No evictions will be conducted until at least May 6 under a Tennessee Supreme Court order issued Wednesday. The Supreme Court justices posted the order “given the increasing economic issues caused by this pandemic.” Judges, clerks and court officials shall not take any action for evictions for failure to make rent, loan or other similar…
“Cynder got scared, jumped on the floorboard and ran up inside the dashboard,” Keith said. Ana wrote on her Facebook page, “I didn’t want her there (on the floorboard) so I went to grab her and she got scared and ran up the wall of the car behind the glove box. I panicked and went…
As a precaution, the suspect was tested and the deputies were isolated away from their families and co-workers for two days until the woman’s COVID-19 test results showed negative, Lowery said. There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 at this time at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. “Due to the incredibly serious nature of…
Two men were charged after they allegedly broke into vehicles this month in two different parts of the Rutherford County, a sheriff’s detective said. George Adam Parker, 26, of Almaville Road in Smyrna was charged with one count of auto burglary and three counts of attempted burglary. Steven Lokey, 29, of Manchester was charged with…
About 80 Sheriff’s Senior Citizens Awareness Network members were grateful to receive non-perishable food donated to them this week by Feed America First. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh said the food will allow senior citizens to stay at home and help eliminate the spread of COVID-19 to them. SCAN Coordinator E.T. Guice said she and SCAN member…
As a precaution against the COVID-19 virus, Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office and Adult Detention Center are implementing measures to protect citizens and inmates, said Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. “We are well aware of the implications of COVID-19 and will be taking all precautions possible for our employees, citizens and the inmate population,” Fitzhugh said. “We are…
Don’t expect the “Luck of the Irish” to protect you if you drink and drive on St. Patrick’s Day. “Operation Don’t Test Your Luck” will be the theme of a sobriety checkpoint beginning at 10 p.m., Tuesday, March 17 on Rutherford Boulevard between Southeast Broad Street and South Church Street. The Rutherford County Traffic Safety…
Fifteen drivers were cited for ignoring traffic lights Thursday during Operation Red Light Runners sponsored by the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force. Officers concentrated on the drivers who drove through the red lights on Memorial Boulevard and Old Fort Parkway in Murfreesboro and the Sam Ridley Parkway corridor from Old Nashville Highway to Interstate…
Sixteen additional charges were filed against the “mule-kicker” suspect after video showed him allegedly kicking in store doors with the back of his legs, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said. Suspect Robert Shegog, 35, of Bilbro Avenue in Murfreesboro, was charged with four counts each of burglary, theft and vandalism by Detective Brian Gonzales. Shegog…
A daughter allegedly shot her disabled mother in the face with a pellet gun because she would not go to sleep Tuesday at their home, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said Thursday. Mother Linda Deaton, 77, of Royal Garden Drive has dementia, said Detective Kyle Norrod. She is confined to her bed from a stroke…