Watching a mock crash scenario unfold where a Smyrna High School student pretended he died and other students acted out being hurt from a DUI prom night crash “made it real,” said heath science teacher Courtney Pruitt. Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Shawn Boyd narrated for seniors how the prom night crash resulted in the “death”…
Twenty-four drivers ran red lights and 32 drivers used cell phones while driving when the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force officers conducted an April Fools’ Day enforcement event. Drivers were cited during the “We Ain’t Fooling Around” event, said Murfreesboro Police Lt. Greg Walker, who coordinated the event. “We focused on the drivers who…
Boy Scout Clifton Braunwalder will be remembered all weekend when law enforcement officers focus on impaired drivers. Clifton, 13, of Murfreesboro died when an impaired driver hit him while he changed a tire on the family car April 20, 2014 on Interstate 24 near Sam Ridley Parkway. His story inspired law enforcement officers to memorialize…
The Murfreesboro Emergency Communications Center (ECC) is one of the first 911 Centers in Tennessee to implement an innovative new technology called CueHit PowerEngage to track citizen satisfaction and solicit feedback after a call is made to the ECC. The new technology uses text messaging to contact some 911 and non-emergency callers who have recently…
Alex Farris knows he’s fortunate to be alive. Farris, 29, of Eagleville almost died in January 2021 when he overdosed on fentanyl. Farris was homeless with “no money, no nothing” when he used drugs he believed was methamphetamine. “It wasn’t meth,” Farris said. “It was pure fentanyl. (He was told) I did enough to kill…
Virgil Gammon, former Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy and Republican candidate for Sheriff, announced today that he has been endorsed by the Tennessee Police Benevolent Association. In the endorsement of his candidacy Tennessee Division President Johnny Bohanan said, “we will ask our members, their friends and families, and all citizens who respect the strong…
Charges are pending against a suspect accused of fatally shooting another man Sunday near the Rutherford-Wilson County line, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s supervisor said. Suspect Jorge Reyes, 43, who lives in the Couchville Pike area is wanted for the first-degree murder of Rigoberto Riso Hernandez, 35, said Detective Sgt. Steve Craig. Hernandez was shot multiple times,…
State and local law enforcement agencies are searching for a suspect wanted in the homicide of a man about 6 Sunday morning on Couchville Pike near the Wilson County line, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s supervisor said. The suspect is described as a Hispanic man wearing blue jeans and boots. He is about 6 feet tall….
Rutherford County Safety Task Force officers will place extra emphasis on keeping drivers from driving under the influence of alcohol during St. Patrick’s Day Thursday, said Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Shawn Boyd. “We are trying to keep the roadways safe and make sure people don’t drink and drive,” Boyd said. State troopers, city police officers…
A 15-year-old student suffered injuries when allegedly assaulted by another student Friday at Stewarts Creek High School, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s supervisor said. School Resource Officer Shane Vaughn said administrators and SROs were notified and rushed to the hallway, arriving within a few seconds. “It happened outside the nurse’s office and the nurse was right…