Two men were accused of firing a handgun near a woman and stealing her Alfa Romeo and purse about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Dollar General near Christiana, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said. The suspects were outside when the woman left, said Detective Jamin Humphress. They approached her and demanded her keys but she refused,…
A mother and her premature baby were hospitalized after she delivered the infant Tuesday at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center, said Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. “The mother was over the toilet in labor birthing the baby when the detention staff immediately rendered aid,” Fitzhugh said. On duty medical staff at the detention center evaluated the…
An off-duty Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office detention officer was charged with aggravated assault Tuesday by the Murfreesboro Police Department. Brandon Gentry, a probationary employee, was terminated after being charged following a complaint of road rage. The Sheriff’s Office of Professional Responsibility was made aware of the incident during the criminal investigation. Gentry was booked into…
One Colorado mother who just moved to Tennessee received Southern hospitality when a school resource officer and his wife donated a child safety seat for her 4-year-old child. School Resource Officer Matt Clagg stopped the mother and found her newborn baby properly secured in a car safety seat but her 4-year-old did not have a…
One child died in a traffic crash last year because of not being properly restrained in a child safety seat, said Rutherford County Sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Rodgers. “Deputies in Rutherford County never want this to happen again,” Rodgers said. “They are taking time to make contact with the community and make sure children are buckled…
A fully-equipped Dodge Charger joined the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office fleet after Deputy Chief Egon Grissom won the car at the annual Tennessee LifeSavers Conference last week in Murfreesboro. The sheriff’s office became eligible to receive the Dodge after Sgt. Michael Rodgers submitted a comprehensive challenge book to the Tennessee Highway Safety Office. The book…
Sheriff’s employee Raymond Shew remembers when his children were infants and were using cars seats. He read the manual about child passenger safety seats for both of his children but later learned the seats were installed incorrectly. “Had we had a crash, it could have been bad,” Shew said. Those memories guided him to become…
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office captured first place for the third consecutive year for their category in the Tennessee Highway Safety Office’s annual Law Enforcement Challenge Award. The sheriff’s office earned the award for the 201-500 officers category. THSO presented the award to 44 Tennessee law enforcement agencies Friday during the annual Lifesavers Conference at the…
World War II Navy medic Bill Allen was one of only 28 sailors who survived when his ship was destroyed in 1944 at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. The LST523 Landing Ship carrying 145 U.S. Navy personnel delivering supplies and bringing casualties back suffered damage and sunk during the Battle of Omaha Beach, causing 117…
Enjoy the Labor Day weekend but drivers are reminded to refrain from drinking and driving during the three-day holiday, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s sergeant said. People who are drinking need to make a responsible choice on how to get home, said Sgt. Michael Rodgers. Use a designated driver, call a friend or use a ride…