Tom Sissom, Murfreesboro Police Department Lieutenant (retired), announces his candidacy for Rutherford County Sheriff. Tom is a highly respected law enforcement professional with over three decades of honorable service with the Murfreesboro Police Department. He will be on the Republican ballot in this May’s Primary. Tom’s accomplishments include rising from patrol officer to lieutenant and…
Two drivers were cited for reckless driving after they drove past “road closed” signs and a deputy blocking traffic this morning on the flood water-covered Sulphur Springs Road. The barricades and deputies are there for the driver’s protection. Deputy Chris Beach said the water was about 3 feet deep in the center of the roadway…
School resource officers identified and charged a Smyrna High School student today who was accused of threatening the school Tuesday night, an SRO sergeant said. “The post on Instagram said, ‘Do not come to Smyrna High School today’ with a picture of a loaded magazine” of a gun, said SRO Sgt. Tim Hayes. Smyrna High…
An inmate overdosed after she ingested a substance believed to be fentanyl allegedly given to her by another inmate while they waited to be booked Tuesday at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center, said Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. The drugs were hidden inside the suspect’s body, the sheriff said. “As long as people are willing to hide…
School resource officers quickly recovered a loaded handgun from a 16-year-old former Riverdale High School student during a basketball game Tuesday at the school, said Sheriff’s SRO Capt. Brad Harrison. Administrators and officers noticed the former student, who was prohibited from Riverdale’s campus, had snuck into the ballgame, the captain said. SRO Dallen Miller removed…
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…