Dispose of your unused prescription medications safely by dropping the drugs off from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Sheriff’s Office in Murfreesboro or TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna. The Sheriff’s Office will partner with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration during the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to get…
Sheriff’s deputies will join law enforcement officers throughout Tennessee to reduce traffic deaths and injuries during increased enforcement Tuesday and Friday on U.S. Highway 70 South across the state. The Tennessee Highway Safety Office is sponsoring the second “Safe on Seventy” campaign to increase traffic enforcement across U.S. Highway 70 statewide. “The THSO is pleased…
Ninjas, Disney princesses and movie characters are expected to parade at the Trunk or Treat event Halloween night at the Sheriff’s Office. Events include a SWAT Bearcat vehicle, Mounted Patrol horses, emergency vehicles and food vendors so parents don’t have to cook supper. The event will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct….
Gregg Hawkins’ wife, daughters and brother want justice for his murder and appealed Monday for information to solve the case three years ago Tuesday. Hawkins, 53, of Murfreesboro was fatally shot Oct. 16, 2015 at Mona Boat Ramp on Jefferson Valley Road. He was fishing with his adult daughter, Brandi, who waited in the boat…
Two fugitives who escaped Rutherford County Adult Detention Center were captured within 35 hours Thursday near Smyrna, said Rutherford County Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. Dewayne Halfacre, 43, of Lynchburg and Jonathan Baxter, 28, of Smyrna were apprehended by teams of multi-agency law enforcement officers about 11:20 a.m. Thursday near U.S. Highway 41/70 South near the overhead…
UPDATE FROM THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Teams of law enforcement officers are diligently searching for two fugitives who escaped Wednesday from the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. Dewayne Halfacre, 43, of Lynchburg and Jonathan Baxter, 28, of Murfreesboro were being sought by teams of law enforcement officers. “It’s a very active investigation,” said Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh….
Teams of local and state officers are searching for two inmates who overpowered a detention officer and escaped about 12:40 a.m. Wednesday from the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center, said Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. Dewayne Lee Halfacre, 43, of Lynchburg and Jonathan Cody Baxter, 28, of Geneses Lane in Murfreesboro, assaulted the detention officer, climbed over…
UPDATE: School Resource Officer Daniel Thomas resigned in lieu of being terminated. A Rutherford County school resource officer was charged with public intoxication Wednesday by Murfreesboro Police. SRO Daniel Thomas is assigned to Holloway High School. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh said Thomas was placed on administrative leave after the arrest. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating. Thomas…
Dispatcher Ashley Arrington watched in her rear-view mirror as an alleged speeding driver crashed into her car, then “very clearly” saw his car strike three people standing in the median. The impact forced her car into a semi-truck, but wearing a seat belt prevented her from being hurt. “It was chaos for sure,” Arrington said,…
A Rutherford County Adult Detention Center deputy was terminated after he was charged with domestic assault late Saturday night. Michael Dandre Brooks, 23, of Readyville was charged with domestic assault of his former girlfriend, said Sheriff’s Detective Derrick McCullough. Brooks allegedly made threats against the woman, which led to his arrest, the detective said. He…