Sheriff’s telecommunicator Christina Lee calmly radioed information to deputies responding to a plane crash that killed seven church members onboard May 29, 2021 at Percy Priest Lake. Lee remained confident as she received and processed a significant amount of information that day, said Sgt. Alicia Frogge. “She never showed signs of stress under pressure,” Frogge…
Four Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputies earned the Jerry Anderson Hero Award from the Murfreesboro Chapter of the NAACP. MLK Breakfast Celebration Committee Chair Carolyn Cox presented awards to recipients Detective Mark Anderson, Cpl. Scott Martin, Deputy Jimmy Tedder and SRO David Ashburn. The deputies worked together to save the life of a 2-month-old infant who…
Detention supervisors and deputies from the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center recruited applicants from the 101st Airborne Air Assault Division in Fort Campbell, Ky., said Lt. Glen Edgell. Deputies who attended were Edgell, Sgt. Phillip Davis, Cpl. Malia Xayachack and Deputy Billy Cairo. “We spoke to several people getting ready to transition to back to…
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office welcomed residents to the spring Sheriff’s Citizens Academy class. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh and the command staff greeted the members and answered questions during the first class. Classes include: Learning about the Patrol Division and the Criminal Investigations Division. Taking a tour of the Adult Detention Center and Judicial Center. Shooting at…
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…