Two Rutherford County Adult Detention Center inmates died at the hospital this weekend and a third inmate remains hospitalized Monday, said Rutherford County Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. Gage Dalling, 28, of Smithville and Charles Omotunde Taiwo, 39, of Murfreesboro died after being treated at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital, the sheriff said. Ashley McKinzie, 37, of Murfreesboro,…
Twenty-two Sheriff’s Office deputies earned honors as Officers of the Month for exemplary actions in 2021, including potentially saving lives. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh and the Sheriff’s command staff and captains recognized the employees during a ceremony Friday. “Our deputies chosen for ‘Officers of the Month’ show exemplary actions in protecting students, using their specialized skills…
Sheriff’s school resource officers charged a La Vergne High School student Wednesday after he allegedly threatened a girl after a ballgame Tuesday, SRO supervisors said. The visibly shaken girl told SRO Matthew Arrington she was talking to a boy when her ex-boyfriend and three other people pulled up after a ballgame Tuesday at Smyrna High…
An inmate accused of assaulting a Benton County deputy and escaping is back in custody after a four-hour search Wednesday, said Rutherford County Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. Suspect Christopher Taylor, 24, of Cleveland was being transported from Benton County to Cleveland in Bradley County when he escaped about 11:20 a.m. on Interstate 24 near the South…
Five new deputies completed six weeks of training to work at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. New deputies are Javosia Beard, Felicia Poole, Heather Saylor, Raven Gomez and Jessie Skinner. Training Sgt. Phillip Davis said the training included classroom instruction and spending time on the job with a field training officer. Some of the…
A 15-year-old Oakland High School student who wanted to get out of class allegedly threatened other students on an Instagram account Tuesday, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said. The male student was charged with making a false report and taken to the Rutherford County Juvenile Detention Center, said Detective Will Pinson. Data from the social…
Three-year-old Riley Bockes, who was the subject of an Amber Alert from North Carolina last week, is returning home, Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office reported. Riley was released to the custody of her adult sister after a hearing Monday in Juvenile Court. Her father, Brent Bockes, 50, of Sanford, N.C., allegedly abducted her and drove to…
Amber Alert victim Riley Bockes, 3, of Sanford, N.C., eats pizza with deputies after she was rescued unharmed Wednesday in Murfreesboro. She was with her father, Brent, who faces charges of killing her mother today in Sanford. Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies and Murfreesboro Police tracked Riley and her father to a Murfreesboro motel after Brent…
A North Carolina man wanted for killing his wife and leaving with their 3-year-old daughter Wednesday was arrested by Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies and Murfreesboro Police at a motel tonight in Murfreesboro, authorities said. Brent James Bockes, 50, of Sanford, N.C., faces charges of first-degree murder of his wife, Deanna Michelle Bockes, whose body was…
Veteran detention Sgt. Curtis Little was promoted to captain by Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh and Deputy Chief Kevin Henderson Tuesday at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. Little has served at the detention center for almost 30 years. He previously worked as a supervisor on the evening shift. He will serve as second-in-command at the detention…