tuesday. Suspect Christopher Lee White, 30, of Hopkinsville, Ky., was arrested for first-degree murder of Erick Bixler, 45, of Asbury Lane, said Detective Ty Downing. Deputies were called to Bixler’s home where they found he was…
A Murfreesboro man accused of stabbing his uncle to death, then wrecking a vehicle and fleeing on foot, Monday morning, Aug. 17, is now behind bars. 28-year-old Carmen De la Cruz is facing second-degree murder charges. The preliminary investigation reveals De la Cruz stabbed his uncle, Gregorio Zetino, who is in his early forties. The…
The victim of the fatal hit and run crash last Friday is 73-year-old Elizabeth Jernigan, of Murfreesboro. Jernigan and hit while crossing Memorial Blvd. by a man driving a Nissan Maxima around 9:17 p.m. August 14. She was pronounced deceased at Stones Crest Medical Center a short time later. The investigation is active and on-going….
A woman is struck by a vehicle while trying to cross a busy multi-lane road Friday evening, August 14. The pedestrian died. Murfreesboro Police Department officers responded to a motor vehicle crash in the 1200 block of Memorial Blvd. around 9:17 p.m. Friday. The preliminary investigation revealed a man, driving a 2012 Nissan Maxima, traveling…
Two Rutherford County Juvenile Detention Center employees were recently promoted; Leon Cesar rose to the position of Captain and Matt Adams was promoted to Lieutenant. “We are so incredibly proud to announce these promotions,” said Juvenile Detention Center Director Lynn Duke. “We know that both Leon and Matt will excel in their new positions and…
UPDATE: Suspect Christoper Hawk Robinson, 37, of Cerulean, Ky., was booked in for first-degree murder of Erick Bixler, 45, of Asbury Lane, said Rutherford County Sheriff’s Detective Ty Downing. Robinson is also charged with especially aggravated robbery, especially aggravated kidnapping, murder in the perpetration of a crime and possession of a firearm. He is being…